Rockford, IL Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Rockford, IL 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
8.6%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+3.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |