Ethnic groups with the most immigrants
Venezuelan Americans have the highest share of people born outside the US of the 101 ethnic, origin, and ancestry groups the Census Bureau profiles nationally, at 79.6%. Nepalese Americans (76.1%) and Iraqi Americans (71.4%) are next. Across all US residents, 14.8% were born in another country.
At the other end, Norwegian Americans have the lowest share of people born outside the US, at 0.7%. Among the four major groups, Asian Americans are at 64.1%, followed by Hispanic and Latino Americans (33.3%), Black Americans (11.4%), and White Americans (4.1%).
The four major groups
All 101 groups, ranked
| # | GROUP | BORN ABROAD | MEDIAN HH INCOME | BACHELOR'S+ | POVERTY RATE | HOMEOWNERSHIP | MEDIAN AGE | MEDIAN HOME VALUE | POPULATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuelan Americans | 79.6% | $74,510 | 48.0% | 17.9% | 32.0% | 33.3 | $431,400 | 1,168,271 |
| 2 | Nepalese Americans | 76.1% | $103,466 | 48.0% | 11.1% | 58.1% | 31.9 | $476,300 | 277,448 |
| 3 | Iraqi Americans | 71.4% | $68,019 | 44.5% | 25.7% | 54.2% | 34.9 | $443,600 | 170,175 |
| 4 | Bangladeshi Americans | 69.9% | $77,201 | 54.0% | 18.2% | 47.7% | 32.8 | $536,700 | 324,554 |
| 5 | Sri Lankan Americans | 69.4% | $111,121 | 63.4% | 8.5% | 59.1% | 36.8 | $630,800 | 76,678 |
| 6 | Burmese Americans | 68.7% | $75,272 | 26.8% | 18.2% | 67.3% | 28.0 | $275,700 | 249,950 |
| 7 | Kenyan Americans | 68.6% | $92,970 | 51.8% | 12.2% | 41.2% | 32.6 | $434,200 | 158,365 |
| 8 | Brazilian Americans | 66.4% | $83,089 | 43.9% | 11.9% | 33.8% | 31.4 | $490,900 | 624,383 |
| 9 | Indian Americans | 65.1% | $161,520 | 77.6% | 6.9% | 62.6% | 35.2 | $669,200 | 5,559,778 |
| 10 | Ethiopian Americans | 64.3% | $75,170 | 36.5% | 13.7% | 40.5% | 32.7 | $433,400 | 412,320 |
| – | Asian AmericansMAJOR GROUP | 64.1% | $117,894 | 59.3% | 9.7% | 63.4% | 39.1 | $643,000 | 21,036,558 |
| 11 | Honduran Americans | 63.4% | $58,749 | 13.6% | 25.6% | 30.4% | 27.5 | $315,000 | 1,459,863 |
| – | South AmericansREGIONAL TOTAL | 62.8% | $81,606 | 39.4% | 12.8% | 47.2% | 35.4 | $465,600 | 5,692,419 |
| 12 | Iranian Americans | 61.6% | $109,079 | 70.4% | 9.9% | 61.5% | 41.9 | $746,700 | 525,913 |
| 13 | Colombian Americans | 61.6% | $79,371 | 39.9% | 11.3% | 49.3% | 36.7 | $448,200 | 1,765,862 |
| 14 | Nicaraguan Americans | 61.2% | $72,423 | 23.5% | 16.6% | 38.6% | 33.9 | $445,900 | 606,767 |
| 15 | Turkish Americans | 60.2% | $112,594 | 66.1% | 10.0% | 51.4% | 35.3 | $566,000 | 286,379 |
| 16 | Ghanaian Americans | 59.5% | $81,217 | 51.0% | 10.1% | 35.4% | 32.9 | $446,900 | 246,089 |
| 17 | Guyanese Americans | 59.1% | $90,323 | 34.2% | 9.0% | 57.7% | 41.4 | $506,700 | 251,108 |
| 18 | Guatemalan Americans | 59.0% | $65,369 | 12.6% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 27.2 | $342,000 | 2,174,242 |
