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
10.6%
2023
8.9%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-16%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.2 pp (11.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.8% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.6 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -0.3 pp (-3.3%) |