Immigrants from Mexico
About 10,928,446 US residents were born in Mexico, 3.3% of everyone living in the US and 23.1% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Mexico who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Mexican heritage, including people born here, see Mexican Americans.
Where immigrants from Mexico live
Highest share born in Mexico
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 10,928,446 US residents were born in Mexico, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 23.1% of all US immigrants, making Mexico the most common birthplace among them.
Los Angeles, CA, with about 424,738 residents born in Mexico.
California, home to about 3,873,418 people born in Mexico.
Stanton County, KS, where 33.0% of residents were born in Mexico.
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 →