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 (2023 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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37726.6%–

02New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80922.7%–

03New York, NYNY19,852,36622.4%–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07720.8%–

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.4%–

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23518.3%–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05616.9%–

08Texas, TXTX30,188,42416.8%–

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01115.2%–

10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50814.6%–

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.5%–

12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80114.0%–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.9%–

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413.4%–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813.2%–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012.6%–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.2%–

18Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.8%–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1899.5%–

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919.4%–

21New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469.2%–

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4458.4%–

23Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.4%–

24North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048.0%–

25Alaska, AKAK735,7067.8%–

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077.4%–

27Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.0%–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977.0%–

29Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616.9%–

30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686.1%–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.0%–

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.9%–

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.4%–

34Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.3%–

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.2%–

36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835.1%–

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.0%–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914.9%–

39Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.6%–

40Vermont, VTVT647,1064.6%–

41North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%–

42Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.2%–

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.1%–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%–

45Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.0%–

46Maine, MEME1,387,8173.6%–

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.4%–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.3%–

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.3%–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.2%–

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest foreign-born?

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