Census ACS 5-Year · 387 metros

US Metros With Most Foreign-Born Residents

The US metros with the highest foreign-born population shares are immigration gateways. Miami, San Jose, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco metros all have over 25% foreign-born residents. These metros benefit from international business connections, multilingual workforces, and immigrant entrepreneurship that tends to exceed native-born rates. The geographic concentration of foreign-born populations shapes everything from school district policy to cross-border trade flows.

Key Findings

1Lake Havasu City, AZ leads with a foreign-born population percentage of 74.2%, followed by Wildwood, FL (71.6%) and Punta Gorda, FL (68.7%).
2The gap between #1 Lake Havasu City, AZ and #387 Laredo, TX (5.2%) is 69.0 percentage points.
3The national median across all states is 27.7% (Salt Lake City, UT at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: Lake Havasu City, AZ, Wildwood, FL, Punta Gorda, FL, Coeur d'Alene, ID, Prescott Valley, AZ, Homosassa Springs, FL, Jacksonville, NC, Hilton Head Island, SC, Colorado Springs, CO, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Full Ranking: US Metros With Most Foreign-Born Residents

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	Metro	Foreign Born %	Population	Median Income
1	Yuma, AZ	35.9%	207,685	$60,417
2	Yuba City, CA	14.6%	182,050	$74,762
3	Youngstown, OH	19.3%	428,430	$55,357
4	York, PA	28.3%	459,312	$82,238
5	Yakima, WA	19.6%	256,605	$68,015
6	Worcester, MA	17.1%	861,664	$93,561
7	Winston, NC	29.4%	683,637	$64,282
8	Winchester, VA-WV	42.6%	144,676	$82,413
9	Wilmington, NC	47.1%	440,578	$73,687
10	Williamsport, PA	14.4%	113,570	$64,412
11	Wildwood, FL	71.6%	137,536	$73,297
12	Wichita, KS	26.7%	648,935	$68,930
13	Wichita Falls, TX	28.9%	148,978	$63,618
14	Wheeling, WV-OH	37.0%	138,015	$58,705
15	Wenatchee, WA	26.9%	123,251	$79,007
16	Weirton, WV-OH	40.4%	115,566	$57,149
17	Wausau, WI	17.0%	138,067	$76,185
18	Watertown, NY	28.0%	116,130	$64,978
19	Waterloo, IA	18.1%	168,163	$68,916
20	Waterbury, CT	20.3%	452,303	$86,365
21	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	41.8%	6,263,796	$123,896
22	Warner Robins, GA	35.9%	195,171	$78,702
23	Walla Walla, WA	37.0%	62,102	$72,212
24	Waco, TX	20.7%	299,217	$63,880
25	Visalia, CA	8.4%	475,774	$69,489
26	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	42.3%	1,782,590	$80,533
27	Vineland, NJ	14.9%	152,915	$64,499
28	Victoria, TX	12.4%	98,377	$69,618
29	Vallejo, CA	17.4%	450,824	$99,994
30	Valdosta, GA	36.0%	149,139	$54,581
31	Utica, NY	11.1%	289,577	$68,830
32	Urban Honolulu, HI	23.9%	1,003,666	$104,264
33	Tyler, TX	20.9%	238,014	$71,923
34	Twin Falls, ID	35.6%	116,909	$66,473
35	Tuscaloosa, AL	23.4%	275,217	$59,975
36	Tulsa, OK	31.8%	1,026,209	$67,823
37	Tucson, AZ	44.2%	1,049,947	$67,929
38	Trenton, NJ	21.6%	383,286	$96,333
39	Traverse City, MI	19.8%	154,657	$77,495
