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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
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Hialeah, Florida Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in the Miami metropolitan area ...
, 218,901 , 162,951 , 74.4 , 1 , - ,
Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
, 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 Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, 3,831,880 , 1,521,119 , 39.7 , 5 , - ,
San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...
, 964,679 , 367,711 , 38.1 , 6 , - ,
Anaheim, California Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most ...
, 337,899 , 127,111 , 37.6 , 7 , - , New York, New York , 8,391,881 , 2,996,580 , 35.7 , 8 , - ,
Irvine, California Irvine () is a master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 197 ...
, 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 San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
, 815,358 , 278,369 , 34.1 , 12 , - , Chula Vista, California , 223,746 , 71,797 , 32.1 , 13 , - ,
Yonkers, New York Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as en ...
, 201,073 , 62,818 , 31.2 , 14 , - ,
Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
, 409,151 , 116,794 , 28.5 , 15 , - , Houston, Texas , 2,260,918 , 644,167 , 28.5 , 16 , - ,
Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of th ...
, 226,419 , 62,653 , 27.7 , 17 , - , Stockton, California , 287,584 , 79,511 , 27.6 , 18 , - ,
Garland, Texas Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located within Dallas County except for small portions located in Collin and Rockwall Counties. At the ...
, 222,013 , 60,187 , 27.1 , 19 , - ,
Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...
, 462,594 , 124,340 , 26.9 , 20 , - ,
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island o ...
( 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 San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United Stat ...
, 1,306,228 , 325,819 , 24.9 , 25 , - , North Las Vegas, Nevada , 224,416 , 55,805 , 24.9 , 26 , - ,
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
, 1,299,590 , 322,072 , 24.8 , 27 , - ,
El Paso, Texas El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...
, 620,440 , 151,295 , 24.4 , 28 , - ,
Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
, 297,863 , 69,792 , 23.4 , 29 , - ,
Plano, Texas Plano ( ) is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas, United States. It had a population of 285,494 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. History European settlers came to the area near ...
, 273,381 , 62,217 , 22.8 , 30 , - ,
Aurora, Colorado Aurora (, ) is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in ...
, 323,288 , 70,747 , 21.9 , 31 , - ,
Sacramento, California ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...
, 466,685 , 102,076 , 21.9 , 32 , - ,
Arlington, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county ...
( CDP) , 217,483 , 47,379 , 21.8 , 33 , - ,
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...
, 1,593,660 , 346,430 , 21.7 , 34 , - ,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
, 567,610 , 119,437 , 21 , 35 , - ,
Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
, 2,850,502 , 588,480 , 20.6 , 36 , - ,
Fresno, California Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
, 479,911 , 97,316 , 20.3 , 37 , - ,
Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
, 790,593 , 159,353 , 20.2 , 38 , - , Arlington, Texas , 380,072 , 76,440 , 20.1 , 39 , - ,
Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...
, 731,588 , 131,197 , 17.9 , 40 , - ,
Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
, 219,649 , 37,964 , 17.3 , 41 , - ,
Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region ...
, 616,669 , 105,154 , 17.1 , 42 , - ,
Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...
, 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 Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, 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 Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and ...
, 343,879 , 50,377 , 14.6 , 50 , - , Glendale, Arizona , 253,210 , 36,197 , 14.3 , 51 , - ,
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, 704,417 , 96,734 , 13.7 , 52 , - ,
San Antonio, Texas ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...
, 1,373,677 , 180,895 , 13.2 , 53 , - , Durham, North Carolina , 229,147 , 30,174 , 13.2 , 54 , - ,
Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southe ...
, 405,197 , 53,154 , 13.1 , 55 , - ,
Scottsdale, Arizona , settlement_type = City , named_for = Winfield Scott , image_skyline = , image_seal = Seal of Scottsdale (Arizona).svg , image_blank_emblem = City of Scottsdale Script Logo.svg , nick ...
, 237,834 , 30,074 , 12.6 , 56 , - ,
Chandler, Arizona Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and a suburb in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, to the north by Mesa, to the west by Phoenix, to the ...
, 249,515 , 31,551 , 12.6 , 57 , - ,
Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
, 566,606 , 71,380 , 12.6 , 58 , - , Mesa, Arizona , 467,178 , 56,895 , 12.2 , 59 , - ,
Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
, 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 Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, 1,547,297 , 179,444 , 11.6 , 63 , - ,
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in ...
, 229,826 , 26,064 , 11.3 , 64 , - ,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and ...
, 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 Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
, 200,569 , 21,050 , 10.5 , 68 , - ,
Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...
, 255,141 , 26,410 , 10.4 , 69 , - ,
St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...
, 244,318 , 25,094 , 10.3 , 70 , - ,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...
, 605,027 , 59,785 , 9.9 , 71 , - , Anchorage, Alaska (municipality) , 286,174 , 27,107 , 9.5 , 72 , - ,
Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
, 454,714 , 43,029 , 9.5 , 73 , - ,
Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
, 389,369 , 36,514 , 9.4 , 74 , - , Gilbert, Arizona (town) , 222,092 , 20,606 , 9.3 , 75 , - ,
Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...
, 813,518 , 73,992 , 9.1 , 76 , - ,
Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in ...
, 372,194 , 33,608 , 9 , 77 , - ,
Boise City, Idaho Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area' ...
, 205,698 , 18,221 , 8.9 , 78 , - ,
Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
, 235,410 , 20,736 , 8.8 , 79 , - ,
Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
, 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 Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
, 251,825 , 19,055 , 7.6 , 85 , - ,
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...
, 540,932 , 39,733 , 7.3 , 86 , - ,
Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...
, 270,221 , 19,618 , 7.3 , 87 , - , Kansas City, Missouri , 482,228 , 34,085 , 7.1 , 88 , - ,
Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
, 254,008 , 17,128 , 6.7 , 89 , - ,
Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
, 910,848 , 60,170 , 6.6 , 90 , - ,
Rochester, New York Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, and Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in W ...
, 207,291 , 13,454 , 6.5 , 91 , - ,
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
, 637,418 , 41,343 , 6.5 , 92 , - ,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
, 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 St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
, 356,587 , 21,177 , 5.9 , 96 , - ,
Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Cana ...
, 203,268 , 11,562 , 5.7 , 97 , - , Louisville, Kentucky ("balance") , 566,492 , 31,315 , 5.5 , 98 , - ,
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
, 676,646 , 36,519 , 5.4 , 99 , - ,
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, 354,850 , 18,968 , 5.3 , 100 , - , Lubbock, Texas , 225,865 , 10,709 , 4.7 , 101 , - ,
Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
, 207,208 , 9,526 , 4.6 , 102 , - ,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties ...
, 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 Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
, 231,824 , 8,883 , 3.8 , 106 , - ,
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wi ...
, 333,013 , 11,471 , 3.4 , 107 , - ,
Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...
, 316,164 , 8,793 , 2.8 , 108 , - ,
Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
, 201,465 , 5,454 , 2.7 , 109 American people by ethnic or national origin
Foreign-born Foreign-born (also non-native) people are those born outside of their country of residence. Foreign born are often non-citizens, but many are naturalized citizens of the country in which they live, and others are citizens by descent, typically ...