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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 |