States
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007-2009 American Community Survey Three-year Estimate
1 A metropolitan statistical area is defined as an urbanized area of 50,000 or more population. The "outside metropolitan statistical areas" category includes both micropolitan statistical areas (10,000 - 50,000 population) and territory outside of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.
- The 10 States with the Largest Foreign-born Populations; and,
- Population by Sex, Metropolitan Status, Nativity and U.S. Citizenship Status.
THE 10 STATES with the LARGEST FOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONS: 2009
2007 | 2008 | 2005 | 2009 | 2005 | ||||||||
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Total | Foreign-born | Total | Foreign-born | Total | Foreign-born | |||||||
U.S. State | Estimate | Estimate | Percent | Rank | Estimate | Estimate | Percent | Rank | Estimate | Estimate | Percent | Rank |
CA | 36,553,215 | 10,024,352 | 27.4% | 1 | 36,756,666 | 9,859,027 | 26.8% | 1 | 36,961,664 | 9,946,758 | 26.9% | 1 |
NY | 19,297,729 | 4,205,813 | 21.8% | 2 | 19,490,297 | 4,236,768 | 21.7% | 2 | 19,541,453 | 4,178,170 | 21.4% | 2 |
NJ | 8,685,920 | 1,731,202 | 19.9% | 3 | 8,682,661 | 1,718,034 | 19.8% | 3 | 8,707,740 | 1,759,467 | 20.2% | 3 |
NV | 2,565,382 | 497,821 | 19.4% | 4 | 2,600,167 | 490,717 | 18.9% | 4 | 2,643,085 | 506,505 | 19.2% | 4 |
FL | 18,251,243 | 3,440,918 | 18.9% | 5 | 18,328,340 | 3,391,511 | 18.5% | 5 | 18,537,969 | 3,484,141 | 18.8% | 5 |
HI | 1,283,388 | 221,448 | 17.3% | 6 | 1,288,198 | 229,348 | 17.8% | 6 | 1,295,178 | 224,227 | 17.3% | 6 |
TX | 23,904,380 | 3,828,904 | 16.0% | 7 | 24,326,974 | 3,887,224 | 16.0% | 7 | 24,782,302 | 3,985,239 | 16.1% | 7 |
MA | 6,449,755 | 913,957 | 14.2% | 9 | 6,497,967 | 937,200 | 14.4% | 8 | 6,593,587 | 943,335 | 14.3% | 8 |
AZ | 6,338,755 | 991,584 | 15.6% | 8 | 6,500,180 | 932,518 | 14.3% | 9 | 6,595,778 | 925,376 | 14.0% | 9 |
IL | 12,852,548 | 1,768,518 | 13.8% | 10 | 12,901,564 | 1,782,423 | 13.8% | 10 | 12,910,409 | 1,740,763 | 13.5% | 10 |
POPULATION BY SEX, METROPOLITAN STATUS, NATIVITY and U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS: 2009
Sex and metropolitan status 1 | Total | Native | Foreign-born | |||
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Number* | Percent | Number* | Percent | Number* | Percent | |
Both sexes | 301,483 | 100 | 264,733 | 100 | 36,749 | 100 |
...Inside metropolitan statistical area | 253,399 | 84.1 | 218,166 | 82.4 | 35,233 | 95.9 |
...Inside principal city | 97,364 | 32.3 | 79,843 | 30.2 | 17,520 | 47.7 |
...Outside principal city | 156,036 | 51.8 | 138,323 | 52.3 | 17,712 | 48.2 |
...Outside metropolitan statistical area | 48,083 | 15.9 | 46,567 | 17.6 | 1,517 | 4.1 |
* Numbers in thousands
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2009, Table 1.6