Kentucky: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Kentucky'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
3.6%
2023
4.4%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+22.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +0.3 pp (8.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.3 pp (7.3%) |