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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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORNVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,28113.5%–

01California, CACA39,287,37726.6%−2%

02New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80922.7%+11%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36622.4%+3%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07720.8%+8%

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61219.4%+0%

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23518.3%+3%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05616.9%+16%

08Texas, TXTX30,188,42416.8%+5%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01115.2%+15%

10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50814.6%+10%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.5%+14%

12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80114.0%+11%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.9%+2%

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413.4%+3%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813.2%−7%

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012.6%+16%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.2%+6%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,2939.8%+1%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1899.5%−3%

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919.4%+14%

21New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469.2%−5%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4458.4%+20%

23Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.4%+2%

24North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048.0%+9%

25Alaska, AKAK735,7067.8%+8%

26Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077.4%+25%

27Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.0%+26%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977.0%+11%

29Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616.9%+16%

30New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686.1%+16%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.0%+15%

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.9%+0%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.4%+31%

34Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.3%+20%

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.2%+10%

36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835.1%+17%

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.0%+10%

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914.9%+15%

39Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.6%+21%

40Vermont, VTVT647,1064.6%+15%

41North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%+78%

42Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.2%+14%

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.1%+16%

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%+70%

45Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.0%+29%

46Maine, MEME1,387,8173.6%+9%

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.4%+2%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.3%+8%

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.3%+8%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.2%+12%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.6%+26%

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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 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.