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51. West Virginia
- Foreign born total: 31,770
US-born residents: 1.8 million
% of foreign born (2016): 1.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 0.9%
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50. Mississippi
- Foreign born total: 58,766
US-born residents: 2.93 million
% of foreign born (2016): 2%
% of foreign born (1990): 0.8%
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49. Montana
- Foreign born total: 21,893
US-born residents: 1 million
% of foreign born (2016): 2.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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48. Wyoming
- Foreign born total: 18,856
US-born residents: 566,645
% of foreign born (2016): 3.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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47. North Dakota
- Foreign born total: 24,588
US-born residents: 733,365
% of foreign born (2016): 3.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.5%
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46. Delaware
- Foreign born total: 89,391
US-born residents: 862,674
% of foreign born (2016): 3.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.4%
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45. Alabama
- Foreign born total: 163,629
US-born residents: 4.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 3.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.1%
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44. Kentucky
- Foreign born total: 155,964
US-born residents: 4.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 3.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 0.9%
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43. South Dakota
- Foreign born total: 30,926
US-born residents: 834,528
% of foreign born (2016): 3.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.1%
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42. Maine
- Foreign born total: 50,768
US-born residents: 1.28 million
% of foreign born (2016): 3.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 3%
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41. Louisiana
- Foreign born total: 189,921
US-born residents: 4.5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.1%
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40. Missouri
- Foreign born total: 249,202
US-born residents: 5.8 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.6%
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39. Ohio
- Foreign born total: 513,592
US-born residents: 11.1 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.4%
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38. Vermont
- Foreign born total: 28,223
US-born residents: 596,371
% of foreign born (2016): 4.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.1%
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37. Arkansas
- Foreign born total: 138,592
US-born residents: 2.85 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.1%
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36. South Carolina
- Foreign born total: 237,964
US-born residents: 4.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.4%
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35. Tennessee
- Foreign born total: 320,021
US-born residents: 6.33 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.2%
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34. Wisconsin
- Foreign born total: 288,544
US-born residents: 5.5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.5%
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33. Iowa
- Foreign born total: 160,189
US-born residents: 2.97 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.6%
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32. Indiana
- Foreign born total: 349,169
US-born residents: 6.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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31. New Hampshire
- Foreign born total: 76,309
US-born residents: 1.26 million
% of foreign born: 5.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.7%
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30. Idaho
- Foreign born total: 97,953
US-born residents: 1.58 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.9%
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29. Oklahoma
- Foreign born total: 228,414
US-born residents: 3.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.1%
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28. Michigan
- Foreign born total: 662,279
US-born residents: 9.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 6.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.8%
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27. Pennsylvania
- Foreign born total: 870,913
US-born residents: 11.9 million
% of foreign born (2016): 6.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.1%
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26. Nebraska
- Foreign born total: 134,137
US-born residents: 1.77 million
% of foreign born (2016): 7%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.8%
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25. Kansas
- Foreign born total: 205,522
US-born residents: 2.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 7.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.5%
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24. Alaska
- Foreign born total: 57,364
US-born residents: 684,530
% of foreign born (2016): 7.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 4.5%
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23. North Carolina
- Foreign born total: 789,638
US-born residents: 9.35 million
% of foreign born (2016): 7.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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22. Minnesota
- Foreign born total: 452,436
US-born residents: 5.07 million
% of foreign born (2016): 8.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.6%
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21. Utah
- Foreign born total: 252,333
US-born residents: 2.8 million
% of foreign born (2016): 8.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.4%
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20. New Mexico
- Foreign born total: 198,406
US-born residents: 1.88 million
% of foreign born (2016): 9.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 5.3%
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19. Oregon
- Foreign born total: 394,217
US-born residents: 3.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 9.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 4.9%
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18. Colorado
- Foreign born total: 544,733
US-born residents: 5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 9.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 4.3%
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17. Georgia
- Foreign born total: 1 million
US-born residents: 9.27 million
% of foreign born (2016): 10.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.7%
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16. Virginia
- Foreign born total: 1 million
US-born residents: 7.38 million
