Iowa City, IA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Iowa City, 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
9.6%
2023
9.4%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.3 pp (13.5%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.3 pp (-2.8%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -0.7 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +0.2 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -0.7 pp (-6.9%) |