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Maps of the Foreign Born in the US Home > Maps of the Foreign Born in the US



Use our maps to learn about the settlement patterns and concentration of various immigrant populations in the United States. View a map capturing the locations where US retirees lived in Mexico in 2000. To locate the map on the page, click on its title.
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States with the Largest and Fastest-Growing Populations of Foreign Born (2006)

The foreign born as percentage of total county population, 2000

The number of foreign born by county, 2000

Foreign born in the Hurricane Katrina disaster areas, 2000
Foreign born in the Hurricane Rita disaster areas, 2000
US-born senior population in Mexico, 2000


States with the Largest and Fastest-Growing Populations of Foreign Born (2006)
Two in three immigrants lived in six states in 2006; Delaware, South Carolina, and Nevada were among 10 states that had more than 40 percent growth of their immigrant population between 2000 and 2006.
View state ranking tables.
Check out our collection of frequently requested statistics on immigrants in the United States.

The foreign born as percentage of total county population, 2000
Below are links to the maps showing the distribution of the five largest foreign-born groups according to the results of Census 2000 and the 2006 American Community Survey. These maps demonstrate that the foreign born are not evenly distributed across the United States but are concentrated in certain regions, states, and urban areas.
Foreign born population, 2000
The foreign born in the United States as percentage of total county population, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born in the United States here.

State Proportion of the Mexican Born Population in the United States, 2006
The foreign born from Mexico as percentage of total county population, 2000
Read the profile of the foreign born from Mexico here
and the profile of Mexican-born workers in the US labor force here.

Foreign born population from the Philippines, 2000
The foreign born from the Philippines as percentage of total county population, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from the Philippines here.

Foreign born from India, 2000
The foreign born from China as percentage of total county population, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from India here.

Foreign born from China, 2000
The foreign born from China as percentage of total county population, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from China here.

Foreign born from Vietnam, 2000
The foreign born from Vietnam as percentage of total county population, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from Vietnam here.

The number of foreign born by county, 2000

Foreign born from South America, 2000
The number of foreign born from South America by county, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from South America here

Foreign born from the Caribbean, 2000
The number of foreign born from the Caribbean by county, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from the Caribbean here.

Foreign born from Africa, 2000
The number of foreign born from Africa by county, 2000
Read the profile of the foreign born from Africa here.

Foreign born from Iran, 2000
The number of foreign born from Iran by county, 2000.
Read the profile of the foreign born from Iran here.

Foreign born from Pakistan, 2000
The number of foreign born from Pakistan by county, 2000.
Read the 2006 ACS-based profile of the foreign born from Pakistan here.


Foreign born from the Hurricane Katrina disaster areas, 2000
Read about the foreign born in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita here.

Foreign born from the Hurricane Rita disaster areas, 2000
Read about the foreign born in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita here.

US-born senior population in Mexico, 2000
Read about US retirees migrating to Mexico and Panama here.