Utah 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 Utah was 273,434, which was 8.46% of the population of Utah.

The highest percentage of the Utah foreign-born population where born in Mexico (36.65%), followed by China (3.50%), and Canada (3.21%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Utah Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total Utah foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Utah 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.
Utah Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Mexico
China
Canada
India
El Salvador
Vietnam
Brazil
Peru
Philippines
Venezuela
Utah 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 (%)
Mexico 100215 36.65
China 9580 3.50
Canada 8768 3.21
India 8348 3.05
El Salvador 7704 2.82
Vietnam 7434 2.72
Brazil 7369 2.70
Peru 7120 2.60
Philippines 6677 2.44
Venezuela 6642 2.43
Guatemala 5995 2.19
Colombia 5190 1.90
Germany 4775 1.75
Korea 4035 1.48
Argentina 3479 1.27
England 2999 1.10
Chile 2926 1.07
Honduras 2655 0.97
Thailand 2263 0.83
Ecuador 2190 0.80
Iran 2127 0.78
Pakistan 1913 0.70
Japan 1861 0.68
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1848 0.68
Dominican Republic 1813 0.66
Iraq 1793 0.66
Netherlands 1734 0.63
Cambodia 1572 0.57
Russia 1420 0.52
Laos 1359 0.50
Taiwan 1297 0.47
Nepal 1297 0.47
Spain 1275 0.47
Australia 1257 0.46
Hong Kong 1249 0.46
Somalia 1190 0.44
France 894 0.33
Poland 876 0.32
Cuba 876 0.32
Micronesia 847 0.31
Burma 835 0.31
Nicaragua 744 0.27
Sudan 672 0.25
Afghanistan 664 0.24
Romania 657 0.24
Ukraine 633 0.23
Uruguay 626 0.23
Ethiopia 623 0.23
Czechoslovakia 596 0.22
Sweden 592 0.22
Congo 557 0.20
Italy 555 0.20
Nigeria 546 0.20
Greece 498 0.18
Denmark 496 0.18
Ghana 484 0.18
Hungary 479 0.18
Scotland 464 0.17
Costa Rica 448 0.16
Switzerland 447 0.16
Armenia 443 0.16
Jamaica 438 0.16
Saudi Arabia 418 0.15
Singapore 409 0.15
Indonesia 391 0.14
Egypt 391 0.14
Malaysia 383 0.14
Kenya 359 0.13
Norway 358 0.13
Croatia 345 0.13
Panama 331 0.12
Turkey 301 0.11
Bulgaria 290 0.11
Belarus 283 0.10
Moldova 281 0.10
Cabo Verde 269 0.10
Ireland 268 0.10
Belgium 262 0.10
Syria 255 0.09
Haiti 252 0.09
Eritrea 237 0.09
Lebanon 236 0.09
Kuwait 230 0.08
Austria 227 0.08
Zimbabwe 224 0.08
Fiji 211 0.08
Albania 208 0.08
Liberia 190 0.07
Jordan 177 0.07
Israel 175 0.06
Morocco 166 0.06
Bangladesh 163 0.06
Kazakhstan 157 0.06
Trinidad and Tobago 153 0.06
Sri Lanka 125 0.05
Portugal 124 0.05
Democratic Republic of Congo 121 0.04
Uganda 115 0.04
Belize 111 0.04
Serbia 107 0.04
Cameroon 99 0.04
Uzbekistan 87 0.03
Sierra Leone 85 0.03
Bahamas 71 0.03
Guyana 70 0.03
Lithuania 59 0.02
Latvia 38 0.01
Yemen 25 0.01
Azores Islands 23 0.01
North Macedonia 14 0.01
Dominica 7 0.00