Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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
23.2%
2023
23.8%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+2.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.2% | — |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +0.2 pp (0.9%) |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +0.2 pp (0.8%) |