Biggest sources of immigrants to Savannah

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April 21, 2022
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Savannah

Nearly 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years.

And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration.

Each era of immigration has been met with reductive ideas and resistance, whether the backlash was directed toward the Chinese, Irish, Italians, or Mexicans. Immigration laws have targeted specific groups at various times, stoking intolerance and preventing people from truly joining American society. Over time, however, as laws changed to be more equitable and immigrants found their footings, we have reaped the rewards of innovation in business, music, art, literature, dance, food, societal norms, entertainment, and sports—all while realizing a greater understanding of and respect for different cultures, religions, and ideas.

Stacker compiled a list of the countries most immigrants to Savannah come from, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by highest number of foreign-born residents who lived in Savannah as of 2019's five-year estimates.

Keep reading to find out more about the immigrant community in your home city.

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#50. Egypt

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 60
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 191,452
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #40 most common country of origin

#49. Morocco

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 62
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 78,439
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #73 most common country of origin

#48. Australia

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 64
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 92,483
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #64 most common country of origin

#47. Costa Rica

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 65
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 88,084
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #66 most common country of origin

#46. Nepal

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 66
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 140,904
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #49 most common country of origin

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#45. Ethiopia

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 68
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 249,777
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%
- #34 most common country of origin

#44. Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 72
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 66,818
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #76 most common country of origin

#43. Uruguay

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 74
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 46,635
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #88 most common country of origin

#42. Poland

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 77
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 410,841
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #21 most common country of origin

#41. Trinidad and Tobago

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 87
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 230,035
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
- #37 most common country of origin

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#40. Israel

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 88
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 135,672
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #50 most common country of origin

#39. Argentina

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 89
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 194,435
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #39 most common country of origin

#37 (tie). Ireland

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 93
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 121,469
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #53 most common country of origin

#37 (tie). France

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 93
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 181,554
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #41 most common country of origin

#36. Peru

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 98
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 451,076
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%
- #18 most common country of origin

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#35. Romania

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 100
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 162,046
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #45 most common country of origin

#34. Ecuador

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 110
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 438,474
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%
- #19 most common country of origin

#32 (tie). Hong Kong

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 122
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 231,275
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
- #36 most common country of origin

#32 (tie). Micronesia

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 122
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 28,315
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #109 most common country of origin

#31. Guatemala

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 128
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 979,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.2%
- #10 most common country of origin

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#30. Spain

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 140
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 115,113
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #55 most common country of origin

#29. Barbados

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 141
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 54,231
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #81 most common country of origin

#28. Dominican Republic

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 156
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

National
- Number of residents: 1,118,147
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.5%
- #8 most common country of origin

#27. Bulgaria

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 164
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

National
- Number of residents: 69,765
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #75 most common country of origin

#26. Japan

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 170
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

National
- Number of residents: 345,140
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #29 most common country of origin

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#24 (tie). Haiti

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 173
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

National
- Number of residents: 672,655
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%
- #15 most common country of origin

#24 (tie). Taiwan

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 173
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

National
- Number of residents: 381,098
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #24 most common country of origin

#23. Saudi Arabia

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 182
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

National
- Number of residents: 85,000
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #70 most common country of origin

#22. Thailand

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 194
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

National
- Number of residents: 255,345
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%
- #32 most common country of origin

#21. Nigeria

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 201
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

National
- Number of residents: 350,272
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #26 most common country of origin

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#20. El Salvador

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 217
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%

National
- Number of residents: 1,381,008
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.1%
- #5 most common country of origin

#19. Russia

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 234
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

National
- Number of residents: 391,641
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #22 most common country of origin

#18. Laos

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 242
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

National
- Number of residents: 181,546
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #42 most common country of origin

#17. South Africa

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 272
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

National
- Number of residents: 104,022
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #56 most common country of origin

#16. Panama

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 282
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

National
- Number of residents: 103,299
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #58 most common country of origin

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#15. Colombia

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 343
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.6%

National
- Number of residents: 761,374
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%
- #12 most common country of origin

#14. Venezuela

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 381
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%

National
- Number of residents: 349,720
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #27 most common country of origin

#13. Cuba

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 461
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.1%

National
- Number of residents: 1,289,875
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.9%
- #7 most common country of origin

#12. Jamaica

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 498
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.3%

National
- Number of residents: 741,386
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%
- #13 most common country of origin

#11. Philippines

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 559
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.6%

National
- Number of residents: 1,983,939
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.5%
- #4 most common country of origin

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#10. Brazil

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 571
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.6%

National
- Number of residents: 433,479
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%
- #20 most common country of origin

#9. Canada

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 596
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.7%

National
- Number of residents: 808,566
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%
- #11 most common country of origin

#8. Honduras

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 633
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.9%

National
- Number of residents: 651,123
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%
- #16 most common country of origin

#7. South Korea

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 742
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.4%

National
- Number of residents: 1,044,634
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%
- #9 most common country of origin

#6. Germany

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 922
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.2%

National
- Number of residents: 560,368
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%
- #17 most common country of origin

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#5. United Kingdom

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 963
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.4%

National
- Number of residents: 698,612
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.6%
- #14 most common country of origin

#4. China

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,351
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.2%

National
- Number of residents: 2,162,395
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.9%
- #3 most common country of origin

#3. Vietnam

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,467
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.7%

National
- Number of residents: 1,336,988
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.0%
- #6 most common country of origin

#2. India

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,835
- Percent of foreign born residents: 8.4%

National
- Number of residents: 2,561,906
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.8%
- #2 most common country of origin

#1. Mexico

Savannah, GA Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,266
- Percent of foreign born residents: 19.5%

National
- Number of residents: 11,250,541
- Percent of foreign born residents: 25.6%
- #1 most common country of origin

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