Hobbs city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Hobbs 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
17.9%
2023
17.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-3.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.9% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -1.1 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +1.0 pp (6%) |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -0.3 pp (-1.7%) |