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U.S. MIGRATION, BY PLACE OF ORIGIN, 2011
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  Percent of U.S. population who are foreign born  Percent of foreign born population who were born in
  Percent Rank (1) Latin
America		 Asia Europe Other
Alabama 3.4% 43 54.9% 26.7% 11.8% 6.6%
Alaska 7.1 25 16.1 52.0 21.1 10.8
Arizona 13.4 13 65.3 17.8 10.1 6.8
Arkansas 4.4 37 64.4 21.2 7.3 7.1
California 27.0 1 53.4 36.6 6.5 3.5
Colorado 9.7 19 55.9 21.6 13.7 8.8
Connecticut 13.4 13 41.0 23.3 27.6 8.1
Delaware 8.4 21 41.1 30.0 15.2 13.7
D.C. 13.5 11 44.9 18.8 20.3 16.0
Florida 19.4 4 75.0 10.0 10.4 4.6
Georgia 9.6 20 54.0 26.8 8.9 10.3
Hawaii 17.9 6 4.4 78.6 5.0 12.0
Idaho 6.0 29 58.6 19.5 13.9 8.0
Illinois 14.0 9 47.6 27.4 20.8 4.2
Indiana 4.7 34 48.1 29.4 14.4 8.1
Iowa 4.4 37 39.9 33.6 15.7 10.8
Kansas 6.9 26 54.9 30.0 7.5 7.6
Kentucky 3.2 44 38.4 32.9 15.4 13.3
Louisiana 3.8 42 52.5 32.1 10.1 5.3
Maine 3.2 44 9.3 26.1 24.0 40.6
Maryland 13.9 10 40.2 32.4 10.4 17.0
Massachusetts 14.9 8 35.7 29.3 23.3 11.7
Michigan 6.1 28 18.5 46.1 24.1 11.3
Minnesota 7.3 23 28.1 35.8 11.8 24.3
Mississippi 2.2 49 53.3 31.0 9.6 6.1
Missouri 4.0 39 30.8 36.0 22.1 11.1
Montana 2.0 50 10.5 24.3 31.5 33.7
Nebraska 6.3 27 57.0 27.0 7.6 8.4
Nevada 19.2 5 58.9 28.1 8.3 4.7
New Hampshire 5.6 31 20.3 34.8 25.8 19.1
New Jersey 21.5 3 46.1 31.3 17.1 5.5
New Mexico 10.1 17 79.5 10.1 7.7 2.7
New York 22.2 2 49.2 27.2 18.0 5.6
North Carolina 7.3 23 58.1 22.6 11.1 8.2
North Dakota 2.4 48 8.3 43.7 16.0 32.0
Ohio 4.0 39 20.6 38.3 25.2 15.9
Oklahoma 5.5 32 59.3 25.4 8.3 7.0
Oregon 9.8 18 46.8 29.4 15.0 8.8
Pennsylvania 5.9 30 29.5 37.5 24.1 8.9
Rhode Island 13.5 11 46.0 17.4 23.2 13.4
South Carolina 4.7 34 53.7 22.2 18.3 5.8
South Dakota 2.7 47 33.8 29.1 15.0 22.1
Tennessee 4.8 33 47.6 27.0 12.7 12.7
Texas 16.4 7 72.2 18.5 4.5 4.8
Utah 8.4 21 61.5 16.7 11.5 10.3
Vermont 3.9 41 12.3 25.6 30.3 31.8
Virginia 11.1 16 36.4 40.7 11.4 11.5
Washington 13.3 15 30.7 39.8 17.2 12.3
West Virginia 1.3 51 22.6 41.7 24.4 11.3
Wisconsin 4.7 34 39.4 32.4 19.9 8.3
Wyoming 3.2 44 62.1 17.1 11.9 8.9
United States 13.0%   52.6% 28.6% 12.1% 6.7%

(1) States with the same percentage receive the same rank.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

