RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest foreign-born population, US states · 2020

US states with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. California leads at 10,514,932. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,660,884, against an all-states median of 266,108.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States13.5% of US population331,449,28144,835,460–

01California, CACA39,287,37710,514,932+4%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4244,908,860+21%

03New York, NYNY19,852,3664,525,950+7%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0774,477,066+24%

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,104,297+18%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,786,501+2%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,185,367+24%

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,117,627+31%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,087,864+17%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,083,812+25%

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838944,631+4%

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,011937,248+23%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639911,420+28%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404836,864+19%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,761693,767+18%

16Nevada, NVNV3,184,612602,227+15%

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,293548,476+24%

18Colorado, COCO5,862,189547,940+11%

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508526,553+11%

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445479,624+29%

21Oregon, OROR4,254,293415,845+12%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,073360,548+25%

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383354,494+27%

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872295,537+14%

25Utah, UTUT3,392,331274,643+21%

26Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235266,108+10%

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225264,594+22%

28Missouri, MOMO6,191,814257,623+18%

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634238,415+21%

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,197205,799+14%

31New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246195,112−3%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961192,757+19%

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824178,057+34%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768172,555+8%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507172,507+37%

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801153,854+16%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391148,125+19%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,707145,409+35%

39Idaho, IDID1,934,262107,997+18%

40Delaware, DEDE1,021,19193,230+26%

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,29492,525+18%

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86883,981+21%

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77968,734+7%

44Alaska, AKAK735,70657,062+12%

45Maine, MEME1,387,81748,912+11%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42835,202+85%

47North Dakota, NDND784,84133,186+106%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37329,360+22%

49Vermont, VTVT647,10629,322+18%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,87523,816+23%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39719,125+11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest foreign-born population?

California ranks #1 with 10,514,932 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by foreign-born population?

California, Texas, New York, Florida, New Jersey.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is foreign-born population measured?

Number of residents born outside the United States (ACS B05002). The raw-count companion to the foreign-born share. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.