Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 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
12.2%
2023
13.2%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+8.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.3 pp (10.9%) |