Rensselaer County, NY Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 5, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of Rensselaer County, NY was 8,709, which was 5.41% of the population of Rensselaer County, NY.
The highest percentage of the Rensselaer County foreign-born population were born in China (13.70%), followed by India (8.44%), and Canada (6.78%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Rensselaer County Foreign-born population as a percentage of the total Rensselaer County foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Rensselaer County foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Rensselaer County, NY Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Country of Birth | Number of People | Percentage of Foreign-Born (%) |
|---|---|---|
| China | 1193 | 13.70 |
| India | 735 | 8.44 |
| Canada | 590 | 6.78 |
| Poland | 293 | 3.36 |
| Burma | 287 | 3.30 |
| Mexico | 275 | 3.16 |
| Germany | 242 | 2.78 |
| Korea | 224 | 2.57 |
| Turkey | 204 | 2.34 |
| Philippines | 179 | 2.06 |
| Ghana | 177 | 2.03 |
| Dominican Republic | 172 | 1.98 |
| Italy | 151 | 1.73 |
| Egypt | 147 | 1.69 |
| Guyana | 128 | 1.47 |
| Afghanistan | 126 | 1.45 |
| Haiti | 125 | 1.44 |
| Guatemala | 125 | 1.44 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1.31 |
| Ireland | 107 | 1.23 |
| Jamaica | 106 | 1.22 |
| Uzbekistan | 102 | 1.17 |
| Armenia | 102 | 1.17 |
| Belarus | 101 | 1.16 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 101 | 1.16 |
| Japan | 99 | 1.14 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1.14 |
| Iran | 96 | 1.10 |
| Thailand | 91 | 1.05 |
| Nepal | 90 | 1.03 |
| Russia | 87 | 1.00 |
| El Salvador | 82 | 0.94 |
| Vietnam | 76 | 0.87 |
| Ukraine | 73 | 0.84 |
| Colombia | 70 | 0.80 |
| Ecuador | 70 | 0.80 |
| Cuba | 62 | 0.71 |
| Israel | 61 | 0.70 |
| Panama | 61 | 0.70 |
| Pakistan | 55 | 0.63 |
| England | 41 | 0.47 |
| Greece | 40 | 0.46 |
| Honduras | 40 | 0.46 |
| Kenya | 37 | 0.43 |
| Belgium | 34 | 0.39 |
| Bangladesh | 33 | 0.38 |
| Spain | 32 | 0.37 |
| Sudan | 28 | 0.32 |
| Scotland | 27 | 0.31 |
| Somalia | 27 | 0.31 |
| Australia | 27 | 0.31 |
| Iraq | 25 | 0.29 |
| Peru | 24 | 0.28 |
| Romania | 23 | 0.26 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 0.26 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 0.24 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 0.23 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.20 |
| Hong Kong | 17 | 0.20 |
| Albania | 16 | 0.18 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0.16 |
| Syria | 12 | 0.14 |
| Argentina | 12 | 0.14 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 0.13 |
| Sweden | 9 | 0.10 |
| Austria | 9 | 0.10 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 0.08 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 0.08 |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.07 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 0.05 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 0.02 |