40	Topeka, KS	23.8%	232,724	$68,160
41	Toledo, OH	18.9%	602,977	$63,749
42	Texarkana, TX-AR	43.8%	146,868	$55,046
43	Terre Haute, IN	22.4%	168,850	$55,380
44	Tampa, FL	45.0%	3,240,469	$71,254
45	Tallahassee, FL	32.6%	388,298	$63,078
46	Syracuse, NY	14.4%	657,128	$73,558
47	Sumter, SC	32.1%	104,853	$55,990
48	Stockton, CA	9.7%	787,416	$88,531
49	Staunton, VA	28.4%	126,052	$70,949
50	State College, PA	24.8%	158,041	$72,748
51	St. Louis, MO-IL	25.6%	2,809,414	$78,225
52	St. Joseph, MO-KS	25.4%	120,609	$62,900
53	St. George, UT	40.1%	189,827	$76,411
54	St. Cloud, MN	15.4%	200,816	$75,670
55	Springfield, OH	18.7%	135,445	$60,846
56	Springfield, MO	33.4%	481,671	$61,488
57	Springfield, MA	17.3%	462,853	$70,535
58	Springfield, IL	15.2%	207,386	$74,580
59	Spokane, WA	39.4%	591,793	$72,836
60	Spartanburg, SC	30.6%	365,086	$62,440
61	South Bend, IN-MI	32.7%	324,180	$65,385
62	Slidell, LA	23.5%	269,331	$79,277
63	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	31.9%	293,107	$81,418
64	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	34.2%	144,007	$72,027
65	Sierra Vista, AZ	50.2%	125,458	$58,970
66	Shreveport, LA	25.2%	389,004	$54,635
67	Sherman, TX	27.8%	139,988	$70,455
68	Sheboygan, WI	16.5%	117,783	$71,898
69	Sebring, FL	47.3%	103,808	$55,581
70	Sebastian, FL	56.3%	163,856	$71,049
71	Seattle, WA	33.7%	4,021,467	$112,594
72	Scranton, PA	18.0%	567,887	$63,656
73	Savannah, GA	38.4%	412,089	$74,632
74	Santa Rosa, CA	19.0%	485,642	$102,840
75	Santa Maria, CA	18.3%	443,975	$95,977
76	Santa Fe, NM	41.7%	155,175	$74,689
77	Santa Cruz, CA	19.5%	266,021	$109,266
78	Sandusky, OH	17.2%	115,099	$70,687
79	San Luis Obispo, CA	20.2%	281,486	$93,398
80	San Jose, CA	12.8%	1,969,353	$157,444
81	San Francisco, CA	17.8%	4,653,593	$133,780
82	San Diego, CA	24.3%	3,282,782	$102,285
83	San Antonio, TX	23.5%	2,612,802	$74,297
84	San Angelo, TX	21.4%	120,830	$66,037
85	Salt Lake City, UT	27.7%	1,261,337	$95,045
86	Salisbury, MD	29.1%	128,802	$69,592
87	Salinas, CA	13.5%	435,834	$94,486
88	Salem, OR	34.5%	435,085	$76,010
89	Saginaw, MI	11.9%	189,210	$58,347
90	Sacramento, CA	16.9%	2,406,563	$93,986
91	Rome, GA	22.8%	98,985	$62,540
92	Rocky Mount, NC	19.2%	144,228	$57,437
93	Rockford, IL	20.7%	336,605	$66,571
94	Rochester, NY	14.4%	1,058,875	$74,438
95	Rochester, MN	27.6%	227,252	$89,675
96	Roanoke, VA	28.2%	314,661	$67,447
97	Riverside, CA	13.4%	4,637,725	$86,031
98	Richmond, VA	30.4%	1,327,321	$84,405
99	Reno, NV	51.8%	556,539	$84,684
100	Redding, CA	22.9%	181,554	$71,931
101	Reading, PA	15.3%	429,989	$77,684
102	Rapid City, SD	43.0%	151,064	$71,985
103	Raleigh, NC	40.1%	1,449,594	$96,066
104	Racine, WI	21.9%	196,888	$75,331
105	Punta Gorda, FL	68.7%	195,083	$66,154
106	Pueblo, CO	33.9%	168,726	$62,250
107	Provo, UT	29.9%	695,895	$96,745
108	Providence, RI-MA	24.7%	1,673,807	$85,646
109	Prescott Valley, AZ	61.9%	241,656	$66,106
110	Portland, OR-WA	43.7%	2,510,529	$94,573
111	Portland, ME	42.1%	557,764	$88,602
