Knoxville, TN Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Knoxville, TN 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
4.0%
2023
4.7%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+17.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.4 pp (9.3%) |