Washington 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 Washington was 1,116,529, which was 14.66% of the population of Washington.

The highest percentage of the Washington foreign-born population where born in Mexico (21.52%), followed by China (9.36%), and India (8.43%).

The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the Washington Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total Washington foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the Washington 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.
Washington Percentage of Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021
Mexico
China
India
Philippines
Vietnam
Korea
Canada
Ukraine
Russia
Ethiopia
Washington 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 240241 21.52
China 104485 9.36
India 94167 8.43
Philippines 72831 6.52
Vietnam 61030 5.47
Korea 47693 4.27
Canada 46899 4.20
Ukraine 36301 3.25
Russia 21295 1.91
Ethiopia 18680 1.67
Germany 17783 1.59
Japan 17447 1.56
Taiwan 16045 1.44
El Salvador 13592 1.22
Guatemala 13344 1.20
Kenya 11404 1.02
Cambodia 11309 1.01
Iran 10422 0.93
Thailand 9611 0.86
England 8912 0.80
Hong Kong 8726 0.78
Somalia 8358 0.75
Brazil 8194 0.73
Romania 7617 0.68
Laos 6020 0.54
Afghanistan 5621 0.50
Pakistan 5593 0.50
Honduras 5274 0.47
Colombia 5269 0.47
Iraq 5217 0.47
France 5184 0.46
Peru 4997 0.45
Eritrea 4932 0.44
Moldova 4910 0.44
Poland 4667 0.42
Australia 4364 0.39
Belarus 3859 0.35
Indonesia 3738 0.34
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3504 0.31
Netherlands 3400 0.31
Turkey 3212 0.29
Cuba 3211 0.29
Malaysia 3132 0.28
Micronesia 2966 0.27
Bulgaria 2932 0.26
Venezuela 2792 0.25
Nepal 2764 0.25
Israel 2667 0.24
Fiji 2591 0.23
Egypt 2543 0.23
Burma 2507 0.23
Ireland 2504 0.22
Uzbekistan 2502 0.22
Chile 2392 0.21
Kazakhstan 2389 0.21
Jamaica 2353 0.21
Argentina 2353 0.21
Italy 2326 0.21
Saudi Arabia 2303 0.21
Sweden 2227 0.20
Haiti 2202 0.20
Lebanon 2168 0.19
Nigeria 2164 0.19
Spain 2062 0.19
Scotland 2030 0.18
Morocco 1873 0.17
Czechoslovakia 1761 0.16
Denmark 1759 0.16
Ecuador 1715 0.15
Norway 1694 0.15
Singapore 1669 0.15
Dominican Republic 1621 0.14
Jordan 1581 0.14
Hungary 1569 0.14
Uganda 1554 0.14
Syria 1511 0.14
Trinidad and Tobago 1450 0.13
Armenia 1390 0.12
Nicaragua 1345 0.12
Ghana 1326 0.12
Bangladesh 1312 0.12
Democratic Republic of Congo 1277 0.11
Sudan 1260 0.11
Costa Rica 1248 0.11
Switzerland 1229 0.11
Panama 1194 0.11
Latvia 991 0.09
Sri Lanka 968 0.09
Greece 915 0.08
Belgium 879 0.08
Liberia 870 0.08
Lithuania 786 0.07
Portugal 749 0.07
Austria 657 0.06
Uruguay 641 0.06
Kuwait 629 0.06
Guyana 541 0.05
Serbia 540 0.05
Albania 469 0.04
Senegal 457 0.04
Belize 447 0.04
Croatia 437 0.04
Congo 427 0.04
Cameroon 362 0.03
Yemen 351 0.03
Zimbabwe 330 0.03
Sierra Leone 242 0.02
Bahamas 188 0.02
North Macedonia 168 0.02
Barbados 145 0.01
Grenada 58 0.01
Dominica 55 0.01
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53 0.01
Azores Islands 29 0.00