State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

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

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 46,108,901.
• Rank within US : N/A

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 30,515.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 51

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 25,327.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 51

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 70,565.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 51

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 20,364.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 51

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 192,039.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 51

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 53,627.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 51

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 35,218.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 51

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 27,968.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 51

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 199,605.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 51

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 269,902.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 51

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 34,813.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 51

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 218,450.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 51

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 593,142.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 51

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 299,804.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 51

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 158,219.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 51

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 293,556.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 51

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 108,586.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 51

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 182,594.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 51

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 404,588.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 51

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 411,840.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 51

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 86,095.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 51

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 249,771.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 51

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 707,414.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 51

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 211,197.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 51

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 961,247.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 51

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 151,436.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 51

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 57,131.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 51

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 488,897.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 51

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 285,013.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 51

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 923,923.
• 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 195,484.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 51

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 556,591.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 51

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 410,791.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 51

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 104,694.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 51

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,172,488.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 51

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 935,586.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 51

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,120,207.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 51

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 89,578.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 51

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,833,810.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 51

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 162,413.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 51

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,170,683.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 51

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 555,161.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 51

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,004,839.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 51

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 5,095,888.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 51

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,236,518.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 51

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 261,130.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 51

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 595,347.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 51

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,694,419.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 51

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,499,147.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 51

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,181,755.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 51

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 10,479,526.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 51

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• 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 07/01/2025 8:46 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.