Ottumwa, IA Micro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Ottumwa, IA Micro 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
5.9%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+55.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.8 pp (30.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -0.5 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +1.1 pp (14.9%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.7 pp (8.2%) |