% of foreign born (2016): 12.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 5%
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15. District of Columbia
- Foreign born total: 90,631
US-born residents: 590,539
% of foreign born (2016): 13.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.7%
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14. Arizona
- Foreign born total: 934,883
US-born residents: 5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 13.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 7.6%
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13. Illinois
- Foreign born total: 1.78 million
US-born residents: 11 million
% of foreign born (2016): 13.9%
% of foreign born (1990): 8.3%
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12. Washington
- Foreign born total: 1 million
US-born residents: 6.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 14%
% of foreign born (1990): 6.6%
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11. Rhode Island
- Foreign born total: 148,480
US-born residents: 907,946
% of foreign born (2016): 14.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.5%
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10. Connecticut
- Foreign born total: 514,050
US-born residents: 3.1 million
% of foreign born: 14.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 8.5%
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9. Maryland
- Foreign born total: 921,870
US-born residents: 5.1 million
% of foreign born (2016): 15.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 6.6%
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8. Massachusetts
- Foreign born total: 1.12 million
US-born residents: 5.69 million
% of foreign born: 16.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.5%
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7. Texas
- Foreign born total: 4.7 million
US-born residents: 23 million
% of foreign born (2016): 17%
% of foreign born (1990): 9%
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6. Hawaii
- Foreign born total: 262,485
US-born residents: 1.17 million
% of foreign born (2016): 18.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 14.7%
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5. Nevada
- Foreign born total: 586,799
US-born residents: 2.35 million
% of foreign born (2016): 20%
% of foreign born (1990): 8.7%
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4. Florida
- Foreign born total: 4.23 million
US-born residents: 16.37 million
% of foreign born (2016): 20.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 12.9%
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3. New Jersey
- Foreign born total: 2 million
US-born residents: 7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 22.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 12.5%
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2. New York
- Foreign born total: 4.54 million
US-born residents: 15.2 million
% of foreign born (2016): 23%
% of foreign born (1990): 15.9%
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1. California
- Foreign born total: 10.6 million
US-born residents: 28.6 million
% of foreign born (2016): 27.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 21.7%
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51. West Virginia
- Foreign born total: 31,770
US-born residents: 1.8 million
% of foreign born (2016): 1.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 0.9%
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50. Mississippi
- Foreign born total: 58,766
US-born residents: 2.93 million
% of foreign born (2016): 2%
% of foreign born (1990): 0.8%
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49. Montana
- Foreign born total: 21,893
US-born residents: 1 million
% of foreign born (2016): 2.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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48. Wyoming
- Foreign born total: 18,856
US-born residents: 566,645
% of foreign born (2016): 3.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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47. North Dakota
- Foreign born total: 24,588
US-born residents: 733,365
% of foreign born (2016): 3.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.5%
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46. Delaware
- Foreign born total: 89,391
US-born residents: 862,674
% of foreign born (2016): 3.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.4%
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45. Alabama
- Foreign born total: 163,629
US-born residents: 4.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 3.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.1%
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44. Kentucky
- Foreign born total: 155,964
US-born residents: 4.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 3.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 0.9%
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43. South Dakota
- Foreign born total: 30,926
US-born residents: 834,528
% of foreign born (2016): 3.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.1%
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42. Maine
- Foreign born total: 50,768
US-born residents: 1.28 million
% of foreign born (2016): 3.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 3%
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41. Louisiana
- Foreign born total: 189,921
US-born residents: 4.5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.1%
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40. Missouri
- Foreign born total: 249,202
US-born residents: 5.8 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.6%
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39. Ohio
- Foreign born total: 513,592
US-born residents: 11.1 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.4%
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38. Vermont
- Foreign born total: 28,223
US-born residents: 596,371
% of foreign born (2016): 4.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.1%
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37. Arkansas
- Foreign born total: 138,592
US-born residents: 2.85 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.1%
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36. South Carolina
- Foreign born total: 237,964
US-born residents: 4.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.4%
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35. Tennessee
- Foreign born total: 320,021
US-born residents: 6.33 million
% of foreign born (2016): 4.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.2%
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34. Wisconsin
- Foreign born total: 288,544
US-born residents: 5.5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.5%
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33. Iowa
- Foreign born total: 160,189
US-born residents: 2.97 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.6%
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32. Indiana
- Foreign born total: 349,169
US-born residents: 6.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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31. New Hampshire
