US cities by foreign-born share of the population

Sweetwater, FL had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 3214 cities in 2023, at 75%. Ironton, OH had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 8.9% and the figure for the United States was 13.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest75Sweetwater, FL

Lowest0.1Ironton, OH

Median8.93214 cities

United States13.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Sweetwater, FL	75	+1.2 pts
2	Hialeah, FL	74.7	+0.5 pts
3	Hialeah Gardens, FL	71.3	+0.4 pts
4	Doral, FL	70.7	+0.3 pts
5	Sunny Isles Beach, FL	64.9	+2.3 pts
6	Palisades Park, NJ	60.1	-0 pts
7	Rosemead, CA	58.6	+2.5 pts
8	Key Biscayne, FL	58.6	+1.4 pts
9	West New York, NJ	58	-1.1 pts
10	Miami, FL	57.7	-0.2 pts
11	Guttenberg, NJ	56.4	+1.3 pts
12	Miami Beach, FL	55.7	+0.6 pts
13	North Miami Beach, FL	55.3	+1.2 pts
14	Union City, NJ	55.2	+0.6 pts
15	Cupertino, CA	55.1	+1.2 pts
16	Harrison, NJ	55	+1.2 pts
17	Milpitas, CA	54.3	+0.6 pts
18	Edgewater, NJ	53.1	+1.9 pts
19	Aventura, FL	52.8	+1.4 pts
20	North Miami, FL	52.2	-2.6 pts
21	San Gabriel, CA	52	-1.9 pts
22	Palm Springs, FL	51.9	+1.6 pts
23	Weston, FL	51.8	+0.3 pts
24	Monterey Park, CA	51.6	0 pts
25	Dover, NJ	51.5	+1.4 pts
26	Glendale, CA	51	-0.1 pts
27	Walnut, CA	51	+1.6 pts
28	Daly City, CA	50.9	+0.4 pts
29	Elizabeth, NJ	50.6	+1.4 pts
30	Miami Lakes, FL	50.5	+1 pts
31	Fort Lee, NJ	50.4	0 pts
32	Hallandale Beach, FL	50.2	+0.6 pts
33	Fremont, CA	50.1	+1.2 pts
34	Maywood, CA	50	+1.3 pts
35	El Monte, CA	49.7	+0.5 pts
36	Sunnyvale, CA	49.4	+0.1 pts
37	Artesia, CA	49.4	+0.9 pts
38	Temple City, CA	49.3	-1 pts
39	Foster City, CA	48.2	+0.2 pts
40	Perth Amboy, NJ	48	+1.6 pts
41	Fairview, NJ	47.9	+0.6 pts
42	Mendota, CA	47.6	-6.1 pts
43	Garfield, NJ	47.3	+0.7 pts
44	North Lauderdale, FL	47.1	-0.6 pts
45	Huntington Park, CA	47.1	+0.9 pts
46	Miami Springs, FL	47.1	-1.5 pts
47	Union City, CA	46.9	-0.3 pts
48	Diamond Bar, CA	46.8	+1.7 pts
49	San Marino, CA	46.6	-0.7 pts
50	San Luis, AZ	46.3	+1.2 pts
51	Lauderdale Lakes, FL	46	-1.8 pts
52	Alhambra, CA	45.9	-0.4 pts
53	Saratoga, CA	45.8	+1.9 pts
54	Cliffside Park, NJ	45.7	-0.8 pts
55	Westminster, CA	45.6	+0.9 pts
56	Everett, MA	45.5	+0.5 pts
57	Santa Clara, CA	45.4	+0.3 pts
58	Chelsea, MA	45.3	-1.8 pts
59	Garden Grove, CA	45.3	+1.3 pts
60	South El Monte, CA	45	+0.4 pts
61	Wheeling, IL	44.9	-0.9 pts
62	Kearny, NJ	44.8	-1.1 pts
63	Hamtramck, MI	44.6	+2.2 pts
64	Redmond, WA	44.4	+1.6 pts
65	Little Ferry, NJ	44.4	+2.2 pts
66	Port Chester, NY	44.3	+1.2 pts
67	Nogales, AZ	44.2	-0.5 pts
68	Paterson, NJ	44.1	+0.4 pts
69	Arcadia, CA	44	+0.4 pts
70	Herndon, VA	44	+2.1 pts
71	Baldwin Park, CA	43.8	-0.7 pts
72	Cerritos, CA	43.7	+1.3 pts
73	Calexico, CA	43.7	+0.2 pts
73	Lawrence, MA	43.7	+0.7 pts
75	Revere, MA	43.5	-0.4 pts
76	North Plainfield, NJ	43.2	+2.7 pts
77	Doraville, GA	43.2	+1.8 pts
78	Cudahy, CA	43.1	-0.3 pts
79	Mountain House, CA	43.1	+4 pts
80	Newark, CA	43	+0.7 pts
81	Secaucus, NJ	42.9	-1.7 pts