112	Port St. Lucie, FL	48.4%	506,701	$72,506
113	Pocatello, ID	37.7%	88,457	$64,080
114	Pittsfield, MA	28.8%	128,047	$72,565
115	Pittsburgh, PA	15.6%	2,443,921	$73,942
116	Pinehurst, NC	45.0%	102,840	$82,837
117	Phoenix, AZ	46.2%	4,941,206	$84,703
118	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	25.2%	6,241,882	$89,273
119	Peoria, IL	16.1%	365,773	$70,872
120	Pensacola, FL	51.1%	516,994	$73,588
121	Parkersburg, WV	25.4%	88,960	$56,029
122	Panama City, FL	47.8%	206,627	$67,834
123	Palm Bay, FL	54.8%	620,533	$75,817
124	Paducah, KY-IL	34.2%	102,924	$62,286
125	Oxnard, CA	16.7%	838,259	$107,327
126	Owensboro, KY	20.7%	112,322	$65,656
127	Oshkosh, WI	18.1%	171,357	$72,873
128	Orlando, FL	37.2%	2,721,022	$75,611
129	Omaha, NE-IA	32.2%	972,840	$83,023
130	Olympia, WA	43.0%	296,640	$93,985
131	Oklahoma City, OK	31.0%	1,445,122	$70,499
132	Ogden, UT	27.0%	645,510	$98,361
133	Odessa, TX	17.0%	163,206	$71,031
134	Ocala, FL	48.0%	387,697	$58,535
135	Norwich, CT	34.0%	279,025	$84,185
136	North Port, FL	58.6%	865,031	$78,278
137	Niles, MI	33.8%	153,411	$63,152
138	New York, NY-NJ	14.2%	19,756,722	$97,334
139	New Orleans, LA	18.0%	988,763	$62,271
140	New Haven, CT	22.9%	566,803	$86,266
141	Nashville, TN	38.9%	2,043,713	$82,499
142	Naples, FL	50.8%	387,681	$86,173
143	Napa, CA	18.0%	136,070	$108,970
144	Myrtle Beach, SC	58.7%	368,937	$64,623
145	Muskegon, MI	12.5%	175,378	$63,495
146	Muncie, IN	20.1%	112,109	$56,932
147	Mount Vernon, WA	34.1%	130,407	$85,474
148	Morristown, TN	33.6%	120,765	$58,130
149	Morgantown, WV	36.4%	140,724	$62,394
150	Montgomery, AL	23.5%	385,159	$62,746
151	Monroe, MI	35.3%	155,001	$75,272
152	Monroe, LA	18.3%	224,705	$49,203
153	Modesto, CA	9.7%	552,250	$79,661
154	Mobile, AL	22.8%	413,162	$58,119
155	Missoula, MT	49.7%	124,435	$70,888
156	Minot, ND	35.3%	76,773	$79,195
157	Minneapolis, MN-WI	24.9%	3,693,351	$98,180
158	Milwaukee, WI	19.6%	1,566,361	$76,404
159	Midland, TX	20.3%	176,726	$93,442
160	Midland, MI	16.4%	83,641	$77,538
161	Michigan City, IN	25.5%	112,141	$70,452
162	Miami, FL	22.2%	6,138,876	$73,481
163	Merced, CA	7.6%	285,597	$65,044
164	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	34.7%	1,341,606	$64,743
165	Medford, OR	52.5%	222,563	$71,443
166	McAllen, TX	8.5%	880,921	$52,281
167	Mansfield, OH	17.1%	125,138	$57,649
168	Mankato, MN	18.6%	103,736	$74,722
169	Manhattan, KS	43.9%	133,413	$64,096
170	Manchester, NH	47.8%	424,732	$100,436
171	Madison, WI	28.4%	683,967	$86,827
172	Macon, GA	20.8%	234,040	$58,127
173	Lynchburg, VA	30.7%	262,716	$67,782
174	Lubbock, TX	18.1%	354,782	$62,288
175	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	28.1%	1,361,847	$71,737
176	Los Angeles, CA	13.5%	13,012,469	$93,525
177	Longview, WA	42.8%	111,539	$72,932
178	Longview, TX	23.2%	288,921	$65,210
179	Logan, UT-ID	31.7%	151,746	$77,520
180	Little Rock, AR	28.8%	753,605	$65,309
181	Lincoln, NE	24.1%	341,309	$73,095
182	Lima, OH	16.3%	101,685	$62,001