| 19 | Peruvian Americans | 58.9% | $82,146 | 35.2% | 11.2% | 53.4% | 37.4 | $457,000 | 833,694 |
| 20 | Uruguayan Americans | 58.2% | $80,541 | 26.7% | 8.1% | 52.0% | 41.8 | $444,100 | 81,864 |
| 21 | Cuban Americans | 57.3% | $71,085 | 32.6% | 15.2% | 52.3% | 39.4 | $453,400 | 2,948,426 |
| 22 | Bulgarian Americans | 56.7% | $100,032 | 60.8% | 9.2% | 60.7% | 37.6 | $400,500 | 109,487 |
| 23 | Ecuadorian Americans | 56.6% | $82,828 | 27.3% | 13.7% | 46.0% | 33.1 | $480,200 | 1,044,023 |
| 24 | Pakistani Americans | 56.3% | $112,528 | 62.1% | 10.7% | 58.0% | 32.1 | $561,200 | 706,253 |
| – | Central AmericansREGIONAL TOTAL | 56.3% | $70,271 | 16.2% | 19.0% | 39.7% | 29.7 | $376,400 | 7,518,139 |
| 25 | Egyptian Americans | 55.6% | $89,900 | 70.8% | 16.7% | 56.7% | 34.8 | $570,400 | 323,227 |
| 26 | Haitian Americans | 55.6% | $74,090 | 27.5% | 16.5% | 43.0% | 33.0 | $429,300 | 1,261,840 |
| 27 | Jordanian Americans | 55.4% | $84,804 | 56.5% | 17.0% | 45.4% | 31.2 | $441,000 | 93,767 |
| 28 | Bolivian Americans | 55.0% | $95,048 | 44.7% | 7.7% | 61.9% | 36.7 | $503,800 | 153,117 |
| 29 | Vietnamese Americans | 54.9% | $94,607 | 37.6% | 11.0% | 67.9% | 37.6 | $495,100 | 2,445,295 |
| 30 | Argentine Americans | 53.7% | $101,811 | 47.7% | 9.2% | 58.7% | 38.9 | $550,900 | 345,919 |
| 31 | Chinese Americans | 53.7% | $111,367 | 60.5% | 11.1% | 65.1% | 36.7 | $745,700 | 6,208,920 |
| 32 | Jamaican Americans | 53.2% | $80,297 | 35.3% | 12.1% | 52.1% | 36.9 | $413,200 | 1,390,336 |
| 33 | Chilean Americans | 53.0% | $87,061 | 46.4% | 11.9% | 49.3% | 34.3 | $506,000 | 226,993 |
| 34 | Salvadoran Americans | 52.4% | $76,821 | 14.4% | 14.8% | 47.1% | 31.2 | $390,200 | 2,767,861 |
| 35 | Taiwanese Americans | 50.0% | $142,691 | 80.3% | 8.1% | 67.0% | 35.7 | $805,400 | 380,382 |
| 36 | Korean Americans | 50.0% | $102,299 | 61.3% | 9.3% | 55.8% | 36.9 | $625,000 | 2,211,632 |
| 37 | Dominican Americans | 49.5% | $61,221 | 23.5% | 18.9% | 33.5% | 31.9 | $392,500 | 2,539,893 |
| 38 | Somali Americans | 49.4% | $48,294 | 28.2% | 31.2% | 17.5% | 23.2 | $400,400 | 193,061 |
| 39 | Nigerian Americans | 48.5% | $87,063 | 65.0% | 12.3% | 43.7% | 32.2 | $403,700 | 858,236 |
| 40 | Indonesian Americans | 48.4% | $92,553 | 52.9% | 8.8% | 58.0% | 34.7 | $610,400 | 178,355 |
| 41 | Moroccan Americans | 48.4% | $73,710 | 42.8% | 13.6% | 38.5% | 33.3 | $401,200 | 156,002 |
| 42 | Australian Americans | 46.8% | $120,274 | 57.6% | 5.6% | 59.9% | 37.8 | $588,900 | 101,036 |
| 43 | Thai Americans | 46.5% | $90,298 | 47.8% | 10.2% | 57.6% | 35.8 | $479,100 | 361,318 |
| 44 | Trinidadian & Tobagonian Americans | 44.2% | $82,826 | 38.0% | 12.0% | 52.4% | 39.2 | $442,100 | 278,531 |
