Which 23 countries do the majority of Ohio’s immigrants come from?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Nearly 14% of the United States is currently composed of recent immigrants. While only 4.6% of Ohio’s population is foreign-born, the state still contributes to the country’s melting pot.
The top countries from which foreign-born residents immigrate to Ohio are India, Mexico, China, the Philippines, and Germany. Together, they make up more than 32% of the foreign-born population in the state, nearly 175,000 people in total.
Stacker compiled a list of the biggest sources of immigrants to Ohio using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Rankings are based on the number of residents from each country living in the state and the percent of the foreign-born resident population they make up.
National numbers are also given for comparison. Of the 23 countries, 16 have a higher percentage of foreign-born residents in Ohio than in the United States. These countries include Canada, Ghana, Somalia, Russia, and Ukraine.
See the list below for which countries immigrants in Ohio came from. All countries in this edited list make up at least 1% of the foreign-born resident population. Countries that contribute the highest percentage of immigrants nationally are also noted.
No. 23. Saudi Arabia
Ohio
Number of residents: 5,260
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.0%
National
Number of residents: 85,000
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.2%
No. 22. Nigeria
Ohio
Number of residents: 6,162
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.2%
National
Number of residents: 350,272
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.8%
No. 21. Dominican Republic
Ohio
Number of residents: 6,191
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.2%
National
Number of residents: 1,118,147
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.5%
No. 8 most common country of origin
No. 20. El Salvador
Ohio
Number of residents: 6,387
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.2%
National
Number of residents: 1,381,008
Percent of foreign-born residents: 3.1%
No. 5 most common country of origin
No. 19. Romania
Ohio
Number of residents: 6,503
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.2%
National
Number of residents: 162,046
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.4%
No. 18. Japan
Ohio
Number of residents: 7,046
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.3%
National
Number of residents: 345,140
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.8%
No. 17. Ethiopia
Ohio
Number of residents: 7,130
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.3%
National
Number of residents: 249,777
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.6%
No. 16. Italy
Ohio
Number of residents: 7,736
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.4%
National
Number of residents: 332,857
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.8%
No. 15. Nepal
Ohio
Number of residents: 8,202
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.5%
National
Number of residents: 140,904
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.3%
No. 14. Ukraine
Ohio
Number of residents: 9,623
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.8%
National
Number of residents: 345,250
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.8%
No. 13. Guatemala
Ohio
Number of residents: 9,698
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.8%
National
Number of residents: 979,098
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.2%
No. 10 most common country of origin
No. 12. Russia
Ohio
Number of residents: 9,829
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.8%
National
Number of residents: 391,641
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.9%
No. 11. Somalia
Ohio
Number of residents: 10,226
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.9%
National
Number of residents: 98,966
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.2%
No. 10. Ghana
Ohio
Number of residents: 10,300
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.9%
National
Number of residents: 178,388
Percent of foreign-born residents: 0.4%
No. 9. Vietnam
Ohio
Number of residents: 12,291
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.3%
National
Number of residents: 1,336,988
Percent of foreign-born residents: 3.0%
No. 6 most common country of origin
No. 8. South Korea
Ohio
Number of residents: 12,599
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.4%
National
Number of residents: 1,044,634
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.4%
No. 9 most common country of origin
No. 7. United Kingdom
Ohio
Number of residents: 12,817
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.4%
National
Number of residents: 698,612
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.6%
No. 6. Canada
Ohio
Number of residents: 14,375
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.7%
National
Number of residents: 808,566
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.8%
No. 5. Germany
Ohio
Number of residents: 14,432
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.7%
National
Number of residents: 560,368
Percent of foreign-born residents: 1.3%
No. 4. Philippines
Ohio
Number of residents: 15,538
Percent of foreign-born residents: 2.9%
National
Number of residents: 1,983,939
Percent of foreign-born residents: 4.5%
No. 4 most common country of origin
No. 3. China
Ohio
Number of residents: 35,391
Percent of foreign-born residents: 6.6%
National
Number of residents: 2,162,395
Percent of foreign-born residents: 4.9%
No. 3 most common country of origin
No. 2. Mexico
Ohio
Number of residents: 45,431
Percent of foreign-born residents: 8.5%
National
Number of residents: 11,250,541
Percent of foreign-born residents: 25.6%
No. 1 most common country of origin
No. 1. India
Ohio
Number of residents: 62,586
Percent of foreign-born residents: 11.7%
National
Number of residents: 2,561,906
Percent of foreign-born residents: 5.8%
No. 2 most common country of origin
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