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US cities by foreign-born share of the population

Hialeah, FL had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 3211 cities in 2021, at 74.1%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 8.6% and the figure for the United States was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.1Hialeah, FL
Lowest0.1Prichard, AL
Median8.63211 cities
United States13.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Hialeah, FL: 74.1 %Hialeah, FL74.1Sweetwater, FL: 73.7 %Sweetwater, FL73.7Hialeah Gardens, FL: 70.7 %Hialeah Gardens, FL70.7Doral, FL: 68.1 %Doral, FL68.1Sunny Isles Beach, FL: 63.4 %Sunny Isles Beach, FL63.4Palisades Park, NJ: 60.2 %Palisades Park, NJ60.2West New York, NJ: 58.6 %West New York, NJ58.6Miami, FL: 58.1 %Miami, FL58.1Key Biscayne, FL: 57 %Key Biscayne, FL57Rosemead, CA: 57 %Rosemead, CA57Harrison, NJ: 56.1 %Harrison, NJ56.1North Miami, FL: 55.5 %North Miami, FL55.5Guttenberg, NJ: 55.1 %Guttenberg, NJ55.1Miami Beach, FL: 55.1 %Miami Beach, FL55.1North Miami Beach, FL: 55.1 %North Miami Beach, FL55.1Union City, NJ: 54.9 %Union City, NJ54.9San Gabriel, CA: 54.2 %San Gabriel, CA54.2Cupertino, CA: 53.5 %Cupertino, CA53.5Monterey Park, CA: 52.5 %Monterey Park, CA52.5Mendota, CA: 52.3 %Mendota, CA52.3Glendale, CA: 52 %Glendale, CA52Milpitas, CA: 51.3 %Milpitas, CA51.3Aventura, FL: 50.9 %Aventura, FL50.9Edgewater, NJ: 50.7 %Edgewater, NJ50.7Daly City, CA: 50.7 %Daly City, CA50.7Fairview, NJ: 50.7 %Fairview, NJ50.7Temple City, CA: 50.2 %Temple City, CA50.2Miami Lakes, FL: 50 %Miami Lakes, FL50Miami Springs, FL: 49.8 %Miami Springs, FL49.8Clarkston, GA: 49.4 %Clarkston, GA49.4Sunnyvale, CA: 49.3 %Sunnyvale, CA49.3Wallington, NJ: 48.9 %Wallington, NJ48.9Lauderdale Lakes, FL: 48.8 %Lauderdale Lakes, FL48.8Fremont, CA: 48.8 %Fremont, CA48.8Walnut, CA: 48.7 %Walnut, CA48.7Fort Lee, NJ: 48.6 %Fort Lee, NJ48.6Weston, FL: 48.6 %Weston, FL48.6Hallandale Beach, FL: 48.5 %Hallandale Beach, FL48.5El Monte, CA: 48.4 %El Monte, CA48.4Maywood, CA: 48.4 %Maywood, CA48.4Hialeah, FL: 74.1 %Hialeah, FL74.1Sweetwater, FL: 73.7 %Sweetwater, FL73.7Hialeah Gardens, FL: 70.7 %Hialeah Gardens, FL70.7Doral, FL: 68.1 %Doral, FL68.1Sunny Isles Beach, FL: 63.4 %Sunny Isles Beach, FL63.4Palisades Park, NJ: 60.2 %Palisades Park, NJ60.2West New York, NJ: 58.6 %West New York, NJ58.6Miami, FL: 58.1 %Miami, FL58.1Key Biscayne, FL: 57 %Key Biscayne, FL57Rosemead, CA: 57 %Rosemead, CA57Harrison, NJ: 56.1 %Harrison, NJ56.1North Miami, FL: 55.5 %North Miami, FL55.5Guttenberg, NJ: 55.1 %Guttenberg, NJ55.1Miami Beach, FL: 55.1 %Miami Beach, FL55.1North Miami Beach, FL: 55.1 %North Miami Beach, FL55.1Union City, NJ: 54.9 %Union City, NJ54.9San Gabriel, CA: 54.2 %San Gabriel, CA54.2Cupertino, CA: 53.5 %Cupertino, CA53.5Monterey Park, CA: 52.5 %Monterey Park, CA52.5Mendota, CA: 52.3 %Mendota, CA52.3Glendale, CA: 52 %Glendale, CA52Milpitas, CA: 51.3 %Milpitas, CA51.3Aventura, FL: 50.9 %Aventura, FL50.9Edgewater, NJ: 50.7 %Edgewater, NJ50.7Daly City, CA: 50.7 %Daly City, CA50.7Fairview, NJ: 50.7 %Fairview, NJ50.7Temple City, CA: 50.2 %Temple City, CA50.2Miami Lakes, FL: 50 %Miami Lakes, FL50Miami Springs, FL: 49.8 %Miami Springs, FL49.8Clarkston, GA: 49.4 %Clarkston, GA49.4Sunnyvale, CA: 49.3 %Sunnyvale, CA49.3Wallington, NJ: 48.9 %Wallington, NJ48.9Lauderdale Lakes, FL: 48.8 %Lauderdale Lakes, FL48.8Fremont, CA: 48.8 %Fremont, CA48.8Walnut, CA: 48.7 %Walnut, CA48.7Fort Lee, NJ: 48.6 %Fort Lee, NJ48.6Weston, FL: 48.6 %Weston, FL48.6Hallandale Beach, FL: 48.5 %Hallandale Beach, FL48.5El Monte, CA: 48.4 %El Monte, CA48.4Maywood, CA: 48.4 %Maywood, CA48.