TOP THREE STATES BY SHARE OF FOREIGN-BORN; 1850-2016

Top Three States by Share of Foreign-Born; 1850-2016 (In Percent)
Year	Foreign-Born	State Rank
		1		2		3
2016	13.5	California	27.2	New York	23.0	New Jersey	22.5
2010	12.9	California	27.2	New York	22.2	New Jersey	21.0
2000	11.1	California	26.2	New York	20.4	Hawaii	17.5
1990	7.9	California	21.7	New York	15.9	Hawaii	14.7
1980	6.2	California	15.1	Hawaii	14.2	New York	13.6
1970	4.7	New York	11.6	Hawaii	9.8	New Jersey	8.9
1960	5.4	New York	13.6	Massachusetts	11.2	Connecticut	10.9
1950	6.9	New York	17.4	Massachusetts	15.4	Connecticut	14.8
1940	8.8	New York	21.6	Massachusetts	19.9	Rhode Island	19.5
1930	11.6	New York	25.9	Massachusetts	25.1	Rhode Island	25.0
1920	13.2	Rhode Island	29.0	Massachusetts	28.3	Connecticut	27.4
1910	14.7	Rhode Island	33.0	Massachusetts	31.5	New York	30.2
1900	13.6	North Dakota	35.4	Rhode Island	31.4	Massachusetts	30.2
1890	14.8	North Dakota	44.6	Minnesota	35.9	Montana	32.6
1880	13.3	Nevada	41.2	Arizona	39.7	Dakota	38.3
1870	14.4	Arizona	60.1	Idaho	52.6	Nevada	44.2
1860	13.2	California	38.6	Dakota	36.7	Wisconsin	35.7
1850	9.7	Wisconsin	36.2	Minnesota	32.5	California	23.5