US Immigrant or Foreign-Born Population By State in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on February 24, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total immigrant or foreign-born population in the US was 44.85M which was 13.60% of the total US population. Among all US states, California had the highest immigrant population (10.46M) and immigrants constituted 26.50% of its population, followed by Texas (pop: 4.90M, perc: 16.99%), and then New York (pop: 4.52M, perc: 22.49%).
On the other hand, the states with the least number of immigrant population were: Wyoming (pop: 19.66K, perc: 3.41%), Montana (pop: 23.56K, perc: 2.19%), and Vermont (pop: 28.01K, perc: 4.37%),
The chart and table below shows the immigrant or foreign-born population of each state and the percentage of each state's population that are immigrants.
Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
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| State | Immigrant Population | % of State Population |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 173429 | 3.47 |
| Alaska | 57925 | 7.87 |
| Arizona | 922119 | 13.03 |
| Arkansas | 148159 | 4.93 |
| California | 10454949 | 26.50 |
| Colorado | 545464 | 9.53 |
| Connecticut | 534220 | 14.82 |
| Delaware | 94639 | 9.64 |
| Florida | 4478419 | 20.99 |
| Georgia | 1093655 | 10.29 |
| Hawaii | 264741 | 18.21 |
| Idaho | 104356 | 5.76 |
| Illinois | 1803334 | 14.07 |
| Indiana | 365757 | 5.42 |
| Iowa | 173864 | 5.47 |
| Kansas | 205076 | 6.99 |
| Kentucky | 181844 | 4.05 |
| Louisiana | 196020 | 4.21 |
| Maine | 49303 | 3.63 |
| Maryland | 946035 | 15.39 |
| Massachusetts | 1209717 | 17.30 |
| Michigan | 697343 | 6.93 |
| Minnesota | 479231 | 8.45 |
| Mississippi | 68580 | 2.31 |
| Missouri | 256802 | 4.18 |
| Montana | 23561 | 2.19 |
| Nebraska | 145215 | 7.44 |
| Nevada | 586851 | 19.18 |
| New Hampshire | 82895 | 6.04 |
| New Jersey | 2115061 | 22.91 |
| New Mexico | 193246 | 9.16 |
| New York | 4523896 | 22.49 |
| North Carolina | 845983 | 8.16 |
| North Dakota | 33955 | 4.39 |
| Ohio | 559518 | 4.75 |
| Oklahoma | 239202 | 6.06 |
| Oregon | 412382 | 9.80 |
| Pennsylvania | 924624 | 7.13 |
| Rhode Island | 155580 | 14.25 |
| South Carolina | 263917 | 5.20 |
| South Dakota | 33705 | 3.82 |
| Tennessee | 365400 | 5.33 |
| Texas | 4904169 | 16.99 |
| Utah | 273434 | 8.46 |
| Vermont | 28005 | 4.37 |
| Virginia | 1076919 | 12.55 |
| Washington | 1116529 | 14.66 |
| West Virginia | 28864 | 1.60 |
| Wisconsin | 295065 | 5.03 |
| Wyoming | 19660 | 3.41 |
| District of Columbia | 92191 | 13.50 |