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Hialeah, FL74.1
2Sweetwater, FL73.7
3Hialeah Gardens, FL70.7
4Doral, FL68.1
5Sunny Isles Beach, FL63.4
6Palisades Park, NJ60.2
7West New York, NJ58.6
8Miami, FL58.1
9Key Biscayne, FL57
10Rosemead, CA57
11Harrison, NJ56.1
12North Miami, FL55.5
13Guttenberg, NJ55.1
13Miami Beach, FL55.1
13North Miami Beach, FL55.1
16Union City, NJ54.9
17San Gabriel, CA54.2
18Cupertino, CA53.5
19Monterey Park, CA52.5
20Mendota, CA52.3
21Glendale, CA52
22Milpitas, CA51.3
23Aventura, FL50.9
24Edgewater, NJ50.7
25Daly City, CA50.7
26Fairview, NJ50.7
27Temple City, CA50.2
28Miami Lakes, FL50
29Miami Springs, FL49.8
30Clarkston, GA49.4
31Sunnyvale, CA49.3
32Wallington, NJ48.9
33Lauderdale Lakes, FL48.8
34Fremont, CA48.8
35Walnut, CA48.7
36Fort Lee, NJ48.6
37Weston, FL48.6
38Hallandale Beach, FL48.5
39El Monte, CA48.4
40Maywood, CA48.4
41Palm Springs, FL48.3
42Schiller Park, IL48.3
43Foster City, CA48.2
44Elizabeth, NJ48.2
45Cliffside Park, NJ47.9
46Union City, CA47.7
47Dover, NJ47.5
48Chelsea, MA47.2
49Alhambra, CA47.1
50North Lauderdale, FL46.9
51Perth Amboy, NJ46.5
52Kearny, NJ46.5
53Artesia, CA46.1
54Arcadia, CA46
55San Marino, CA46
56Huntington Park, CA45.9
57Diamond Bar, CA45.9
58Garfield, NJ45.8
59Port Chester, NY45.5
60King City, CA45.2
61Ridgefield, NJ44.9
62South El Monte, CA44.7
63Calexico, CA44.7
64Westminster, CA44.5
65Baldwin Park, CA44.5
66San Luis, AZ44.4
67Santa Clara, CA44.1
68Herndon, VA44
69Garden Grove, CA43.9
70Paterson, NJ43.5
71Cudahy, CA43.4
71Wheeling, IL43.4
73South Miami, FL43.3
74Everett, MA43.1
75Cutler Bay, FL43
75East Palo Alto, CA43
77Saratoga, CA43
78Bell, CA42.8
79Mountain View, CA42.6
80Redmond, WA42.4
81Malden, MA42.4
82New Carrollton, MD42.3
83Sunrise, FL42.1
84South Gate, CA42.1
85Cerritos, CA42
86Hamtramck, MI41.9
87Santa Ana, CA41.7
88Lodi, NJ41.6
89Jersey City, NJ41.6
90Stanton, CA41.6
91Greenacres, FL41.6
92Lexington, NE41.4
93Bell Gardens, CA41.3
94Nogales, AZ41.3
95Lawrence, MA41.3
96San Pablo, CA41.2
97Greenfield, CA41.1
98Niles, IL41
99Doraville, GA41
99Revere, MA41
101Coachella, CA40.9
102Little Ferry, NJ40.9
103La Puente, CA40.9
104Passaic, NJ40.7
105San Jose, CA40.7
106Secaucus, NJ40.4
107Lawndale, CA40.3
108Sleepy Hollow, NY40.3
109Summit, IL40.3
110Hackensack, NJ40.2
111Irving, TX40.1
112Bellevue, WA39.9
113North Plainfield, NJ39.8
114Dublin, CA39.7
115San Bruno, CA39.7
116Avenal, CA39.5
117South San Francisco, CA39.5
118Lake Worth Beach, FL39.5
119Irvine, CA39.4
120West Park, FL39.2
121Tukwila, WA39.2
122National City, CA38.9
123SeaTac, WA38.9
124Millbrae, CA38.9
125Cicero, IL38.8
126Gardena, CA38.8
127Coral Gables, FL38.8
128Spring Valley, NY38.8
129Hayward, CA38.7
130Hempstead, NY38.7
131Newark, CA38.7
132Livingston, CA38.7
133Ridgefield Park, NJ38.5
134Gaithersburg, MD38.3
