Immigrant Source Countries for US Metro Areas Unveiled

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Stacker compiled data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 five‑year estimates to rank the countries of origin for foreign‑born residents in several American metropolitan areas.

In Santa Fe, NM, the leading sources are Taiwan (23 residents, 0.12%) and Kenya, Panama, Malaysia, Scotland, Ukraine and Ethiopia tied at around 0.13‑0.15% each.

Stockton‑Lodi, CA, shows Panama (301 residents, 0.15%) and Egypt (307 residents, 0.15%) at the top, followed by the Netherlands, Russia, Italy and others with shares near 0.14%.

Alexandria, LA, lists France and Zimbabwe (each 9 residents, 0.21%), El Salvador and Ukraine (12 residents, 0.27%), Iraq (13, 0.30%), Australia (15, 0.34%) and Brazil and South Africa (17, 0.39%).

Colorado Springs, CO, ranks the Netherlands (173 residents, 0.32%), Haiti (177, 0.33%) and Ecuador (179, 0.33%) first, with Uzbekistan, Scotland, Ireland, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Czechoslovakia/Nigeria, Iran and Thailand ranging up to 0.47%.

Idaho Falls, ID, reports Australia (10 residents, 0.15%), Egypt, Nepal and Switzerland each around 0.16%, with Norway also represented.

Lawrence, KS, has Kenya and Laos (11 residents, 0.15%) leading, followed by Kuwait (12, 0.17%), Austria (14, 0.19%), Azerbaijan and Ukraine (15, 0.21%), Indonesia (17, 0.23%), Czechoslovakia and Lebanon (18, 0.25%), Hong Kong (19, 0.26%), Portugal (25, 0.34%) and Ecuador/Haiti (27, 0.37%).

These rankings illustrate the diverse origins of immigrants across U.S. cities, with each source country typically accounting for less than half a percent of the foreign‑born population in its respective metro area.