Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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
22.6%
2023
24.0%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+6.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.6% | — |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +0.8 pp (3.4%) |