RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most foreign-born residents, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2010 ACS). California leads at 27.2%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 13.5%, against an all-states median of 6.3%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS –

USUnited States308,745,53812.8%–

01California, CACA39,287,37727.2%–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36621.7%–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80920.3%–

04Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.3%–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07719.2%–

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23517.7%–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,42416.1%–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05614.5%–

09Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83814.2%–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.6%–

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50813.2%–

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,01113.2%–

13District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413.0%–

14Washington, WAWA7,816,11612.7%–

15Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80112.6%–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.8%–

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1899.8%–

18New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469.7%–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.7%–

20Georgia, GAGA10,940,4079.6%–

21Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918.2%–

22Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.2%–

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047.4%–

24Alaska, AKAK735,7067.2%–

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457.0%–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,1976.3%–

27Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.9%–

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075.9%–

29Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.9%–

30Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.6%–

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8685.3%–

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345.2%–

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254.7%–

34Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724.6%–

35Indiana, ININ6,851,0734.4%–

36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834.4%–

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914.3%–

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.1%–

39Vermont, VTVT647,1064.0%–

40Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.8%–

41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.7%–

42Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613.6%–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.4%–

44Maine, MEME1,387,8173.3%–

45Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.1%–

46Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243.1%–

47North Dakota, NDND784,8412.4%–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.3%–

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.2%–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.0%–

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.3%–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest foreign-born?

California ranks #1 with 27.2% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by foreign-born?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is foreign-born measured?

Share of residents born outside the United States. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.