New York 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 New York was 4,523,845, which was 22.49% of the population of New York.

The highest percentage of the New York foreign-born population where born in Dominican Republic (11.20%), followed by China (10.69%), and Jamaica (5.17%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the New York Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total New York foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the New York 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.
New York Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Dominican Republic
China
Jamaica
Mexico
Ecuador
Guyana
India
Haiti
Bangladesh
El Salvador
New York 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 (%)
Dominican Republic 506549 11.20
China 483515 10.69
Jamaica 234051 5.17
Mexico 213439 4.72
Ecuador 176084 3.89
Guyana 168177 3.72
India 158855 3.51
Haiti 127027 2.81
Bangladesh 114714 2.54
El Salvador 109711 2.42
Colombia 109277 2.42
Trinidad and Tobago 92468 2.04
Philippines 89483 1.98
Italy 86021 1.90
Korea 83124 1.84
Russia 79742 1.76
Ukraine 77987 1.72
Poland 68651 1.52
Pakistan 61968 1.37
Guatemala 60900 1.35
Canada 58625 1.30
Peru 54529 1.21
Honduras 54122 1.20
Hong Kong 43388 0.96
Germany 40273 0.89
Ghana 35973 0.80
Nigeria 32816 0.73
Uzbekistan 32766 0.72
Israel 30319 0.67
Taiwan 30267 0.67
Greece 29724 0.66
Brazil 29640 0.66
Japan 27898 0.62
Ireland 27106 0.60
Egypt 27048 0.60
Albania 26905 0.60
Barbados 26685 0.59
France 25567 0.56
Vietnam 25535 0.56
Cuba 24331 0.54
England 23768 0.53
Grenada 23073 0.51
Argentina 21415 0.47
Romania 21003 0.46
Turkey 20678 0.46
Panama 18447 0.41
Belarus 17957 0.40
Iran 17849 0.40
Venezuela 17311 0.38
Yemen 16247 0.36
Nepal 16178 0.36
Burma 15234 0.34
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 14887 0.33
Spain 14114 0.31
Thailand 13700 0.30
Australia 13272 0.29
Chile 12397 0.27
Malaysia 11873 0.26
Portugal 11111 0.25
Morocco 10418 0.23
Dominica 9759 0.22
Nicaragua 9547 0.21
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9335 0.21
Czechoslovakia 9244 0.20
Hungary 8888 0.20
Afghanistan 8776 0.19
Syria 8160 0.18
Lebanon 8123 0.18
Costa Rica 7808 0.17
Senegal 7610 0.17
Sri Lanka 7460 0.17
Moldova 7177 0.16
Belize 7160 0.16
Croatia 7059 0.16
Iraq 6448 0.14
Jordan 6287 0.14
Indonesia 6128 0.14
Ethiopia 6008 0.13
Kazakhstan 5749 0.13
Bulgaria 5590 0.12
Belgium 5268 0.12
Netherlands 5188 0.12
Scotland 5070 0.11
Serbia 5020 0.11
Austria 5000 0.11
Liberia 4802 0.11
Uruguay 4783 0.11
North Macedonia 4696 0.10
Switzerland 4527 0.10
Kenya 4444 0.10
Singapore 4094 0.09
Sweden 4083 0.09
Sudan 3594 0.08
Latvia 3389 0.08
Saudi Arabia 3294 0.07
Cambodia 3288 0.07
Somalia 3207 0.07
Sierra Leone 2949 0.07
Lithuania 2830 0.06
Democratic Republic of Congo 2438 0.05
Armenia 2388 0.05
Laos 2149 0.05
Denmark 2100 0.05
Norway 2031 0.05
Bahamas 1821 0.04
Kuwait 1681 0.04
Zimbabwe 1607 0.04
Cameroon 1597 0.04
Congo 1395 0.03
Uganda 1393 0.03
Eritrea 1028 0.02
Cabo Verde 184 0.00
Micronesia 155 0.00
Fiji 61 0.00
Azores Islands 47 0.00