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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,49914.1%–

01California, CACA39,287,37727.0%−1%

02New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80923.9%+18%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36622.8%+5%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07721.9%+14%

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.1%−1%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05618.0%+24%

07Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23517.9%+1%

08Texas, TXTX30,188,42417.6%+9%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01116.6%+26%

10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50815.7%+19%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11615.4%+22%

12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80115.3%+21%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.7%+8%

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,29414.3%+10%

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,17013.1%+21%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813.0%−8%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40711.2%+16%

18Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.7%+30%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1899.8%+0%

20Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.8%+1%

21New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469.4%−3%

22North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.1%+23%

23Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.9%+9%

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4458.7%+24%

25Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.0%+36%

26Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.7%+38%

27Alaska, AKAK735,7067.7%+7%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977.4%+17%

29Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617.2%+22%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.4%+21%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0736.3%+42%

32New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686.1%+17%

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.1%+39%

34Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.9%+1%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.9%+43%

36South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.8%+22%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915.4%+28%

38Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.2%+36%

39Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.2%+13%

40Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.9%+37%

41North Dakota, NDND784,8414.7%+97%

42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.7%+53%

43Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.5%+23%

44Vermont, VTVT647,1064.3%+7%

45Maine, MEME1,387,8174.1%+23%

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684.0%+19%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%+70%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.5%+15%

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.4%+13%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.3%+17%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.8%+40%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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).