Lea County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lea 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
16.8%
2023
18.0%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+7.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.5% | — |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +0.3 pp (1.7%) |