| 45 | Subsaharan African Americans | 44.1% | $69,734 | 41.7% | 17.2% | 39.9% | 33.4 | $373,000 | 4,686,257 |
| 46 | Barbadian Americans | 43.7% | $89,259 | 40.3% | 8.3% | 53.0% | 47.9 | $461,800 | 82,851 |
| – | Arab AmericansREGIONAL TOTAL | 43.6% | $87,068 | 55.1% | 17.4% | 55.8% | 33.7 | $466,700 | 2,349,805 |
| 47 | Filipino Americans | 43.2% | $112,099 | 50.6% | 7.3% | 60.7% | 35.8 | $550,900 | 4,974,949 |
| 48 | Costa Rican Americans | 43.1% | $82,059 | 34.3% | 12.5% | 49.5% | 34.2 | $475,100 | 219,912 |
| 49 | Armenian Americans | 42.3% | $97,466 | 53.6% | 11.0% | 58.8% | 42.0 | $709,300 | 472,670 |
| 50 | Laotian Americans | 42.2% | $90,610 | 22.7% | 10.5% | 61.0% | 36.1 | $363,200 | 250,200 |
| 51 | Syrian Americans | 41.2% | $95,044 | 52.2% | 15.5% | 59.5% | 37.2 | $483,000 | 211,107 |
| 52 | Macedonian Americans | 40.6% | $117,500 | 44.5% | 7.2% | 71.1% | 36.8 | $427,000 | 74,805 |
| 53 | Cambodian Americans | 40.5% | $95,399 | 25.2% | 11.1% | 59.5% | 32.1 | $450,400 | 392,092 |
| 54 | Israeli Americans | 40.4% | $101,904 | 56.1% | 10.6% | 53.3% | 35.4 | $703,800 | 150,989 |
| 55 | Ukrainian Americans | 37.1% | $95,312 | 59.0% | 8.8% | 66.1% | 42.2 | $456,400 | 1,263,837 |
| 56 | Romanian Americans | 35.9% | $104,234 | 58.9% | 9.2% | 68.7% | 42.0 | $479,700 | 458,225 |
| – | West Indian AmericansREGIONAL TOTAL | 35.7% | $78,836 | 36.8% | 12.5% | 50.1% | 40.3 | $419,100 | 277,519 |
| 57 | Canadian Americans | 34.8% | $96,487 | 47.7% | 7.8% | 70.5% | 47.7 | $428,200 | 544,354 |
| 58 | Palestinian Americans | 34.0% | $96,230 | 55.9% | 16.0% | 60.1% | 30.0 | $452,500 | 195,108 |
| 59 | Panamanian Americans | 33.7% | $82,020 | 39.4% | 13.3% | 49.7% | 35.1 | $396,900 | 260,645 |
| – | Hispanic and Latino AmericansMAJOR GROUP | 33.3% | $72,574 | 21.5% | 16.2% | 50.9% | 31.2 | $350,800 | 68,013,553 |
| 60 | Cape Verdean Americans | 32.0% | $82,362 | 26.5% | 12.9% | 47.6% | 36.6 | $446,000 | 110,145 |
| 61 | Serbian Americans | 29.6% | $94,420 | 51.1% | 6.1% | 72.0% | 44.2 | $383,800 | 176,643 |
| 62 | Mexican Americans | 28.5% | $74,008 | 17.0% | 15.7% | 54.7% | 29.8 | $315,000 | 38,990,058 |
| 63 | Hmong Americans | 25.5% | $97,293 | 26.7% | 11.9% | 56.7% | 27.2 | $329,000 | 379,699 |
| 64 | Lebanese Americans | 22.1% | $104,556 | 59.3% | 9.7% | 66.4% | 36.6 | $462,500 | 625,430 |
| 65 | Russian Americans | 21.4% | $102,435 | 64.2% | 8.5% | 66.1% | 45.6 | $529,300 | 2,055,088 |
| 66 | Portuguese Americans | 20.7% | $96,842 | 37.8% | 8.2% | 65.5% | 42.7 | $498,100 | 1,370,146 |
| 67 | Japanese Americans | 20.6% | $103,760 | 54.6% | 7.4% | 62.1% | 37.4 | $661,200 | 1,715,404 |
| 68 | Latvian Americans | 19.5% | $105,240 | 69.6% | 7.6% | 71.1% | 48.3 | $519,500 | 92,024 |
| 69 | Tongan Americans | 17.6% | $94,051 | 24.5% | 15.8% | 44.3% | 20.8 | $583,700 | 84,616 |
