United States Foreign Born

2000   
Country of BirthPopulation% Foreign Born% Total Population
Mexico9,177,48729.50%3.26%
Philippines1,369,0704.40%0.49%
India1,022,5523.29%0.36%
China; excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan988,8573.18%0.35%
Vietnam988,1743.18%0.35%
Cuba872,7162.81%0.31%
Korea864,1252.78%0.31%
Canada820,7712.64%0.29%
El Salvador817,3362.63%0.29%
Germany706,7042.27%0.25%
Dominican Republic687,6772.21%0.24%
United Kingdom677,7512.18%0.24%
Jamaica553,8271.78%0.20%
Colombia509,8721.64%0.18%
Guatemala480,6651.55%0.17%
Italy473,3381.52%0.17%
Poland466,7421.50%0.17%
Haiti419,3171.35%0.15%
Japan347,5391.12%0.12%
Russia340,1771.09%0.12%
Taiwan326,2151.05%0.12%
Ecuador298,6260.96%0.11%
Iran283,2260.91%0.10%
Honduras282,8520.91%0.10%
Peru278,1860.89%0.10%
Ukraine275,1530.88%0.10%
Pakistan223,4770.72%0.08%
Nicaragua220,3350.71%0.08%
Brazil212,4280.68%0.08%
Guyana211,1890.68%0.08%
Laos204,2840.66%0.07%
Hong Kong203,5800.65%0.07%
Portugal203,1190.65%0.07%
Trinidad and Tobago197,3980.63%0.07%
Thailand169,8010.55%0.06%
Greece165,7500.53%0.06%
Ireland156,4740.50%0.06%
France151,1540.49%0.05%
Cambodia136,9780.44%0.05%
Romania135,9660.44%0.05%
Nigeria134,9400.43%0.05%
Argentina125,2180.40%0.04%
Yugoslavia113,9870.37%0.04%
Egypt113,3960.36%0.04%
Israel109,7190.35%0.04%
Venezuela107,0310.34%0.04%
Lebanon105,9100.34%0.04%
Panama105,1770.34%0.04%
Bosnia and Herzegovina98,7660.32%0.04%
Bangladesh95,2940.31%0.03%
Netherlands94,5700.30%0.03%
Hungary92,0170.30%0.03%
Iraq89,8920.29%0.03%
Czechoslovakia83,0810.27%0.03%
Spain82,8580.27%0.03%
Chile80,8040.26%0.03%
Turkey78,3780.25%0.03%
Indonesia72,5520.23%0.03%
Costa Rica71,8700.23%0.03%
Ethiopia69,5310.22%0.02%
Ghana65,5720.21%0.02%
Armenia65,2800.21%0.02%
Austria63,6480.20%0.02%
South Africa63,5580.20%0.02%
Australia60,9650.20%0.02%
Syria54,5610.18%0.02%
Bolivia53,2780.17%0.02%
Barbados52,1720.17%0.02%
Sweden49,7240.16%0.02%
Malaysia49,4590.16%0.02%
Jordan46,7940.15%0.02%
Afghanistan45,1950.15%0.02%
Belarus38,5030.12%0.01%
Sierra Leone20,8310.07%0.01%
Other Countries1,532,4704.93%0.54%
Total Foreign Born31,107,889100%11.05%
Total Population281,421,906  
Source: U.S. Census, 2000