Share of foreign-born residents, by country of origin U.S. 2018

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Veera Korhonen,
Dec 18, 2024
This statistic shows the leading countries of origin for foreign-born residents of the United States in 2018. In that year, 24.98 percent of foreign-born residents in the United States were from Mexico.

Leading countries of origin for foreign-born residents of the United States in 2018

CharacteristicShare of foreign-born population
Mexico 24.98%
China 6.39%
India 5.89%
Philippines 4.49%
El Salvador 3.17%
Cuba 3%
Vietnam 2.96%
Dominican Republic 2.62%
Korea 2.36%
Guatemala 2.24%
Canada 1.83%
Colombia 1.77%
Jamaica 1.65%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of foreign-born population24.98%24.98%6.39%6.39%5.89%5.89%4.49%4.49%3.17%3.17%3%3%2.96%2.96%2.62%2.62%2.36%2.36%2.24%2.24%1.83%1.83%1.77%1.77%1.65%1.65%1.53%1.53%1.44%1.44%1.24%1.24%1.06%1.06%1.05%1.05%0.98%0.98%0.89%0.89%0.89%0.89%0.85%0.85%0.85%0.85%0.84%0.84%0.83%0.83%0.8%0.8%0.76%0.76%0.73%0.73%0.72%0.72%0.66%0.66%MexicoChinaIndiaPhilippinesEl SalvadorCubaVietnamDominican RepublicKoreaGuatemalaCanadaColombiaJamaicaHaitiHondurasGermanyBrazilPeruEcuadorPolandVenezuelaIranPakistanNigeriaRussiaJapanUnited Kingdom, otherUkraineItalyEngland
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Release date

August 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

Only the top 30 countries of origin are shown.

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