183	Lexington, KY	28.2%	517,378	$70,717
184	Lexington Park, MD	44.3%	208,163	$123,577
185	Lewiston, ME	23.6%	112,323	$67,298
186	Lewiston, ID-WA	54.7%	64,901	$70,694
187	Lebanon, PA	15.4%	143,592	$76,350
188	Lawton, OK	45.6%	127,174	$59,060
189	Lawrence, KS	39.4%	119,547	$68,756
190	Las Vegas, NV	50.7%	2,293,764	$73,845
191	Las Cruces, NM	40.9%	221,665	$55,663
192	Laredo, TX	5.2%	267,731	$62,506
193	Lansing, MI	16.7%	470,434	$70,886
194	Lancaster, PA	17.5%	555,151	$83,703
195	Lakeland, FL	38.6%	760,961	$63,644
196	Lake Havasu City, AZ	74.2%	217,420	$55,799
197	Lake Charles, LA	17.3%	245,973	$67,010
198	Lafayette, LA	11.3%	410,883	$60,910
199	Lafayette, IN	27.9%	225,019	$59,895
200	La Crosse, WI-MN	29.2%	169,945	$71,009
201	Kokomo, IN	20.7%	83,610	$62,496
202	Knoxville, TN	35.1%	919,553	$69,734
203	Kiryas Joel, NY	16.0%	700,984	$96,912
204	Kingston, NY	17.5%	182,109	$81,804
205	Kingsport, TN-VA	40.1%	309,580	$55,948
206	Killeen, TX	39.9%	485,850	$67,203
207	Kenosha, WI	40.5%	168,413	$79,412
208	Kennewick, WA	31.3%	307,900	$85,881
209	Kansas City, MO-KS	38.0%	2,202,006	$81,927
210	Kankakee, IL	13.3%	106,833	$68,325
211	Kalamazoo, MI	19.9%	261,437	$70,525
212	Kahului, HI	30.3%	164,675	$95,049
213	Joplin, MO-KS	37.4%	202,258	$60,146
214	Jonesboro, AR	25.9%	134,837	$55,478
215	Johnstown, PA	11.2%	132,355	$56,292
216	Johnson City, TN	35.3%	208,934	$56,096
217	Jefferson City, MO	21.9%	150,147	$72,425
218	Janesville, WI	24.5%	163,944	$74,390
219	Jacksonville, NC	60.8%	208,537	$64,568
220	Jacksonville, FL	42.6%	1,645,707	$77,013
221	Jackson, TN	24.1%	180,844	$58,740
222	Jackson, MS	17.7%	615,908	$60,489
223	Jackson, MI	13.8%	160,187	$65,004
224	Ithaca, NY	30.4%	102,879	$73,012
225	Iowa City, IA	29.6%	177,420	$74,142
226	Indianapolis, IN	24.5%	2,106,327	$77,065
227	Idaho Falls, ID	37.3%	161,944	$77,300
228	Huntsville, AL	39.1%	504,712	$83,529
229	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	32.5%	372,801	$58,483
230	Houston, TX	20.6%	7,274,714	$80,458
231	Houma, LA	10.5%	204,032	$64,269
232	Hot Springs, AR	40.3%	100,062	$55,409
233	Homosassa Springs, FL	61.5%	158,693	$55,355
234	Hinesville, GA	48.6%	84,338	$60,329
235	Hilton Head Island, SC	60.3%	222,781	$81,015
236	Hickory, NC	24.6%	366,972	$60,255
237	Helena, MT	45.6%	92,391	$74,040
238	Hattiesburg, MS	25.2%	154,567	$59,008
239	Hartford, CT	24.6%	1,144,012	$92,823
240	Harrisonburg, VA	27.6%	136,231	$72,145
241	Harrisburg, PA	20.2%	597,894	$79,281
242	Hanford, CA	14.0%	152,830	$68,750
243	Hammond, LA	17.5%	135,218	$57,256
244	Hagerstown, MD-WV	43.4%	298,525	$75,473
245	Gulfport, MS	38.9%	418,452	$61,266
246	Greenville, SC	36.5%	945,301	$69,016
247	Greenville, NC	26.4%	172,279	$58,851
248	Greensboro, NC	30.4%	779,894	$63,083
249	Green Bay, WI	17.2%	329,375	$77,459
250	Greeley, CO	36.4%	340,711	$93,287
251	Great Falls, MT	38.6%	84,601	$66,203
252	Grants Pass, OR	58.1%	88,069	$59,097
253	Grand Rapids, MI	14.9%	1,154,320	$80,296
254	Grand Junction, CO	45.6%	157,316	$71,485
