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Immigrants from the United Kingdom

About 701,936 US residents were born in the United Kingdom, 0.21% of everyone living in the US and 1.5% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

These counts cover people born in the United Kingdom who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports British heritage, including people born here, see British Americans.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Where immigrants from the United Kingdom live

CitiesAll 4,432 →

1New York, NY32,876 2Los Angeles, CA17,019 3Houston, TX6,455 4San Francisco, CA5,228 5San Diego, CA5,048 6Chicago, IL4,999 7Seattle, WA3,561 8San Jose, CA3,536 9Austin, TX3,531 10Charlotte, NC3,127

CountiesAll 2,181 →

1Los Angeles County, CA33,956 2New York County, NY13,234 3Kings County, NY13,013 4Harris County, TX12,216 5Orange County, CA11,581 6Maricopa County, AZ11,516 7San Diego County, CA11,315 8King County, WA9,240 9Cook County, IL8,948 10Santa Clara County, CA8,734

Metro areasAll 842 →

1New York, NY66,817 2Los Angeles, CA45,537 3San Francisco, CA23,915 4Houston, TX21,105 5Washington, DC19,706 6Boston, MA18,592 7Miami, FL18,088 8Chicago, IL15,997 9Atlanta, GA15,514 10Dallas, TX15,437

StatesAll 51 →

1California126,893 2Florida77,443 3New York61,322 4Texas54,030 5New Jersey24,821 6Massachusetts23,599 7North Carolina22,215 8Pennsylvania21,764 9Washington21,272 10Georgia20,840

BY SHARE OF ALL RESIDENTS

Highest share born in the United Kingdom

CitiesAll 4,432 →

1Dulles Town Center, VA5.7%2Noroton, CT5.5%3Argyle, TX5.3%4La Habra Heights, CA4.6%5Tiburon, CA3.8%6Palm Beach, FL3.8%7Topanga, CA3.5%8Airmont, NY3.4%9The Village of Indian Hill, OH3.2%10Doylestown, PA3.1%

CountiesAll 2,181 →

1Jeff Davis County, TX2.3%2Menard County, TX1.5%3Saguache County, CO1.5%4McPherson County, NE1.5%5Marin County, CA1.3%6Musselshell County, MT1.2%7Dukes County, MA1.2%8San Juan County, WA1.2%9Ouray County, CO1.1%10Curry County, OR1.1%

Metro areasAll 842 →

1Vineyard Haven, MA1.2%2Brookings, OR1.1%3Dublin, GA0.97%4Bridgeport, CT0.68%5Port Townsend, WA0.66%6North Port, FL0.61%7Boulder, CO0.61%8Hudson, NY0.60%9Santa Cruz, CA0.59%10Barnstable Town, MA0.57%

StatesAll 51 →

1District of Columbia0.45%2Connecticut0.37%3Florida0.35%4Massachusetts0.34%5California0.32%6Vermont0.32%7New Hampshire0.31%8New York0.31%9Oregon0.29%10Washington0.27%

Cities need at least 5,000 residents to be ranked, so tiny towns with a handful of immigrants do not crowd the list.

ABOUT IMMIGRANTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

Frequently asked

How many people born in the United Kingdom live in the United States?

About 701,936 US residents were born in the United Kingdom, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 1.5% of all US immigrants, making the United Kingdom the 17th most common birthplace among them.

Which US city has the most immigrants from the United Kingdom?

New York, NY, with about 32,876 residents born in the United Kingdom.

Which state has the most immigrants from the United Kingdom?

California, home to about 126,893 people born in the United Kingdom.

Which county has the highest share of residents born in the United Kingdom?

Jeff Davis County, TX, where 2.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024

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