Maryland 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 Maryland was 945,970, which was 15.39% of the population of Maryland.
The highest percentage of the Maryland foreign-born population where born in El Salvador (11.71%), followed by India (6.59%), and China (6.10%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Maryland Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total Maryland foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Maryland foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.
Related Topics: Maryland ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Maryland 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 (%) |
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| El Salvador | 110765 | 11.71 |
| India | 62361 | 6.59 |
| China | 57724 | 6.10 |
| Guatemala | 41705 | 4.41 |
| Nigeria | 41590 | 4.40 |
| Philippines | 37190 | 3.93 |
| Mexico | 34145 | 3.61 |
| Korea | 33210 | 3.51 |
| Ethiopia | 28119 | 2.97 |
| Jamaica | 27946 | 2.95 |
| Cameroon | 22807 | 2.41 |
| Honduras | 22022 | 2.33 |
| Vietnam | 18093 | 1.91 |
| Peru | 17659 | 1.87 |
| Pakistan | 17454 | 1.85 |
| Ghana | 15576 | 1.65 |
| Dominican Republic | 13663 | 1.44 |
| Colombia | 12706 | 1.34 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11886 | 1.26 |
| Iran | 11796 | 1.25 |
| Brazil | 10807 | 1.14 |
| Germany | 10714 | 1.13 |
| Sierra Leone | 10555 | 1.12 |
| Russia | 9668 | 1.02 |
| Haiti | 9088 | 0.96 |
| Nepal | 9027 | 0.95 |
| Taiwan | 8890 | 0.94 |
| Canada | 8742 | 0.92 |
| Guyana | 8408 | 0.89 |
| Kenya | 7296 | 0.77 |
| Liberia | 6985 | 0.74 |
| Nicaragua | 6289 | 0.67 |
| Ukraine | 6232 | 0.66 |
| Bangladesh | 6019 | 0.64 |
| England | 5463 | 0.58 |
| Ecuador | 5337 | 0.56 |
| Japan | 5266 | 0.56 |
| Burma | 4871 | 0.52 |
| Italy | 4648 | 0.49 |
| Egypt | 4462 | 0.47 |
| France | 4352 | 0.46 |
| Hong Kong | 4195 | 0.44 |
| Argentina | 4141 | 0.44 |
| Venezuela | 4045 | 0.43 |
| Thailand | 3927 | 0.42 |
| Turkey | 3827 | 0.41 |
| Poland | 3660 | 0.39 |
| Sri Lanka | 3581 | 0.38 |
| Afghanistan | 3487 | 0.37 |
| Israel | 3430 | 0.36 |
| Cuba | 3296 | 0.35 |
| Greece | 2924 | 0.31 |
| Costa Rica | 2704 | 0.29 |
| Senegal | 2649 | 0.28 |
| Spain | 2626 | 0.28 |
| Eritrea | 2532 | 0.27 |
| Chile | 2512 | 0.27 |
| Panama | 2506 | 0.27 |
| Romania | 2388 | 0.25 |
| Morocco | 2185 | 0.23 |
| Indonesia | 2141 | 0.23 |
| Syria | 2092 | 0.22 |
| Australia | 2044 | 0.22 |
| Ireland | 1928 | 0.20 |
| Sudan | 1885 | 0.20 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 1839 | 0.19 |
| Cambodia | 1837 | 0.19 |
| Bulgaria | 1662 | 0.18 |
| Barbados | 1661 | 0.18 |
| Portugal | 1589 | 0.17 |
| Iraq | 1532 | 0.16 |
| Netherlands | 1495 | 0.16 |
| Uganda | 1473 | 0.16 |
| Lebanon | 1374 | 0.14 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1346 | 0.14 |
| Malaysia | 1341 | 0.14 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1300 | 0.14 |
| Laos | 1221 | 0.13 |
| Belarus | 1205 | 0.13 |
| Hungary | 1104 | 0.12 |
| Belgium | 1078 | 0.11 |
| Uzbekistan | 1048 | 0.11 |
| Jordan | 1037 | 0.11 |
| Moldova | 942 | 0.10 |
| Grenada | 864 | 0.09 |
| Zimbabwe | 833 | 0.09 |
| Uruguay | 803 | 0.09 |
| Sweden | 795 | 0.08 |
| Switzerland | 785 | 0.08 |
| Scotland | 774 | 0.08 |
| Serbia | 770 | 0.08 |
| Kuwait | 698 | 0.07 |
| Kazakhstan | 670 | 0.07 |
| Austria | 664 | 0.07 |
| Singapore | 656 | 0.07 |
| Bahamas | 645 | 0.07 |
| Albania | 630 | 0.07 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 585 | 0.06 |
| Latvia | 534 | 0.06 |
| Norway | 506 | 0.05 |
| Somalia | 493 | 0.05 |
| Dominica | 476 | 0.05 |
| Yemen | 471 | 0.05 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 468 | 0.05 |
| Congo | 455 | 0.05 |
| Lithuania | 440 | 0.05 |
| Denmark | 415 | 0.04 |
| Belize | 360 | 0.04 |
| Armenia | 329 | 0.04 |
| Croatia | 251 | 0.03 |
| Fiji | 202 | 0.02 |
| Cabo Verde | 145 | 0.02 |
| North Macedonia | 116 | 0.01 |
| Azores Islands | 74 | 0.01 |
| Micronesia | 23 | 0.00 |