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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most foreign-born residents, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of residents born outside the US (2020 ACS). California leads at 26.6%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 14.2%, against an all-states median of 7.4%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010
USUnited States331,449,28113.5%–
01California, CACA39,287,37726.6%−0.6 pts
02New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80922.7%+2.3 pts
03New York, NYNY19,852,36622.4%+0.7 pts
04Florida, FLFL22,416,07720.8%+1.6 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.4%+0.1 pts
06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23518.3%+0.6 pts
07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05616.9%+2.3 pts
08Texas, TXTX30,188,42416.8%+0.7 pts
09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01115.2%+2.0 pts
10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50814.6%+1.4 pts
11Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.5%+1.8 pts
12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80114.0%+1.4 pts
13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.9%+0.3 pts
14District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413.4%+0.4 pts
15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813.2%−1.0 pts
16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012.6%+1.7 pts
17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.2%+0.6 pts
18Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.8%+0.1 pts
19Colorado, COCO5,862,1899.5%−0.3 pts
20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919.4%+1.2 pts
21New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469.2%−0.5 pts
22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4458.4%+1.4 pts
23Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.4%+0.2 pts
24North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048.0%+0.6 pts
25Alaska, AKAK735,7067.8%+0.6 pts
26Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077.4%+1.5 pts
27Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.0%+1.4 pts
28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977.0%+0.7 pts
29Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616.9%+0.9 pts
30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686.1%+0.8 pts
31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.0%+0.8 pts
32Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.9%+0.0 pts
33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.4%+1.3 pts
34Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.3%+0.9 pts
35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.2%+0.5 pts
36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835.1%+0.7 pts
37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.0%+0.4 pts
38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914.9%+0.7 pts
39Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.6%+0.8 pts
40Vermont, VTVT647,1064.6%+0.6 pts
41North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%+1.9 pts
42Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.2%+0.5 pts
43Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.1%+0.6 pts
44South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%+1.6 pts
45Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.0%+0.9 pts
46Maine, MEME1,387,8173.6%+0.3 pts
47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.4%+0.1 pts
48Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.3%+0.3 pts
49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.3%+0.2 pts
50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.2%+0.2 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.6%+0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest foreign-born?

California ranks #1 with 26.6% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is foreign-born measured?

Share of residents born outside the United States. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.