Howard County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Howard 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
5.0%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+14%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp (7.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |