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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most foreign-born residents, US states

US states ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2024 ACS). California leads at 27.0%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 14.9%, against an all-states median of 7.7%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,49914.1%–
01California, CACA39,287,37727.0%−0.2 pts
02New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80923.9%+3.6 pts
03New York, NYNY19,852,36622.8%+1.1 pts
04Florida, FLFL22,416,07721.9%+2.7 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.1%−0.2 pts
06▲1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05618.0%+3.5 pts
07▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23517.9%+0.2 pts
08Texas, TXTX30,188,42417.6%+1.5 pts
09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01116.6%+3.4 pts
10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50815.7%+2.5 pts
11Washington, WAWA7,816,11615.4%+2.7 pts
12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80115.3%+2.7 pts
13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.7%+1.1 pts
14District of Columbia, DCDC681,29414.3%+1.3 pts
15▲1Virginia, VAVA8,705,17013.1%+2.3 pts
16▼1Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813.0%−1.2 pts
17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40711.2%+1.6 pts
18▲2Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.7%+2.5 pts
19Colorado, COCO5,862,1899.8%0.0 pts
20▼2Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.8%+0.1 pts
21New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469.4%−0.3 pts
22▲2North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.1%+1.7 pts
23Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.9%+0.7 pts
24▼2Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4458.7%+1.7 pts
25▲1Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.0%+2.1 pts
26▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.7%+2.1 pts
27▼2Alaska, AKAK735,7067.7%+0.5 pts
28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977.4%+1.1 pts
29Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617.2%+1.3 pts
30▲1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.4%+1.1 pts
31▲3Indiana, ININ6,851,0736.3%+1.8 pts
32▼2New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686.1%+0.9 pts
33▲3Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.1%+1.7 pts
34▼2Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.9%+0.1 pts
35▼2Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.9%+1.8 pts
36▼1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.8%+1.1 pts
37▲1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915.4%+1.2 pts
38▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.2%+1.4 pts
39▼2Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.2%+0.6 pts
40▲3Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.9%+1.3 pts
41North Dakota, NDND784,8414.7%+2.3 pts
42▲3Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.7%+1.6 pts
43▼1Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.5%+0.8 pts
44▼4Vermont, VTVT647,1064.3%+0.3 pts
45▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8174.1%+0.8 pts
46▲1Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684.0%+0.7 pts
47▼3South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%+1.6 pts
48Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.5%+0.5 pts
49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.4%+0.3 pts
50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.3%+0.3 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.8%+0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest foreign-born?

California ranks #1 with 27.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by foreign-born?

California, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Nevada.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is foreign-born measured?

Share of residents born outside the United States. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).