82	Mountain View, CA	42.9	+0.9 pts
83	Haverstraw, NY	42.8	+9.5 pts
84	Gaithersburg, MD	42.8	+1.7 pts
85	Wallington, NJ	42.7	-4.6 pts
86	Greenacres, FL	42.5	+0.1 pts
87	Niles, IL	42.5	-0 pts
88	Summit, IL	42.2	+1.8 pts
89	Passaic, NJ	42.1	-0.1 pts
90	Sunrise, FL	42.1	-0.2 pts
91	Bellevue, WA	42.1	+1.4 pts
92	Hayward, CA	42	+1.6 pts
92	Stanton, CA	42	+0.5 pts
94	Cutler Bay, FL	42	-0.7 pts
95	East Palo Alto, CA	41.9	+1.3 pts
96	Irving, TX	41.9	+0.8 pts
97	West Park, FL	41.8	+0.9 pts
98	South Gate, CA	41.8	+0.2 pts
99	Ridgefield, NJ	41.7	-2.5 pts
100	Bell, CA	41.6	-0.1 pts
101	San Jose, CA	41.6	+0.6 pts
102	Plainfield, NJ	41.5	+2.3 pts
103	Miramar, FL	41.5	+2.8 pts
104	King City, CA	41.4	-2 pts
105	Lexington, NE	41.4	+1.1 pts
106	Bell Gardens, CA	41.3	+0.1 pts
107	Jersey City, NJ	41.3	+0.1 pts
108	South Miami, FL	41.2	-3 pts
109	Santa Ana, CA	41	+0.1 pts
110	Prospect Heights, IL	41	+2.6 pts
111	San Pablo, CA	40.8	+1.3 pts
112	Malden, MA	40.8	-0.4 pts
113	Spring Valley, NY	40.7	+4.6 pts
114	Dublin, CA	40.6	+0.6 pts
115	Greenfield, CA	40.6	-0.4 pts
116	Hackensack, NJ	40.4	-2 pts
117	Millbrae, CA	40.4	+0.7 pts
118	Central Falls, RI	40.2	+0.8 pts
118	South San Francisco, CA	40.2	+1.3 pts
120	Norridge, IL	40.1	+2.1 pts
121	Livingston, CA	40	+0.7 pts
122	Homestead, FL	40	+2.2 pts
123	Lake Worth Beach, FL	40	-1.5 pts
124	Cicero, IL	40	+1.3 pts
125	SeaTac, WA	39.9	+1.1 pts
126	La Puente, CA	39.7	-0.7 pts
127	Sleepy Hollow, NY	39.6	+0.2 pts
128	Pembroke Pines, FL	39.5	+1.4 pts
129	New Carrollton, MD	39.5	+0.5 pts
130	Hidalgo, TX	39.5	+1.4 pts
131	Opa-locka, FL	39.3	+2.6 pts
132	Irvine, CA	39.3	-0.3 pts
133	Margate, FL	39.2	+1.8 pts
134	Coachella, CA	39.1	-2 pts
135	Somerton, AZ	39	+1.2 pts
136	Hollywood, FL	39	+0.9 pts
137	Skokie, IL	38.8	+0.5 pts
138	Schiller Park, IL	38.8	-7 pts
139	Ridgefield Park, NJ	38.5	+0.8 pts
140	Bergenfield, NJ	38.5	-0.2 pts
140	Coral Gables, FL	38.5	-0.5 pts
142	Deerfield Beach, FL	38.4	+1 pts
143	Lynwood, CA	38.3	-0 pts
143	Valley Stream, NY	38.3	0 pts
145	Lodi, NJ	38.2	-2.9 pts
146	Tukwila, WA	38.1	-1.9 pts
147	Tenafly, NJ	38.1	+4.3 pts
148	Morton Grove, IL	38.1	+1.3 pts
149	Glendale Heights, IL	38	+2.5 pts
150	Roselle Park, NJ	37.9	+4.3 pts
150	Tamarac, FL	37.9	+0.8 pts
152	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	37.9	+2.1 pts
153	San Leandro, CA	37.8	+0.5 pts
154	Hyattsville, MD	37.6	+2 pts
155	Hempstead, NY	37.6	-0.9 pts
156	La Palma, CA	37.4	+1.8 pts
157	Lawndale, CA	37.3	-2.8 pts
158	Parlier, CA	37.2	+0.3 pts
158	San Ramon, CA	37.2	+0.2 pts
160	Miami Gardens, FL	37.2	+0.3 pts
161	Beverly Hills, CA	37.1	-0.7 pts
161	Clarkston, GA	37.1	-2.9 pts
163	Hazleton, PA	37	+1.8 pts
164	National City, CA	36.9	-1.3 pts
165	West Covina, CA	36.7	+1 pts
166	Bound Brook, NJ	36.7	+1.6 pts
167	Buffalo Grove, IL	36.7	+0.8 pts
168	Manassas Park, VA	36.6	+0.1 pts
168	San Mateo, CA	36.6	+0.8 pts
170	Montebello, CA	36.5	+0.1 pts
171	New York, NY	36.5	+0.2 pts
172	New Brunswick, NJ	36.5	+2.7 pts