255	Grand Island, NE	17.8%	76,619	$67,397
256	Grand Forks, ND-MN	40.7%	103,669	$68,653
257	Goldsboro, NC	26.9%	117,606	$58,082
258	Glens Falls, NY	19.3%	126,443	$74,953
259	Gettysburg, PA	34.1%	105,183	$81,071
260	Gainesville, GA	28.5%	208,395	$77,430
261	Gainesville, FL	34.9%	344,521	$58,946
262	Gadsden, AL	18.4%	103,208	$53,070
263	Fresno, CA	9.7%	1,170,942	$71,897
264	Fort Wayne, IN	23.3%	451,440	$69,378
265	Fort Smith, AR-OK	37.4%	228,916	$56,717
266	Fort Collins, CO	54.4%	363,561	$91,364
267	Fond du Lac, WI	14.7%	104,053	$73,154
268	Florence, SC	21.0%	199,675	$53,874
269	Florence, AL	26.2%	152,685	$58,049
270	Flint, MI	13.4%	404,087	$60,673
271	Flagstaff, AZ	41.9%	144,643	$69,748
272	Fayetteville, NC	43.8%	389,851	$58,909
273	Fayetteville, AR	42.1%	563,436	$77,979
274	Farmington, NM	34.8%	121,178	$53,020
275	Fargo, ND-MN	41.6%	254,914	$75,523
276	Fairbanks, AK	57.6%	95,555	$84,722
277	Evansville, IN	24.9%	269,721	$67,671
278	Eugene, OR	46.9%	382,628	$69,311
279	Erie, PA	16.8%	269,544	$61,476
280	Enid, OK	32.0%	62,322	$67,302
281	Elmira, NY	19.6%	82,805	$63,469
282	Elkhart, IN	21.8%	206,868	$65,617
283	Elizabethtown, KY	35.7%	126,480	$67,630
284	El Paso, TX	16.1%	869,606	$58,800
285	El Centro, CA	6.6%	179,319	$56,393
286	Eau Claire, WI	23.3%	172,886	$72,513
287	Eagle Pass, TX	6.9%	57,770	$51,270
288	Durham, NC	38.5%	594,291	$81,017
289	Duluth, MN-WI	26.6%	280,710	$71,067
290	Dubuque, IA	22.2%	98,948	$75,919
291	Dover, DE	42.7%	185,043	$72,872
292	Dothan, AL	32.1%	151,804	$56,772
293	Detroit, MI	13.2%	4,367,620	$75,123
294	Des Moines, IA	21.2%	720,331	$84,209
295	Denver, CO	44.4%	2,977,085	$102,339
296	Deltona, FL	53.3%	689,939	$67,599
297	Decatur, IL	18.1%	102,591	$62,449
298	Decatur, AL	23.8%	156,924	$63,987
299	Dayton, OH	23.4%	813,608	$69,752
300	Davenport, IA-IL	30.2%	381,864	$71,925
301	Daphne, AL	44.3%	239,945	$75,019
302	Dalton, GA	23.1%	143,400	$65,715
303	Dallas, TX	26.4%	7,807,555	$87,155
304	Crestview, FL	55.9%	294,127	$79,150
305	Corvallis, OR	45.1%	96,359	$76,011
306	Corpus Christi, TX	16.9%	446,797	$65,801
307	Columbus, OH	20.3%	2,151,847	$79,847
308	Columbus, IN	21.6%	82,881	$80,365
309	Columbus, GA-AL	41.0%	326,136	$57,762
310	Columbia, SC	34.8%	839,868	$66,146
311	Columbia, MO	28.5%	212,850	$69,463
312	Colorado Springs, CO	59.1%	760,782	$87,180
313	College Station, TX	20.4%	273,280	$59,691
314	Coeur d'Alene, ID	66.1%	177,736	$77,034
315	Cleveland, TN	36.6%	127,445	$63,490
316	Cleveland, OH	17.0%	2,171,978	$68,507
317	Clarksville, TN-KY	50.1%	328,626	$66,210
318	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	26.7%	2,255,257	$79,490
319	Chico, CA	16.6%	209,470	$68,574
320	Chicago, IL-IN	17.2%	9,359,555	$88,850
321	Cheyenne, WY	57.0%	100,661	$77,884
322	Chattanooga, TN-GA	43.6%	569,333	$68,666
323	Charlottesville, VA	41.0%	222,937	$90,552
324	Charlotte, NC-SC	40.9%	2,712,818	$80,201
325	Charleston, WV	16.9%	207,456	$58,089
326	Charleston, SC	45.0%	817,756	$82,272
