RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most immigrants from United Kingdom, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents born in the United Kingdom, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B05006, place of birth for the foreign-born population). Download the complete list as CSV. California leads at 126,893. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 25,378, against an all-states median of 5,488.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBORN IN UNITED KINGDOMVS –

USUnited States0.2% of US population334,922,499701,936–

01California, CACA39,287,377126,893–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07777,443–

03New York, NYNY19,852,36661,322–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42454,030–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80924,821–

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05623,599–

07North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40422,215–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63921,764–

09Washington, WAWA7,816,11621,272–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,40720,840–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019,948–

12Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818,935–

13Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83818,629–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,18914,908–

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,01114,363–

16Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50813,569–

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,29313,000–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,76112,756–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,29312,448–

20South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258,944–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837,934–

22Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127,614–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,926–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455,696–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,583–

26Utah, UTUT3,392,3315,488–

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725,349–

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684,335–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,205–

30New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,701–

31Maine, MEME1,387,8173,526–

32Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,454–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,427–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,263–

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,104–

36District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,035–

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,662–

38Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,554–

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,499–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,096–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,094–

42Vermont, VTVT647,1062,086–

43Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,949–

44Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,567–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,554–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,492–

47Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,229–

48Alaska, AKAK735,7061,038–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,397731–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,428635–

51North Dakota, NDND784,841411–

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UPDATED 2026-10-19 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest born in united kingdom?

California ranks #1 with 126,893 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by born in united kingdom?

California, Florida, New York, Texas, New Jersey.

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 born in united kingdom measured?

Number of residents born in the United Kingdom (ACS table B05006, place of birth for the foreign-born population). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).