Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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The following metropolitan areas have foreign-born populations of more than 5 million people as of 2000.
| Metropolitan area | Percent foreign born |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, Calif. | 29.6% |
| San Francisco-Oakland- San Jose, Calif. | 28.3 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Conn.-Pa. | 22.8 |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth, Tex. | 12.8 |
| Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, Mass.-N.H.-Maine-Conn. | 12.5% |
| Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. | 12.3 |
| Washington-Baltimore, DC-Md.-Va.-W.Va. | 11.9 |
| Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, Mich. | 7.4 |
| Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. | 5.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2001, Table 5–2A.
| The Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1980-2000 | Immigration | Immigrants Admitted by Region and Top 20 Countries of Birth, 2005 |
