Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.8%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+10.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.2 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.3 pp (3.6%) |