As of 2021, 26.6 percent of California's population were born in a country other than the United States. New Jersey, New York, Florida, and Hawaii rounded out the top five states with the largest population of foreign born residents in that year. For the country as a whole, 13.6 percent of residents were foreign born.
Percentage of foreign-born population in the United States in 2021, by state
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US Census Bureau. (September 30, 2022). Percentage of foreign-born population in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/312701/percentage-of-population-foreign-born-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of foreign-born population in the United States in 2021, by state." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312701/percentage-of-population-foreign-born-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Percentage of foreign-born population in the United States in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/312701/percentage-of-population-foreign-born-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of Foreign-born Population in The United States in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/312701/percentage-of-population-foreign-born-in-the-us-by-state/
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Percentage of foreign-born population in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/312701/percentage-of-population-foreign-born-in-the-us-by-state/