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
1.2%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-8.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.2% | — |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.4 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.8% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.4 pp (-50%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.7 pp (175%) |