Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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
10.5%
2023
11.5%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+9.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.5 pp (4.8%) |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |