District Of Columbia Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of District Of Columbia was 92,191, which was 13.50% of the population of District Of Columbia.

The highest percentage of the District Of Columbia foreign-born population where born in El Salvador (11.91%), followed by Ethiopia (6.01%), and China (4.71%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the District Of Columbia Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total District Of Columbia foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the District Of Columbia foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
District Of Columbia Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
El Salvador
Ethiopia
China
Mexico
India
Colombia
Jamaica
Nigeria
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
District Of Columbia 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 (%)
El Salvador 10983 11.91
Ethiopia 5539 6.01
China 4338 4.71
Mexico 3869 4.20
India 3066 3.33
Colombia 2737 2.97
Jamaica 2661 2.89
Nigeria 2324 2.52
Dominican Republic 2239 2.43
Guatemala 2165 2.35
Canada 2081 2.26
Vietnam 1978 2.15
Korea 1963 2.13
France 1748 1.90
Philippines 1678 1.82
Germany 1579 1.71
Spain 1564 1.70
Peru 1547 1.68
Honduras 1481 1.61
Iran 1427 1.55
Brazil 1423 1.54
Trinidad and Tobago 1263 1.37
Russia 1071 1.16
Venezuela 979 1.06
Argentina 966 1.05
Italy 940 1.02
Japan 885 0.96
Poland 783 0.85
England 778 0.84
Cameroon 660 0.72
Nicaragua 636 0.69
Australia 614 0.67
Cuba 580 0.63
Ireland 570 0.62
Chile 553 0.60
Ukraine 548 0.59
Ghana 500 0.54
Panama 494 0.54
Uruguay 490 0.53
Guyana 478 0.52
Kenya 470 0.51
Bulgaria 405 0.44
Israel 405 0.44
Costa Rica 389 0.42
Belgium 380 0.41
Bangladesh 377 0.41
Haiti 377 0.41
Morocco 375 0.41
Hong Kong 370 0.40
Serbia 364 0.40
Ecuador 356 0.39
Pakistan 353 0.38
Senegal 344 0.37
Sweden 336 0.36
Turkey 311 0.34
Romania 305 0.33
Democratic Republic of Congo 299 0.32
Taiwan 292 0.32
Nepal 285 0.31
Lebanon 269 0.29
Eritrea 259 0.28
Sudan 255 0.28
Albania 250 0.27
Netherlands 243 0.26
Egypt 240 0.26
Greece 239 0.26
Czechoslovakia 237 0.26
Sierra Leone 220 0.24
Singapore 218 0.24
Iraq 215 0.23
Indonesia 211 0.23
Thailand 196 0.21
Syria 196 0.21
Cambodia 191 0.21
Kazakhstan 184 0.20
Burma 184 0.20
Belarus 183 0.20
Switzerland 181 0.20
Saudi Arabia 173 0.19
Uganda 166 0.18
Armenia 150 0.16
Barbados 142 0.15
Hungary 133 0.14
Lithuania 126 0.14
Portugal 119 0.13
Grenada 115 0.13
Norway 111 0.12
Malaysia 111 0.12
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 109 0.12
Austria 108 0.12
Cabo Verde 88 0.10
Latvia 87 0.09
Afghanistan 85 0.09
Bahamas 82 0.09
Liberia 81 0.09
Croatia 73 0.08
Dominica 69 0.08
Uzbekistan 58 0.06
Belize 50 0.05
Kuwait 46 0.05
Jordan 43 0.05
Zimbabwe 42 0.05
Denmark 41 0.04
Congo 38 0.04
Scotland 37 0.04
Somalia 36 0.04
Sri Lanka 24 0.03
Fiji 17 0.02
Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 0.01
Moldova 12 0.01
North Macedonia 12 0.01