 

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U.S. MIGRATION, BY PLACE OF ORIGIN, 2008
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  Percent of U.S. population who are foreign born  Percent of foreign born population who were born in
  Percent Rank (1) Latin
America		 Asia Europe Other
Alabama 2.8% 44 50.8% 27.3% 14.2% 7.7%
Alaska 6.5 24 18.5 53.1 15.3 13.1
Arizona 14.3 9 71.0 13.4 9.0 6.6
Arkansas 3.8 38 66.0 19.3 9.4 5.3
California 26.8 1 54.6 34.8 6.9 3.7
Colorado 10.1 17 57.5 19.6 15.2 7.7
Connecticut 13.0 12 40.7 22.1 30.1 7.1
Delaware 7.7 22 43.3 31.1 14.0 11.6
D.C. 13.2 11 47.0 19.0 16.9 17.1
Florida 18.5 5 73.8 10.0 10.9 5.3
Georgia 9.4 20 53.6 25.0 10.3 11.1
Hawaii 17.8 6 6.7 75.0 5.5 12.8
Idaho 5.9 26 57.3 18.9 14.8 9.0
Illinois 13.8 10 47.8 25.2 23.1 3.9
Indiana 4.0 35 49.2 27.2 16.2 7.4
Iowa 3.7 39 40.2 33.3 16.6 9.9
Kansas 5.9 26 55.9 28.4 8.8 6.9
Kentucky 2.8 44 39.1 31.9 20.6 8.4
Louisiana 3.1 42 46.3 36.8 11.6 5.3
Maine 3.0 43 6.4 23.9 31.1 38.6
Maryland 12.4 13 37.0 32.6 13.5 16.9
Massachusetts 14.4 8 34.6 27.9 25.3 12.2
Michigan 5.8 28 19.5 43.9 25.7 10.9
Minnesota 6.5 24 27.6 36.9 13.8 21.7
Mississippi 2.1 49 50.6 28.2 14.6 6.6
Missouri 3.6 41 31.4 33.0 23.5 12.1
Montana 2.2 48 13.2 29.0 29.1 28.7
Nebraska 5.5 29 57.0 21.7 11.3 10.0
Nevada 18.9 4 60.8 24.8 8.9 5.5
New Hampshire 5.0 31 21.5 30.5 27.1 20.9
New Jersey 19.8 3 45.1 31.5 17.8 5.6
New Mexico 9.6 19 78.7 10.3 7.3 3.7
New York 21.7 2 49.3 25.6 19.7 5.4
North Carolina 7.0 23 59.4 20.9 11.6 8.1
North Dakota 2.3 46 11.1 26.7 29.9 32.3
Ohio 3.7 39 19.5 35.9 29.6 15.0
Oklahoma 5.0 31 56.9 26.7 10.1 6.3
Oregon 9.7 18 47.0 27.0 17.2 8.8
Pennsylvania 5.3 30 25.8 36.9 27.1 10.2
Rhode Island 12.2 15 44.3 15.9 23.0 16.8
South Carolina 4.4 33 51.7 21.2 21.2 5.9
South Dakota 1.9 50 28.8 30.3 23.5 17.4
Tennessee 4.0 35 46.4 29.8 12.0 11.8
Texas 16.0 7 74.1 17.0 4.4 4.5
Utah 8.3 21 60.5 17.8 11.5 10.2
Vermont 3.9 37 9.0 25.3 38.3 27.4
Virginia 10.2 16 36.1 40.8 12.5 10.6
Washington 12.3 14 30.6 39.2 18.0 12.2
West Virginia 1.3 51 27.6 41.6 24.4 6.4
Wisconsin 4.4 33 40.6 30.4 22.5 6.5
Wyoming 2.3 46 47.8 23.9 18.3 10.0
United States 12.5%   53.1% 27.3% 13.1% 6.5%

(1) States with the same percentage receive the same rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

 
U.S. MIGRATION, BY PLACE OF ORIGIN, 2009
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  Percent of U.S. population who are foreign born  Percent of foreign born population who were born in
  Percent Rank (1) Latin
America		 Asia Europe Other
Alabama 3.1% 44 51.0% 28.3% 12.5% 8.2%
Alaska 7.0 24 23.7 51.6 13.3 11.4
Arizona 14.0 9 69.4 15.0 8.9 6.7
Arkansas 4.2 36 65.5 20.2 9.6 4.7
California 26.9 1 54.8 35.1 6.7 3.4
Colorado 9.7 18 58.0 21.5 13.5 7.0
Connecticut 13.1 11 42.7 21.5 28.1 7.7
Delaware 8.4 21 41.9 31.0 14.6 12.5
D.C. 12.0 15 49.0 17.3 16.9 16.8
Florida 18.8 5 74.8 10.0 10.5 4.7
Georgia 9.4 20 54.6 25.0 10.0 10.4
Hawaii 17.3 6 4.8 78.2 5.5 11.5
Idaho 6.3 26 59.1 15.3 17.1 8.5
Illinois 13.5 10 47.6 25.8 22.7 3.9
Indiana 4.4 35 47.8 27.6 16.4 8.2
Iowa 3.9 38 42.0 33.8 15.2 9.0
Kansas 6.1 28 57.8 26.8 8.8 6.6
Kentucky 3.0 46 40.4 30.7 18.0 10.9
Louisiana 3.4 41 49.5 32.4 10.7 7.4
Maine 3.3 42 8.1 22.6 24.9 44.4
Maryland 12.8 12 37.6 32.8 12.2 17.4
Massachusetts 14.3 8 34.8 27.6 25.9 11.7
Michigan 6.2 27 19.3 45.5 25.0 10.2
Minnesota 6.8 25 29.2 36.3 12.9 21.6
Mississippi 2.0 49 49.5 31.1 12.5 6.9
Missouri 3.6 40 30.1 35.7 23.6 10.6
Montana 2.0 49 16.2 28.1 33.1 22.6
Nebraska 5.9 29 57.4 26.2 5.9 10.5
Nevada 19.2 4 58.7 26.8 8.7 5.8
New Hampshire 5.2 31 22.9 29.8 25.7 21.6
New Jersey 20.2 3 45.2 31.1 18.1 5.6
New Mexico 9.8 17 78.3 9.5 7.9 4.3
New York 21.4 2 48.8 26.4 19.2 5.6
North Carolina 7.1 23 57.3 22.2 11.7 8.8
North Dakota 2.4 48 11.5 25.7 16.1 46.7
Ohio 3.8 39 20.5 36.6 27.7 15.2
Oklahoma 5.1 32 60.4 23.4 7.9 8.3
Oregon 9.6 19 48.0 27.7 16.4 7.9
Pennsylvania 5.5 30 26.9 36.4 26.4 10.3
Rhode Island 12.7 13 43.4 16.6 23.6 16.4
South Carolina 4.5 33 52.3 24.1 16.6 7.0
South Dakota 2.7 47 22.4 31.4 23.2 23.0
Tennessee 4.2 36 46.9 29.6 12.0 11.5
Texas 16.1 7 73.4 17.6 4.6 4.4
Utah 7.8 22 59.6 18.5 11.1 10.8
Vermont 3.3 42 6.1 24.3 38.7 30.9
Virginia 10.2 16 35.7 41.4 11.7 11.2
Washington 12.2 14 30.2 39.0 18.4 12.4
West Virginia 1.3 51 19.8 51.6 16.5 12.1
Wisconsin 4.5 33 41.2 31.2 20.3 7.3
Wyoming 3.1 44 59.0 16.4 13.2 11.4
United States 12.5%   53.1% 27.7% 12.7% 6.5%

(1) States with the same percentage receive the same rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

