Immigrants from Korea
About 1,042,427 US residents were born in Korea, 0.31% of everyone living in the US and 2.2% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Korea who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Korean heritage, including people born here, see Korean Americans.
Where immigrants from Korea live
Highest share born in Korea
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 1,042,427 US residents were born in Korea, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 2.2% of all US immigrants, making Korea the 10th most common birthplace among them.
Los Angeles, CA, with about 72,218 residents born in Korea.
California, home to about 317,331 people born in Korea.
Bergen County, NJ, where 4.6% of residents were born in Korea.
Other countries in Asia
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024
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