State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Population: Foreign born
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 44,844,808.
• Rank within US : N/A

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 28,864.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 51

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 23,561.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 51

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 68,580.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 51

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 19,660.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 51

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 173,429.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 51

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 49,303.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 51

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 33,705.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 51

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 181,844.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 51

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 256,802.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 51

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 196,020.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 51

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 28,005.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 51

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 33,955.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 51

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 559,518.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 51

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 148,159.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 51

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 295,065.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 51

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 263,917.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 51

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 365,400.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 51

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 365,757.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 51

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 173,864.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 51

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 104,356.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 51

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 82,895.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 51

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 239,202.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 51

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 697,343.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 51

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 205,076.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 51

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 924,624.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 51

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 145,215.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 51

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 57,925.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 51

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 845,983.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 51

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 479,231.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 51

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 273,434.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 51

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 193,246.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 51

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 545,464.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 51

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 94,639.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 51

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 412,382.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 51

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,093,655.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 51

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,076,919.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 51

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 922,119.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 51

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 92,191.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 51

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,803,334.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 51

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 155,580.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 51

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,116,529.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 51

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 534,220.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 51

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 946,035.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 51

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,904,169.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 51

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,209,717.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 51

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 264,741.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 51

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 586,851.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 51

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,478,419.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 51

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,523,896.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 51

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,115,061.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 51

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 10,454,949.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 51

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is data not available.
• Rank within US : N/A

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/05/2023 6:10 pm.
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.