Hays County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Hays 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
26.4%
2023
25.9%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-1.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.4% | — |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -0.4 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 23.0% | — |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +3.0 pp (13%) |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |