<Dl> <Dt> Foreign - born population of the United States in 2016 and number of immigrants between 1986 and 2016, by country of birth </Dt> </Dl> <Dt> Foreign - born population of the United States in 2016 and number of immigrants between 1986 and 2016, by country of birth </Dt> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country of birth </Th> <Th> Population (2016) </Th> <Th> Immigrants (1986--2016) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total foreign - born </Td> <Td> 43,738,901 </Td> <Td> 30,393,223 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 11,573,680 </Td> <Td> 6,154,006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 2,434,524 </Td> <Td> 1,598,201 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 2,122,951 </Td> <Td> 1,703,930 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 1,941,665 </Td> <Td> 1,695,162 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 1,387,022 </Td> <Td> 757,247 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 1,352,760 </Td> <Td> 1,085,652 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 1,271,618 </Td> <Td> 866,495 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 1,085,321 </Td> <Td> 1,102,386 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 1,041,727 </Td> <Td> 691,668 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 935,707 </Td> <Td> 398,373 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 783,206 </Td> <Td> 445,048 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> 736,303 </Td> <Td> 587,164 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 704,587 </Td> <Td> 573,798 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 696,896 </Td> <Td> 433,528 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 668,223 </Td> <Td> 612,838 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 651,059 </Td> <Td> 217,955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 563,985 </Td> <Td> 215,089 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 439,123 </Td> <Td> 285,715 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 427,445 </Td> <Td> 364,871 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 424,928 </Td> <Td> 383,673 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 409,595 </Td> <Td> 260,974 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 397,236 </Td> <Td> 322,431 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 386,073 </Td> <Td> 409,476 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 382,852 </Td> <Td> 416,473 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 373,943 </Td> <Td> 289,966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 355,156 </Td> <Td> 194,969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 347,759 </Td> <Td> 340,566 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 335,763 </Td> <Td> 83,002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 306,874 </Td> <Td> 280,089 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 290,224 </Td> <Td> 181,329 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 266,368 </Td> <Td> 238,473 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 253,585 </Td> <Td> 202,494 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 244,924 </Td> <Td> 252,548 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 243,024 </Td> <Td> 204,447 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 242,661 </Td> <Td> 173,095 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 234,640 </Td> <Td> 274,201 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 221,587 </Td> <Td> 222,615 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong </Td> <Td> 212,253 </Td> <Td> 165,776 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 189,126 </Td> <Td> 115,072 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 183,894 </Td> <Td> 113,742 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 181,677 </Td> <Td> 199,656 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 176,638 </Td> <Td> 57,511 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 175,250 </Td> <Td> 106,433 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 171,428 </Td> <Td> 161,061 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 161,629 </Td> <Td> 154,838 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 152,415 </Td> <Td> 116,386 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 142,494 </Td> <Td> 144,374 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 142,078 </Td> <Td> 122,477 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 135,484 </Td> <Td> 42,677 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 129,670 </Td> <Td> 116,774 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 129,450 </Td> <Td> 110,021 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 128,608 </Td> <Td> 125,541 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> 125,840 </Td> <Td> 111,183 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 120,745 </Td> <Td> 102,063 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 105,975 </Td> <Td> 53,558 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 104,889 </Td> <Td> 81,227 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 101,638 </Td> <Td> 132,705 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 99,849 </Td> <Td> 30,908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 96,694 </Td> <Td> 84,410 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 94,958 </Td> <Td> 62,039 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 94,726 </Td> <Td> 93,044 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 94,453 </Td> <Td> 70,577 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 93,647 </Td> <Td> 61,184 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 93,179 </Td> <Td> 68,125 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 93,033 </Td> <Td> 101,471 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 93,020 </Td> <Td> 117,687 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 90,946 </Td> <Td> 74,341 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 88,090 </Td> <Td> 89,255 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 85,133 </Td> <Td> 55,983 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 81,930 </Td> <Td> 123,477 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 80,384 </Td> <Td> 91,860 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 79,902 </Td> <Td> 40,082 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 79,461 </Td> <Td> 59,188 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 78,459 </Td> <Td> 57,959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 70,800 </Td> <Td> 79,951 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 14,298 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 7,484 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 62,713 </Td> <Td> 86,567 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belarus </Td> <Td> 62,514 </Td> <Td> 66,361 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 62,296 </Td> <Td> 35,556 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 61,680 </Td> <Td> 74,933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 55,049 </Td> <Td> 43,558 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> 54,374 </Td> <Td> 27,005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 49,430 </Td> <Td> 55,688 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 48,918 </Td> <Td> 34,196 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 48,294 </Td> <Td> 35,547 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 44,943 </Td> <Td> 14,686 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 44,519 </Td> <Td> 37,720 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 43,406 </Td> <Td> 38,654 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 43,010 </Td> <Td> 28,695 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 42,403 </Td> <Td> 49,455 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 42,181 </Td> <Td> 28,410 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 39,747 </Td> <Td> 21,080 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> 39,346 </Td> <Td> 62,949 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 38,144 </Td> <Td> 25,587 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 38,101 </Td> <Td> 48,036 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 37,654 </Td> <Td> 5,606 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 36,659 </Td> <Td> 29,637 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> 36,056 </Td> <Td> 23,574 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 35,406 </Td> <Td> 19,443 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 33,715 </Td> <Td> 17,467 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 33,640 </Td> <Td> 30,205 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahamas </Td> <Td> 33,163 </Td> <Td> 22,447 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 32,017 </Td> <Td> 33,662 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> 31,220 </Td> <Td> 13,665 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 31,054 </Td> <Td> 27,074 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 54,123 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 36,535 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 30,968 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country of birth </Th> <Th> Population (2016) </Th> 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