Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Foreign born
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Foreign Born)
|
Rank within US (of 51 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13.9 | 46,108,901 | N/A |
| West Virginia | 1.7 | 30,515 | 51 |
| Montana | 2.3 | 25,327 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 2.4 | 70,565 | 49 |
| Wyoming | 3.5 | 20,364 | 48 |
| Alabama | 3.8 | 192,039 | 47 |
| Maine | 3.9 | 53,627 | 45 |
| South Dakota | 3.9 | 35,218 | 45 |
| Vermont | 4.3 | 27,968 | 44 |
| Kentucky | 4.4 | 199,605 | 42 |
| Missouri | 4.4 | 269,902 | 42 |
| North Dakota | 4.5 | 34,813 | 41 |
| Louisiana | 4.7 | 218,450 | 40 |
| Ohio | 5.0 | 593,142 | 39 |
| Wisconsin | 5.1 | 299,804 | 38 |
| Arkansas | 5.2 | 158,219 | 37 |
| South Carolina | 5.6 | 293,556 | 36 |
| Idaho | 5.7 | 108,586 | 34 |
| Iowa | 5.7 | 182,594 | 34 |
| Indiana | 5.9 | 404,588 | 32 |
| Tennessee | 5.9 | 411,840 | 32 |
| New Hampshire | 6.2 | 86,095 | 31 |
| Oklahoma | 6.3 | 249,771 | 30 |
| Michigan | 7.0 | 707,414 | 29 |
| Kansas | 7.2 | 211,197 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.4 | 961,247 | 27 |
| Nebraska | 7.7 | 151,436 | 26 |
| Alaska | 7.8 | 57,131 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 8.6 | 488,897 | 23 |
| Utah | 8.6 | 285,013 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 8.7 | 923,923 | 22 |
| New Mexico | 9.2 | 195,484 | 21 |
| Colorado | 9.6 | 556,591 | 20 |
| Oregon | 9.7 | 410,791 | 19 |
| Delaware | 10.4 | 104,694 | 18 |
| Georgia | 10.8 | 1,172,488 | 17 |
| Arizona | 12.9 | 935,586 | 15 |
| Virginia | 12.9 | 1,120,207 | 15 |
| District of Columbia | 13.3 | 89,578 | 14 |
| Illinois | 14.4 | 1,833,810 | 13 |
| Rhode Island | 14.8 | 162,413 | 12 |
| Washington | 15.1 | 1,170,683 | 11 |
| Connecticut | 15.4 | 555,161 | 10 |
| Maryland | 16.3 | 1,004,839 | 9 |
| Texas | 17.2 | 5,095,888 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 17.7 | 1,236,518 | 7 |
| Hawaii | 18.1 | 261,130 | 6 |
| Nevada | 19.0 | 595,347 | 5 |
| Florida | 21.4 | 4,694,419 | 4 |
| New York | 22.6 | 4,499,147 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 23.5 | 2,181,755 | 2 |
| California | 26.7 | 10,479,526 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico |
|
|
N/A |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2025 10:12 am.
Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Foreign born, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/19/2025 10:12 am.
Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Foreign born, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.