Harris County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Harris 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
1.3%
2023
0.4%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-69.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.1 pp (-84.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.5% | — |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.1 pp (-20%) |