Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Trenton-Princeton, NJ 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
22.2%
2023
25.7%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+15.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.2% | — |
| 2019 | 22.9% | +0.7 pp (3.2%) |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.6 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +1.0 pp (4.2%) |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +1.1 pp (4.5%) |