| 70 | Spaniard Americans | 14.9% | $87,034 | 41.1% | 10.1% | 61.0% | 36.1 | $437,700 | 998,504 |
| – | All US residentsBENCHMARK | 14.8% | $81,604 | 36.8% | 12.1% | 65.3% | 39.2 | $360,600 | 340,110,990 |
| 71 | Samoan Americans | 13.5% | $83,777 | 24.1% | 14.7% | 36.6% | 25.9 | $492,300 | 271,387 |
| 72 | British Americans | 12.7% | $101,649 | 58.6% | 6.7% | 72.1% | 46.5 | $428,900 | 1,253,423 |
| – | Black AmericansMAJOR GROUP | 11.4% | $56,669 | 26.9% | 20.2% | 45.4% | 36.6 | $277,500 | 39,959,479 |
| 73 | Croatian Americans | 10.9% | $99,483 | 54.9% | 6.0% | 73.7% | 48.5 | $396,300 | 423,617 |
| 74 | Greek Americans | 10.6% | $102,210 | 52.2% | 8.1% | 70.4% | 40.9 | $477,800 | 1,207,425 |
| 75 | Belgian Americans | 8.6% | $101,411 | 51.3% | 5.1% | 77.0% | 50.7 | $363,300 | 312,593 |
| 76 | Hungarian Americans | 6.9% | $92,408 | 48.6% | 9.3% | 73.4% | 47.7 | $395,100 | 1,277,896 |
| 77 | Lithuanian Americans | 6.7% | $100,647 | 57.2% | 6.7% | 74.6% | 52.6 | $425,100 | 593,350 |
| 78 | Austrian Americans | 6.4% | $98,269 | 57.8% | 6.2% | 72.7% | 53.6 | $443,800 | 575,672 |
| 79 | Polish Americans | 5.0% | $95,682 | 48.9% | 6.8% | 73.3% | 44.6 | $377,200 | 8,342,225 |
| 80 | French Canadian Americans | 4.7% | $90,642 | 40.3% | 7.6% | 73.9% | 50.1 | $370,600 | 1,589,295 |
| 81 | Swiss Americans | 4.3% | $97,731 | 54.6% | 5.9% | 77.3% | 47.3 | $409,700 | 861,324 |
| 82 | Slovene Americans | 4.3% | $95,273 | 56.2% | 4.7% | 77.6% | 53.6 | $364,800 | 171,617 |
| – | White AmericansMAJOR GROUP | 4.1% | $87,572 | 40.8% | 9.1% | 73.3% | 44.4 | $359,000 | 191,382,624 |
| 83 | French Americans | 4.0% | $87,615 | 42.8% | 8.2% | 72.2% | 47.8 | $364,300 | 6,128,915 |
| 84 | Dutch Americans | 3.9% | $88,029 | 43.9% | 7.3% | 73.9% | 47.3 | $368,400 | 3,011,733 |
| 85 | Finnish Americans | 3.7% | $92,343 | 47.6% | 7.1% | 72.9% | 46.2 | $381,300 | 612,181 |
| 86 | Italian Americans | 3.6% | $99,619 | 47.5% | 7.8% | 70.2% | 40.3 | $434,000 | 16,271,362 |
| 87 | Slovak Americans | 3.6% | $91,196 | 52.4% | 4.8% | 79.1% | 56.2 | $336,800 | 574,325 |
| 88 | Czech Americans | 3.1% | $97,449 | 52.3% | 6.4% | 74.9% | 46.4 | $373,900 | 1,200,285 |
| 89 | Chamorro Americans | 2.6% | $100,502 | 31.8% | 12.5% | 50.0% | 30.5 | $470,100 | 167,504 |
| 90 | Danish Americans | 2.4% | $94,874 | 52.1% | 6.3% | 76.3% | 49.6 | $434,600 | 1,110,484 |
| 91 | Native Hawaiians | 2.4% | $87,976 | 25.9% | 13.3% | 53.0% | 31.4 | $541,300 | 728,718 |
| 92 | Scottish Americans | 2.3% | $95,736 | 49.2% | 6.8% | 72.9% | 47.7 | $389,900 | 6,580,952 |
| 93 | Puerto Rican Americans | 2.2% | $64,509 | 24.0% | 18.5% | 46.1% | 33.3 | $347,000 | 6,110,356 |
| 94 | English Americans | 1.6% | $94,027 | 47.6% | 6.6% | 76.5% | 48.9 | $382,400 | 31,017,275 |
