Houston city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Houston 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
29.2%
2023
28.8%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-1.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.2% | — |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.1 pp (0.3%) |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -0.4 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |