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List of United States cities by foreign-born population
List of U.S. cities over 200,000 population, by foreign-born population, 2009
This table covers only central cities, not metropolitan areas.
Source: U.S. Census
| City
|
Total pop.
|
Foreign-born
(FB) pop.
|
FB %
of total
|
Rank
by FB %
|
| Hialeah, Florida
|
218,901
|
162,951
|
74.4
|
1
|
| Miami, Florida
|
433,143
|
244,352
|
56.4
|
2
|
| Santa Ana, California
|
340,378
|
166,960
|
49.1
|
3
|
| Fremont, California
|
205,521
|
88,211
|
42.9
|
4
|
| Los Angeles, California
|
3,831,880
|
1,521,119
|
39.7
|
5
|
| San Jose, California
|
964,679
|
367,711
|
38.1
|
6
|
| Anaheim, California
|
337,899
|
127,111
|
37.6
|
7
|
| New York, New York
|
8,391,881
|
2,996,580
|
35.7
|
8
|
| Irvine, California
|
209,707
|
74,225
|
35.4
|
9
|
| Jersey City, New Jersey
|
242,513
|
84,583
|
34.9
|
10
|
| Irving, Texas
|
205,549
|
70,263
|
34.2
|
11
|
| San Francisco, California
|
815,358
|
278,369
|
34.1
|
12
|
| Chula Vista, California
|
223,746
|
71,797
|
32.1
|
13
|
| Hudson Valley, New York
|
201,073
|
62,818
|
31.2
|
14
|
| Oakland, California
|
409,151
|
116,794
|
28.5
|
15
|
| Houston, Texas
|
2,260,918
|
644,167
|
28.5
|
16
|
| Laredo, Texas
|
226,419
|
62,653
|
27.7
|
17
|
| Stockton, California
|
287,584
|
79,511
|
27.6
|
18
|
| Garland, Texas
|
222,013
|
60,187
|
27.1
|
19
|
| Long Beach, California
|
462,594
|
124,340
|
26.9
|
20
|
| Newark, New Jersey
|
278,157
|
74,762
|
26.9
|
21
|
| Honolulu, Hawaii (CDP)
|
374,658
|
96,752
|
25.8
|
22
|
| Paradise, Nevada (CDP)
|
202,987
|
51,090
|
25.2
|
23
|
| Boston, Massachusetts
|
645,187
|
161,740
|
25.1
|
24
|
| San Diego, California
|
1,306,228
|
325,819
|
24.9
|
25
|
| North Las Vegas, Nevada
|
224,416
|
55,805
|
24.9
|
26
|
| Dallas, Texas
|
1,299,590
|
322,072
|
24.8
|
27
|
| El Paso, Texas
|
620,440
|
151,295
|
24.4
|
28
|
| Riverside, California
|
297,863
|
69,792
|
23.4
|
29
|
| Plano, Texas
|
273,381
|
62,217
|
22.8
|
30
|
| Aurora, Colorado
|
323,288
|
70,747
|
21.9
|
31
|
| Sacramento, California
|
466,685
|
102,076
|
21.9
|
32
|
| Arlington, Virginia (CDP)
|
217,483
|
47,379
|
21.8
|
33
|
| Phoenix, Arizona
|
1,593,660
|
346,430
|
21.7
|
34
|
| Las Vegas, Nevada
|
567,610
|
119,437
|
21
|
35
|
| Chicago, Illinois
|
2,850,502
|
588,480
|
20.6
|
36
|
| Fresno, California
|
479,911
|
97,316
|
20.3
|
37
|
| Austin, Texas
|
790,593
|
159,353
|
20.2
|
38
|
| Arlington, Texas
|
380,072
|
76,440
|
20.1
|
39
|
| Fort Worth, Texas
|
731,588
|
131,197
|
17.9
|
40
|
| Reno, Nevada
|
219,649
|
37,964
|
17.3
|
41
|
| Seattle, Washington
|
616,669
|
105,154
|
17.1
|
42
|
| Tucson, Arizona
|
543,907
|
90,794
|
16.7
|
43
|
| Orlando, Florida
|
235,876
|
39,210
|
16.6
|
44
|
| Bakersfield, California
|
324,479
|
53,480
|
16.5
|
45
|
| Denver, Colorado
|
610,345
|
95,585
|
15.7
|
46
|
| Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
385,384
|
59,093
|
15.3
|
47
|
| St. Paul, Minnesota
|
281,244
|
42,669
|
15.2
|
48
|
| Modesto, California
|
202,740
|
30,464
|
15
|
49
|
| Tampa, Florida
|
343,879
|
50,377
|
14.6
|
50
|
| Glendale, Arizona
|
253,210
|
36,197
|
14.3
|
51
|
| Charlotte, North Carolina
|
704,417
|
96,734
|
13.7
|
52
|
| San Antonio, Texas
|
1,373,677
|
180,895
|
13.2
|
53
|
| Durham, North Carolina
|
229,147
|
30,174
|
13.2
|
54
|
| Raleigh, North Carolina
|
405,197
|
53,154
|
13.1
|
55
|
| Scottsdale, Arizona
|
237,834
|
30,074
|
12.6
|
56
|
| Chandler, Arizona
|
249,515
|
31,551
|
12.6
|
57
|
| Portland, Oregon
|
566,606
|
71,380
|
12.6
|
58
|
| Mesa, Arizona
|
467,178
|
56,895
|
12.2
|
59
|
| Washington, D.C.
