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The Foreign-Born Population in the United States by State

Top 10 states with the highest immigrant population

More than 25% of all the immigrants in the U.S. live in California, according to 2010 Census figures. New York follows with almost 11%. About 74% of the foreign-born population live in ten states.

State	Percent of foreign-born population
California	25.4%
New York	10.8
Texas	10.4
Florida	9.2
New Jersey	4.6
Massachusetts	2.5
Georgia	2.4
Virginia	2.3
Washington	2.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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