173	Salinas, CA	36.3	-0.1 pts
174	Paramount, CA	36.3	+0.2 pts
175	Gardena, CA	36.3	-1.8 pts
176	Avenal, CA	36.3	-0.5 pts
176	Palo Alto, CA	36.3	+2 pts
178	Lauderhill, FL	36.3	-1 pts
179	Sammamish, WA	36.1	+1 pts
180	Randolph Town, MA	36.1	+0.1 pts
181	San Bruno, CA	36	-1.2 pts
182	Pleasanton, CA	35.9	+0.9 pts
183	Los Angeles, CA	35.8	-0.2 pts
184	Lynn, MA	35.7	-0.4 pts
185	Linden, NJ	35.7	+1.1 pts
186	Elmwood Park, NJ	35.6	-0.9 pts
187	Rockville, MD	35.5	+0.7 pts
188	Buena Park, CA	35.5	+0.7 pts
189	Florida City, FL	35.4	+2 pts
190	Addison, IL	35.4	+2.6 pts
191	Kissimmee, FL	35.3	+2.7 pts
192	Sugar Land, TX	35.3	+0.1 pts
193	Morrisville, NC	35.3	+0.3 pts
194	Anaheim, CA	35.2	+0.6 pts
195	Carson, CA	35.2	+0.5 pts
196	Oakland Park, FL	35.1	+1.8 pts
197	Watsonville, CA	35.1	-0.4 pts
198	Clifton, NJ	35.1	-1.3 pts
198	Hanover Park, IL	35.1	+0.1 pts
200	Englewood, NJ	35	-1.4 pts
201	Commerce, CA	34.9	-1.4 pts
202	Newark, NJ	34.9	+0.2 pts
203	Hercules, CA	34.8	+2.5 pts
204	Danbury, CT	34.7	+2 pts
204	Lincolnwood, IL	34.7	+0.5 pts
206	Highland Park, NJ	34.7	-1.9 pts
207	Carteret, NJ	34.7	-0.9 pts
208	Los Altos, CA	34.6	+1.1 pts
209	Richmond, CA	34.5	+0.2 pts
210	Freeport, NY	34.5	-0.4 pts
210	Lindsay, CA	34.5	+2.3 pts
212	San Fernando, CA	34.4	-2.3 pts
213	Westbury, NY	34.4	+1.3 pts
214	Lilburn, GA	34.3	-1.5 pts
215	San Francisco, CA	34.2	+0.4 pts
216	Melrose Park, IL	34.1	-0.6 pts
217	Delano, CA	34	-1.4 pts
218	Hoffman Estates, IL	34	+1 pts
219	Chamblee, GA	33.9	+2.5 pts
220	Coconut Creek, FL	33.8	0 pts
220	Oxnard, CA	33.8	+0.5 pts
222	Hawthorne, CA	33.8	+1.1 pts
223	Roma, TX	33.7	-0.4 pts
224	Johns Creek, GA	33.3	+1.4 pts
225	Sayreville, NJ	33.2	+0.5 pts
226	Streamwood, IL	33.2	+2.6 pts
227	Chino Hills, CA	33.1	+0.7 pts
228	Stafford, TX	33.1	+0.6 pts
229	Tustin, CA	33.1	+1.6 pts
230	Palmview, TX	32.9	-2.1 pts
231	Brockton, MA	32.9	+0.6 pts
232	Davie, FL	32.9	+0.3 pts
233	Bridgeport, CT	32.9	+1.4 pts
234	Laurel, MD	32.8	+3.9 pts
235	Providence, RI	32.8	+1.2 pts
236	Quincy, MA	32.7	-0.3 pts
237	Pomona, CA	32.7	-0.2 pts
237	Santa Maria, CA	32.7	-0.4 pts
239	Yonkers, NY	32.6	+0.6 pts
240	Kent, WA	32.6	+0.5 pts
240	Vernon Hills, IL	32.6	+0.1 pts
242	East Rutherford, NJ	32.6	-1.9 pts
243	Socorro, TX	32.6	-0.3 pts
244	Des Plaines, IL	32.6	+1.8 pts
245	Norwalk, CA	32.6	+0.7 pts
246	Mount Kisco, NY	32.5	+1 pts
247	Duarte, CA	32.4	-1 pts
248	Redwood City, CA	32.4	+0.3 pts
249	San Elizario, TX	32.4	+0.8 pts
250	Pompano Beach, FL	32.3	+0.6 pts

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

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/us-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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, 2023}},
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}

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

Sweetwater, FL, with 75% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ironton, OH, with 0.1% in 2023.

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