|
599,657
|
72,110
|
12
|
60
|
| Henderson, Nevada
|
256,424
|
30,462
|
11.9
|
61
|
| Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
|
605,466
|
70,404
|
11.6
|
62
|
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
1,547,297
|
179,444
|
11.6
|
63
|
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
229,826
|
26,064
|
11.3
|
64
|
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
560,226
|
63,199
|
11.3
|
65
|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
529,216
|
57,298
|
10.8
|
66
|
| Columbus, Ohio
|
773,021
|
83,091
|
10.7
|
67
|
| Des Moines, Iowa
|
200,569
|
21,050
|
10.5
|
68
|
| Greensboro, North Carolina
|
255,141
|
26,410
|
10.4
|
69
|
| St. Petersburg, Florida
|
244,318
|
25,094
|
10.3
|
70
|
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
605,027
|
59,785
|
9.9
|
71
|
| Anchorage, Alaska (municipality)
|
286,174
|
27,107
|
9.5
|
72
|
| Omaha, Nebraska
|
454,714
|
43,029
|
9.5
|
73
|
| Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
389,369
|
36,514
|
9.4
|
74
|
| Gilbert, Arizona (town)
|
222,092
|
20,606
|
9.3
|
75
|
| Jacksonville, Florida
|
813,518
|
73,992
|
9.1
|
76
|
| Wichita, Kansas
|
372,194
|
33,608
|
9
|
77
|
| Boise City, Idaho
|
205,698
|
18,221
|
8.9
|
78
|
| Madison, Wisconsin
|
235,410
|
20,736
|
8.8
|
79
|
| Virginia Beach, Virginia
|
433,575
|
36,727
|
8.5
|
80
|
| Corpus Christi, Texas
|
287,231
|
23,315
|
8.1
|
81
|
| Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky (urban county)
|
296,545
|
23,967
|
8.1
|
82
|
| Indianapolis (balance), Indiana
|
807,640
|
63,241
|
7.8
|
83
|
| Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
399,803
|
31,266
|
7.8
|
84
|
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
251,825
|
19,055
|
7.6
|
85
|
| Atlanta, Georgia
|
540,932
|
39,733
|
7.3
|
86
|
| Buffalo, New York
|
270,221
|
19,618
|
7.3
|
87
|
| Kansas City, Missouri
|
482,228
|
34,085
|
7.1
|
88
|
| Lincoln, Nebraska
|
254,008
|
17,128
|
6.7
|
89
|
| Detroit, Michigan
|
910,848
|
60,170
|
6.6
|
90
|
| Rochester, New York
|
207,291
|
13,454
|
6.5
|
91
|
| Baltimore, Maryland
|
637,418
|
41,343
|
6.5
|
92
|
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
311,640
|
19,993
|
6.4
|
93
|
| Norfolk, Virginia
|
233,333
|
14,562
|
6.2
|
94
|
| Richmond, Virginia
|
204,451
|
12,301
|
6
|
95
|
| St. Louis, Missouri
|
356,587
|
21,177
|
5.9
|
96
|
| Spokane, Washington
|
203,268
|
11,562
|
5.7
|
97
|
| Louisville, Kentucky ("balance")
|
566,492
|
31,315
|
5.5
|
98
|
| Memphis, Tennessee
|
676,646
|
36,519
|
5.4
|
99
|
| New Orleans, Louisiana
|
354,850
|
18,968
|
5.3
|
100
|
| Lubbock, Texas
|
225,865
|
10,709
|
4.7
|
101
|
| Akron, Ohio
|
207,208
|
9,526
|
4.6
|
102
|
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
225,388
|
10,235
|
4.5
|
103
|
| Cleveland, Ohio
|
431,369
|
19,495
|
4.5
|
104
|
| Chesapeake, Virginia
|
222,455
|
9,838
|
4.4
|
105
|
| Birmingham, Alabama
|
231,824
|
8,883
|
3.8
|
106
|
| Cincinnati, Ohio
|
333,013
|
11,471
|
3.4
|
107
|
| Toledo, Ohio
|
316,164
|
8,793
|
2.8
|
108
|
| Montgomery, Alabama
|
201,465
|
5,454
|
2.7
|
109
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