| 95 | Welsh Americans | 1.6% | $90,638 | 50.4% | 6.5% | 72.4% | 49.9 | $378,700 | 1,532,031 |
| 96 | Swedish Americans | 1.5% | $95,614 | 51.1% | 6.1% | 74.8% | 49.3 | $405,400 | 3,251,869 |
| 97 | German Americans | 1.4% | $91,962 | 44.5% | 7.1% | 74.1% | 44.7 | $354,100 | 40,218,028 |
| 98 | Irish Americans | 0.8% | $92,329 | 45.2% | 7.7% | 71.3% | 43.6 | $377,700 | 32,392,581 |
| 99 | American ancestry | 0.8% | $69,658 | 27.5% | 12.4% | 70.9% | 43.4 | $291,800 | 18,060,343 |
| 100 | Scotch-Irish Americans | 0.7% | $88,753 | 49.2% | 6.4% | 74.5% | 51.8 | $362,500 | 2,509,053 |
| 101 | Norwegian Americans | 0.7% | $94,807 | 46.3% | 6.4% | 73.5% | 46.3 | $397,300 | 3,864,701 |
The share of the group's people who were born outside the United States, whatever their citizenship today. People born in Puerto Rico or another US territory, or abroad to American parents, count as born in the US. Click a column header to see that ranking.
How the groups are defined. Asian and Pacific Islander groups (Chinese, Korean, Samoan, and so on) count everyone who reports that group, alone or with another race. Hispanic groups count people by Hispanic origin, and they can be of any race. European, African, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean groups count people by the ancestry they report, and a person can report two. So the detailed groups overlap, and one person can appear in more than one row. The four major groups do not overlap: Hispanic or Latino of any race, and White, Black, and Asian residents who are not Hispanic. The Census Bureau publishes this profile only for groups with about 65,000 or more people nationwide, so smaller groups are absent.
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Venezuelan Americans, at 79.6%, according to the Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey. Nepalese Americans are second at 76.1%, and Iraqi Americans are third at 71.4%. Across all US residents, 14.8% were born in another country.
Norwegian Americans, at 0.7%, among the 101 groups large enough for the Census Bureau to profile nationally. Scotch-Irish Americans are next at 0.7%.
Among the four major groups, Asian Americans are at 64.1%, followed by Hispanic and Latino Americans (33.3%), Black Americans (11.4%), and White Americans (4.1%). Across all US residents, 14.8% were born in another country.
Regional totals such as Central American and Arab already include countries listed on their own, and the four major groups include whole families of them. Ranking those rows too would count the same people twice, so they appear for reference only.
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU 2024 ACS 1-YEAR SELECTED POPULATION PROFILE (S0201) · LICENSE: CC BY 4.0
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