Gaines County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Gaines 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
3.7%
2023
8.4%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+127%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.8 pp (13.8%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +1.8 pp (27.3%) |