States by Foreign-Born Population
Foreign-born share measures residents born outside the U.S., including naturalized citizens, green card holders, and others.
All 51 states ranked by Foreign-Born Population, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.
| # | States | Foreign-Born Population ↓ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 26.7% |
| 2 | New Jersey | 23.5% |
| 3 | New York | 22.6% |
| 4 | Florida | 21.4% |
| 5 | Nevada | 19.0% |
| 6 | Hawaii | 18.1% |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 17.7% |
| 8 | Texas | 17.2% |
| 9 | Maryland | 16.3% |
| 10 | Connecticut | 15.4% |
| 11 | Washington | 15.1% |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 14.8% |
| 13 | Illinois | 14.4% |
| 14 | District of Columbia | 13.3% |
| 15 | Virginia | 12.9% |
| 16 | Arizona | 12.9% |
| 17 | Georgia | 10.8% |
| 18 | Delaware | 10.4% |
| 19 | Oregon | 9.7% |
| 20 | Colorado | 9.6% |
| 21 | New Mexico | 9.2% |
| 22 | North Carolina | 8.7% |
| 23 | Minnesota | 8.6% |
| 24 | Utah | 8.6% |
| 25 | Alaska | 7.8% |
| 26 | Nebraska | 7.7% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 7.4% |
| 28 | Kansas | 7.2% |
| 29 | Michigan | 7.0% |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 6.3% |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 6.2% |
| 32 | Indiana | 5.9% |
| 33 | Tennessee | 5.9% |
| 34 | Iowa | 5.7% |
| 35 | Idaho | 5.7% |
| 36 | South Carolina | 5.6% |
| 37 | Arkansas | 5.2% |
| 38 | Wisconsin | 5.1% |
| 39 | Ohio | 5.0% |
| 40 | Louisiana | 4.7% |
| 41 | North Dakota | 4.5% |
| 42 | Kentucky | 4.4% |
| 43 | Missouri | 4.4% |
| 44 | Vermont | 4.3% |
| 45 | Maine | 3.9% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 3.9% |
| 47 | Alabama | 3.8% |
| 48 | Wyoming | 3.5% |
| 49 | Mississippi | 2.4% |
| 50 | Montana | 2.3% |
| 51 | West Virginia | 1.7% |