Las Cruces, NM Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Las Cruces, NM 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
17.2%
2023
14.9%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-13.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -0.7 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -0.5 pp (-3%) |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -0.4 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -0.7 pp (-4.5%) |