Rhode Island: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Rhode Island'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
13.7%
2023
14.8%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.2% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +0.4 pp (2.8%) |