Data / Foreign-born population share

Foreign-born population share

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Rankings

US states by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Top 15. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

CaliforniaCalifornia: 27 %27New JerseyNew Jersey: 23.9 %23.9New YorkNew York: 22.8 %22.8FloridaFlorida: 21.9 %21.9NevadaNevada: 19.1 %19.1MassachusettsMassachusetts: 18.1 %18.1HawaiiHawaii: 17.9 %17.9TexasTexas: 17.6 %17.6MarylandMaryland: 16.6 %16.6ConnecticutConnecticut: 15.7 %15.7WashingtonWashington: 15.4 %15.4Rhode IslandRhode Island: 15.3 %15.3IllinoisIllinois: 14.8 %14.8District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 14.3 %14.3VirginiaVirginia: 13.1 %13.1

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