Immigrants from Canada
About 831,172 US residents were born in Canada, 0.25% of everyone living in the US and 1.8% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Canada who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Canadian heritage, including people born here, see Canadian Americans.
Where immigrants from Canada live
Highest share born in Canada
Cities need at least 5,000 residents to be ranked, so tiny towns with a handful of immigrants do not crowd the list.
Frequently asked
About 831,172 US residents were born in Canada, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 1.8% of all US immigrants, making Canada the 13th most common birthplace among them.
New York, NY, with about 27,214 residents born in Canada.
California, home to about 129,126 people born in Canada.
Yakutat City and Borough, AK, where 3.0% of residents were born in Canada.
Other countries in the Americas
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024
Cities with the most immigrants overall →How we source this data →