 
U.S. MIGRATION, BY PLACE OF ORIGIN, 2010
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  Percent of U.S. population who are foreign born  Percent of foreign born population who were born in
  Percent Rank (1) Latin
America		 Asia Europe Other
Alabama 3.5% 43 58.0% 26.3% 9.9% 5.8%
Alaska 6.9 25 19.2 52.3 17.0 11.5
Arizona 13.4 13 66.8 17.0 9.2 7.0
Arkansas 4.5 36 66.5 19.4 7.4 6.7
California 27.2 1 54.0 35.9 6.6 3.5
Colorado 9.8 18 55.3 21.3 13.8 9.6
Connecticut 13.6 11 42.1 22.0 28.5 7.4
Delaware 8.0 21 47.2 30.9 12.8 9.1
D.C. 13.5 12 44.1 18.6 17.5 19.8
Florida 19.4 4 75.2 9.7 10.6 4.5
Georgia 9.7 20 54.7 26.1 9.4 9.8
Hawaii 18.2 6 5.1 76.8 5.1 13.0
Idaho 5.5 30 62.4 11.8 16.4 9.4
Illinois 13.7 10 47.9 26.5 22.1 3.5
Indiana 4.6 34 47.6 29.4 14.1 8.9
Iowa 4.6 34 42.7 29.7 15.8 11.8
Kansas 6.5 26 56.8 27.1 8.9 7.2
Kentucky 3.2 45 42.7 30.9 18.0 8.4
Louisiana 3.8 42 53.7 31.5 9.1 5.7
Maine 3.4 44 9.2 26.8 23.9 40.1
Maryland 13.9 9 38.8 33.1 10.8 17.3
Massachusetts 15.0 8 36.2 29.1 23.5 11.2
Michigan 6.0 28 20.1 46.0 22.6 11.3
Minnesota 7.1 24 27.4 37.2 11.1 24.3
Mississippi 2.1 49 51.9 33.6 10.8 3.7
Missouri 3.9 41 30.8 35.4 22.0 11.8
Montana 2.0 50 11.2 23.8 37.1 27.9
Nebraska 6.1 27 54.7 24.6 9.9 10.8
Nevada 18.8 5 57.2 29.8 8.5 4.5
New Hampshire 5.3 32 20.3 33.0 23.9 22.8
New Jersey 21.0 3 46.2 30.8 17.2 5.8
New Mexico 9.9 17 79.7 10.1 7.8 2.4
New York 22.2 2 50.1 26.8 17.8 5.3
North Carolina 7.5 23 57.6 22.7 10.5 9.2
North Dakota 2.5 48 7.2 37.7 21.2 33.9
Ohio 4.1 40 21.4 37.7 26.4 14.5
Oklahoma 5.5 30 58.8 26.1 7.4 7.7
Oregon 9.8 18 46.5 29.1 15.4 9.0
Pennsylvania 5.8 29 29.9 37.7 22.3 10.1
Rhode Island 12.8 15 44.3 18.6 22.3 14.8
South Carolina 4.7 33 54.8 20.4 16.9 7.9
South Dakota 2.7 47 25.8 29.4 19.0 25.8
Tennessee 4.5 36 49.4 26.8 11.3 12.5
Texas 16.4 7 72.8 18.6 4.2 4.4
Utah 8.0 21 62.3 16.8 11.1 9.8
Vermont 4.4 39 10.1 28.1 30.5 31.3
Virginia 11.4 16 37.1 39.7 11.3 11.9
Washington 13.1 14 31.3 40.2 16.8 11.7
West Virginia 1.2 51 23.6 43.8 19.0 13.6
Wisconsin 4.5 36 43.3 32.7 18.2 5.8
Wyoming 2.8 46 56.9 18.4 16.0 8.7
United States 12.9%   53.1% 28.2% 12.1% 6.6%

(1) States with the same percentage receive the same rank.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey.