North Carolina: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How North Carolina'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
7.8%
2023
8.7%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+11.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.1 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.4 pp (4.8%) |