Abilene, TX Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Abilene, TX Metro Area'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
5.1%
2023
6.1%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+19.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +0.5 pp (9.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +0.4 pp (6.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |