Houston borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Houston borough'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
4.5%
2023
0.2%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-95.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +1.0 pp (22.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.6 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.1 pp (-2%) |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -3.8 pp (-79.2%) |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.8 pp (-80%) |