U.S. percentage of foreign-born population 2023, by state

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Nov 7, 2024

As of 2023, 27.3 percent of California's population were born in a country other than the United States. New Jersey, New York, Florida, and Nevada rounded out the top five states with the largest population of foreign born residents in that year. For the country as a whole, 14.3 percent of residents were foreign born.

Percentage of foreign-born population in the United States in 2023, by state

StatePercentage of population
California 27.3%
New Jersey 24.2%
New York 23.1%
Florida 22.1%
Nevada 19.2%
Massachusetts 18%
Texas 17.9%
Hawaii 17.8%
Maryland 17%
Connecticut 16.3%
Washington 15.5%
Illinois 15%
Rhode Island 14.7%
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September 2024

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Survey time period

2023

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Foreign born persons are persons not born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad of American parent or parents.

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