Bell County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Bell County'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
2.7%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+111.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.8 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.8 pp (44.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +3.1 pp (119.2%) |