135Haverstraw, NY38.3
136Hollywood, FL38.3
137Central Falls, RI38.2
138Lynwood, CA38.2
139Homestead, FL38.2
140Prospect Heights, IL37.9
141Deerfield Beach, FL37.9
142Manassas Park, VA37.9
143Somerton, AZ37.9
144Hawaiian Gardens, CA37.8
145Tamarac, FL37.8
146San Fernando, CA37.6
147Miramar, FL37.5
148Watsonville, CA37.3
149Plainfield, NJ37.2
150Hidalgo, TX37
151Skokie, IL37
152Randolph Town, MA37
153Montebello, CA36.8
154Pembroke Pines, FL36.8
155Lauderhill, FL36.8
156Bergenfield, NJ36.8
157Parlier, CA36.6
158Morton Grove, IL36.6
159Clifton, NJ36.5
160Mountain House, CA36.5
161Commerce, CA36.5
161Norridge, IL36.5
163San Ramon, CA36.5
164Margate, FL36.4
165Salinas, CA36.4
166Beverly Hills, CA36.3
167New York, NY36.3
168Valley Stream, NY36.3
169Elmwood Park, NJ36.2
169Los Angeles, CA36.2
171West Covina, CA36.2
172San Leandro, CA36.1
173Westbury, NY36
174Palmview, TX35.9
175Paramount, CA35.8
176Lindsay, CA35.6
177Miami Gardens, FL35.5
178Lynn, MA35.4
179Carson, CA35.3
180Arvin, CA35.3
181Morrisville, NC35.2
182Carteret, NJ35
182San Mateo, CA35
184Delano, CA35
185Anaheim, CA35
186Glendale Heights, IL34.8
187Sugar Land, TX34.8
188Palo Alto, CA34.7
188Roma, TX34.7
190Buena Park, CA34.7
191Englewood, NJ34.6
192Bound Brook, NJ34.6
193La Palma, CA34.4
194Melrose Park, IL34.4
195Socorro, TX34.4
196Galena Park, TX34.3
197Lilburn, GA34.1
198San Francisco, CA34.1
199Ossining, NY34.1
200Newark, NJ34
201Pleasanton, CA33.9
202Hazleton, PA33.8
203Buffalo Grove, IL33.8
204Lantana, FL33.7
205San Elizario, TX33.6
206Lincolnwood, IL33.6
206Richmond, CA33.6
208Pomona, CA33.6
209Oxnard, CA33.5
210Rockville, MD33.5
211Tenafly, NJ33.4
212Duluth, GA33.4
213Linden, NJ33.3
214Guymon, OK33.3
215Santa Maria, CA33.2
216Sunland Park, NM33.2
217Sammamish, WA33.1
218Hawthorne, CA33.1
219Roselle Park, NJ33.1
220Quincy, MA33.1
221Hercules, CA33
222McFarland, CA33
223Hoffman Estates, IL33
224Hyattsville, MD32.9
225Sayreville, NJ32.9
226Duarte, CA32.8
227Oakland Park, FL32.7
228Norwalk, CA32.7
229New Hyde Park, NY32.6
230Mount Kisco, NY32.6
231El Cerrito, CA32.5
232Des Plaines, IL32.5
233Davie, FL32.5
234Freeport, NY32.4
235Los Altos, CA32.4
236Addison, IL32.4
237Hickory Hills, IL32.3
238Lathrop, CA32.3
239Kent, WA32.2
240Pittsburg, CA32.2
241Opa-locka, FL32.2
242Danbury, CT32.1
243Hanover Park, IL32.1
244West Chicago, IL32.1
245Grandview, WA32.1
245Redwood City, CA32.1
247New Brunswick, NJ32.1
247Stamford, CT32.1
249Emeryville, CA32
250American Canyon, CA32

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Other periods

About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities by foreign-born share of the population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/us-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/us-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by foreign-born share of the population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/us-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Hialeah, FL, with 74.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Prichard, AL, with 0.1% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 8 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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