- Foreign born total: 76,309
US-born residents: 1.26 million
% of foreign born: 5.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.7%
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30. Idaho
- Foreign born total: 97,953
US-born residents: 1.58 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.9%
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29. Oklahoma
- Foreign born total: 228,414
US-born residents: 3.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 5.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.1%
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28. Michigan
- Foreign born total: 662,279
US-born residents: 9.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 6.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.8%
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27. Pennsylvania
- Foreign born total: 870,913
US-born residents: 11.9 million
% of foreign born (2016): 6.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.1%
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26. Nebraska
- Foreign born total: 134,137
US-born residents: 1.77 million
% of foreign born (2016): 7%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.8%
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25. Kansas
- Foreign born total: 205,522
US-born residents: 2.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 7.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.5%
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24. Alaska
- Foreign born total: 57,364
US-born residents: 684,530
% of foreign born (2016): 7.7%
% of foreign born (1990): 4.5%
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23. North Carolina
- Foreign born total: 789,638
US-born residents: 9.35 million
% of foreign born (2016): 7.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 1.7%
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22. Minnesota
- Foreign born total: 452,436
US-born residents: 5.07 million
% of foreign born (2016): 8.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.6%
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21. Utah
- Foreign born total: 252,333
US-born residents: 2.8 million
% of foreign born (2016): 8.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 3.4%
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20. New Mexico
- Foreign born total: 198,406
US-born residents: 1.88 million
% of foreign born (2016): 9.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 5.3%
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19. Oregon
- Foreign born total: 394,217
US-born residents: 3.7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 9.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 4.9%
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18. Colorado
- Foreign born total: 544,733
US-born residents: 5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 9.8%
% of foreign born (1990): 4.3%
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17. Georgia
- Foreign born total: 1 million
US-born residents: 9.27 million
% of foreign born (2016): 10.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 2.7%
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16. Virginia
- Foreign born total: 1 million
US-born residents: 7.38 million
% of foreign born (2016): 12.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 5%
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15. District of Columbia
- Foreign born total: 90,631
US-born residents: 590,539
% of foreign born (2016): 13.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.7%
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14. Arizona
- Foreign born total: 934,883
US-born residents: 5 million
% of foreign born (2016): 13.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 7.6%
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13. Illinois
- Foreign born total: 1.78 million
US-born residents: 11 million
% of foreign born (2016): 13.9%
% of foreign born (1990): 8.3%
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12. Washington
- Foreign born total: 1 million
US-born residents: 6.3 million
% of foreign born (2016): 14%
% of foreign born (1990): 6.6%
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11. Rhode Island
- Foreign born total: 148,480
US-born residents: 907,946
% of foreign born (2016): 14.1%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.5%
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10. Connecticut
- Foreign born total: 514,050
US-born residents: 3.1 million
% of foreign born: 14.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 8.5%
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9. Maryland
- Foreign born total: 921,870
US-born residents: 5.1 million
% of foreign born (2016): 15.3%
% of foreign born (1990): 6.6%
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8. Massachusetts
- Foreign born total: 1.12 million
US-born residents: 5.69 million
% of foreign born: 16.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 9.5%
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7. Texas
- Foreign born total: 4.7 million
US-born residents: 23 million
% of foreign born (2016): 17%
% of foreign born (1990): 9%
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6. Hawaii
- Foreign born total: 262,485
US-born residents: 1.17 million
% of foreign born (2016): 18.4%
% of foreign born (1990): 14.7%
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5. Nevada
- Foreign born total: 586,799
US-born residents: 2.35 million
% of foreign born (2016): 20%
% of foreign born (1990): 8.7%
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4. Florida
- Foreign born total: 4.23 million
US-born residents: 16.37 million
% of foreign born (2016): 20.6%
% of foreign born (1990): 12.9%
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3. New Jersey
- Foreign born total: 2 million
US-born residents: 7 million
% of foreign born (2016): 22.5%
% of foreign born (1990): 12.5%
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2. New York
- Foreign born total: 4.54 million
US-born residents: 15.2 million
% of foreign born (2016): 23%
% of foreign born (1990): 15.9%
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1. California
- Foreign born total: 10.6 million
US-born residents: 28.6 million
% of foreign born (2016): 27.2%
% of foreign born (1990): 21.7%
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Which states have the highest concentration of immigrants?
A picture of America’s immigration patterns
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As the Mother of Exiles, America is known for being the land of opportunities that attracts so many people from the four corners of the world. Out of America’s 323.1 million residents, 43.7 million are foreign-born, more than the entire population of California. The concentration of foreign-born residents has increased in all states since 1990, according to the Migration Policy Institute, but some states attract more immigrants than others. Click through the gallery to see which states, including the District of Columbia, have the highest percentage of foreign-born residents, ranked from least to most.
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