327	Champaign, IL	19.1%	236,196	$64,558
328	Chambersburg, PA	30.1%	156,626	$74,946
329	Cedar Rapids, IA	21.3%	275,960	$77,084
330	Casper, WY	47.8%	79,735	$71,247
331	Carson City, NV	54.6%	58,364	$71,809
332	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	25.9%	97,813	$67,267
333	Cape Coral, FL	53.1%	792,692	$73,099
334	Canton, OH	13.8%	400,495	$65,666
335	Burlington, VT	43.0%	226,603	$90,911
336	Burlington, NC	27.8%	174,286	$64,445
337	Buffalo, NY	10.2%	1,161,385	$70,572
338	Brunswick, GA	34.5%	114,345	$64,819
339	Brownsville, TX	9.1%	423,192	$51,334
340	Bridgeport, CT	32.8%	947,528	$111,656
341	Bremerton, WA	48.2%	276,581	$98,546
342	Bozeman, MT	57.8%	122,194	$87,454
343	Bowling Green, KY	29.0%	183,194	$62,437
344	Boulder, CO	55.9%	328,317	$102,772
345	Boston, MA-NH	23.9%	4,917,661	$112,484
346	Boise City, ID	50.3%	790,640	$82,694
347	Bloomington, IN	30.3%	161,256	$62,949
348	Bloomington, IL	17.8%	170,882	$78,329
349	Blacksburg, VA	31.2%	181,605	$64,627
350	Bismarck, ND	24.3%	134,286	$83,982
351	Birmingham, AL	22.0%	1,181,432	$69,627
352	Binghamton, NY	19.1%	245,844	$63,347
353	Billings, MT	39.9%	187,269	$74,599
354	Bend, OR	50.3%	253,650	$85,509
355	Bellingham, WA	36.9%	228,432	$80,989
356	Beckley, WV	20.9%	113,653	$52,345
357	Beaumont, TX	19.0%	396,058	$65,245
358	Bay City, MI	8.4%	103,235	$60,523
359	Battle Creek, MI	17.9%	133,846	$60,385
360	Baton Rouge, LA	16.2%	871,379	$68,910
361	Barnstable Town, MA	29.4%	230,073	$94,452
362	Bangor, ME	27.4%	153,571	$63,248
363	Baltimore, MD	28.4%	2,839,409	$97,300
364	Bakersfield, CA	11.2%	910,433	$67,660
365	Austin, TX	30.8%	2,357,497	$97,638
366	Augusta, GA-SC	42.0%	618,022	$66,628
367	Auburn, AL	38.7%	196,614	$58,991
368	Atlantic City, NJ	28.7%	369,940	$80,600
369	Atlanta, GA	36.7%	6,176,937	$86,338
370	Athens, GA	30.1%	218,190	$62,897
371	Asheville, NC	43.5%	410,817	$69,236
372	Appleton, WI	16.9%	244,163	$83,919
373	Anniston, AL	25.8%	116,141	$55,826
374	Ann Arbor, MI	26.8%	368,394	$87,156
375	Anchorage, AK	48.0%	399,746	$95,918
376	Amherst Town, MA	28.4%	156,595	$86,391
377	Ames, IA	27.1%	125,261	$71,090
378	Amarillo, TX	22.4%	270,207	$66,571
379	Altoona, PA	10.9%	121,854	$60,594
380	Allentown, PA-NJ	24.8%	866,764	$82,602
381	Alexandria, LA	16.5%	150,593	$56,492
382	Albuquerque, NM	35.9%	918,567	$67,995
383	Albany, OR	36.7%	129,794	$73,396
384	Albany, NY	15.7%	902,372	$86,072
385	Albany, GA	21.4%	146,768	$54,219
386	Akron, OH	17.3%	699,508	$71,312
387	Abilene, TX	24.2%	178,244	$66,464

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lake Havasu City, AZ has the highest foreign-born population percentage at 74.2%, according to latest Census ACS data. Wildwood, FL and Punta Gorda, FL round out the top three.

Laredo, TX has the lowest foreign-born population percentage at 5.2%. El Centro, CA is second-lowest at 6.6%.

The median across all 387 states is 27.7%. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates