Austin city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Austin city'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
12.7%
2023
17.1%
Total change
+4.4 pp
% change
+34.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +4.3 pp (33.9%) |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -1.5 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +0.4 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +1.0 pp (6.2%) |