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Foreign Born   
2000   
Country of BirthPopulation% of Foreign Born% of Total Population
Mexico586,24841.11%7.09%
Poland137,8849.67%1.67%
India77,4915.43%0.94%
Philippines63,3634.44%0.77%
Korea35,6252.50%0.43%
China; excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan32,4362.27%0.39%
Germany26,6061.87%0.32%
Italy26,0261.83%0.31%
Ukraine20,2491.42%0.24%
Guatemala19,3521.36%0.23%
Pakistan18,8981.33%0.23%
Greece18,0521.27%0.22%
United Kingdom16,0771.13%0.19%
Canada15,4681.08%0.19%
Russia15,4321.08%0.19%
Vietnam14,8191.04%0.18%
Yugoslavia14,5471.02%0.18%
Ecuador12,2960.86%0.15%
Romania11,6250.82%0.14%
Ireland10,6510.75%0.13%
Japan10,4660.73%0.13%
Colombia10,2240.72%0.12%
Cuba9,7140.68%0.12%
Iraq9,5130.67%0.11%
Bosnia and Herzegovina9,1890.64%0.11%
Jamaica7,5470.53%0.09%
Taiwan7,2860.51%0.09%
Czechoslovakia7,2060.51%0.09%
Nigeria6,7990.48%0.08%
El Salvador6,7400.47%0.08%
Honduras6,4590.45%0.08%
Iran5,4770.38%0.07%
Hong Kong5,4520.38%0.07%
Jordan5,2850.37%0.06%
Peru5,0480.35%0.06%
Thailand5,0430.35%0.06%
Israel4,6380.33%0.06%
Haiti4,1970.29%0.05%
France4,0870.29%0.05%
Syria4,0510.28%0.05%
Austria3,7140.26%0.04%
Belarus3,7090.26%0.04%
Hungary3,5350.25%0.04%
Ghana3,1120.22%0.04%
Argentina2,9240.21%0.04%
Brazil2,8870.20%0.03%
Cambodia2,7260.19%0.03%
Turkey2,5730.18%0.03%
Laos2,5000.18%0.03%
Lebanon2,3360.16%0.03%
Dominican Republic2,3190.16%0.03%
Netherlands2,1840.15%0.03%
Egypt2,1530.15%0.03%
Sweden2,0510.14%0.02%
Venezuela1,8630.13%0.02%
Spain1,7600.12%0.02%
South Africa1,5920.11%0.02%
Panama1,5510.11%0.02%
Australia1,4790.10%0.02%
Bangladesh1,4660.10%0.02%
Indonesia1,4650.10%0.02%
Malaysia1,4150.10%0.02%
Chile1,3490.09%0.02%
Nicaragua1,3270.09%0.02%
Ethiopia1,2970.09%0.02%
Trinidad and Tobago1,1170.08%0.01%
Costa Rica1,0780.08%0.01%
Bolivia9200.06%0.01%
Guyana8690.06%0.01%
Afghanistan5110.04%0.01%
Barbados2470.02%0.00%
Portugal2350.02%0.00%
Armenia1700.01%0.00%
Sierra Leone1320.01%0.00%
Other Countries57,8464.06%0.70%
Total Foreign Born1,425,978100%17.24%
Total Population8,272,768  
Source: U.S. Census, 2000