Galveston County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Galveston 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
10.7%
2023
14.5%
Total change
+3.8 pp
% change
+35.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +3.1 pp (29%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.6% | — |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +0.7 pp (4.8%) |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -0.8 pp (-5.2%) |