Biggest Sources of Immigrants to Hawaii

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Biggest sources of immigrants to Hawaii

Over 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 biggest sources of immigrants to Hawaii using data from the "U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by the highest number of residents according to 2020 5-year estimates. Keep reading to find out more about the immigrant community in your home state.

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#50. Austria

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 197
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 41,973
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #95 most common country of origin

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#49. Belgium

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 198
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 34,824
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #101 most common country of origin

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#48. Sri Lanka

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 204
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 52,878
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #85 most common country of origin

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#47. Haiti

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 215
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 667,432
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%
- #14 most common country of origin

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#46. Sweden

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 236
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 47,943
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #91 most common country of origin

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#45. Turkey

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 238
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 126,351
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #53 most common country of origin

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#44. El Salvador

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 240
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 1,370,579
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.1%
- #5 most common country of origin

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#43. Nepal

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 275
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 142,749
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #50 most common country of origin

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#42. Ukraine

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 291
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 358,823
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #27 most common country of origin

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#41. Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 299
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 65,849
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #79 most common country of origin

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#40. Trinidad and Tobago

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 311
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 233,024
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
- #37 most common country of origin

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#39. Ireland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 316
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 122,010
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #55 most common country of origin

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#38. Bulgaria

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 337
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 72,023
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #76 most common country of origin

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#37. Dominican Republic

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 354
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 1,125,208
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.6%
- #8 most common country of origin

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#36. Poland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 358
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 411,750
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #20 most common country of origin

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#35. Fiji

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 368
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 46,663
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #92 most common country of origin

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#34. Argentina

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 369
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 193,056
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #41 most common country of origin

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#33. Netherlands

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 376
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 83,275
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #71 most common country of origin

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#32. Cambodia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 379
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
National
- Number of residents: 149,486
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #47 most common country of origin

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#31. Spain

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 392
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 118,177
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #56 most common country of origin

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#30. Peru

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 416
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 451,666
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%
- #18 most common country of origin

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#29. Jamaica

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 431
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 760,486
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%
- #13 most common country of origin

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#28. Iran

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 440
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 389,383
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #23 most common country of origin

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#27. Switzerland

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 441
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 38,335
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #97 most common country of origin

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#26. Venezuela

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 451
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 394,365
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #22 most common country of origin

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#25. Singapore

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 456
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 33,876
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #103 most common country of origin

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#24. South Africa

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 487
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 108,650
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #58 most common country of origin

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#23. Colombia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 535
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 792,579
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%
- #12 most common country of origin

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#22. Malaysia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 601
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 78,179
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #73 most common country of origin

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#21. Italy

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 605
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
National
- Number of residents: 326,407
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%
- #30 most common country of origin

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#20. Russia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 663
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
National
- Number of residents: 397,214
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #21 most common country of origin

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#19. Indonesia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 686
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
National
- Number of residents: 96,337
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #64 most common country of origin

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#18. Guatemala

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 821
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
National
- Number of residents: 964,528
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.2%
- #10 most common country of origin

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#17. France

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 855
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
National
- Number of residents: 181,242
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #42 most common country of origin

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#16. Brazil

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 1,116
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
National
- Number of residents: 474,723
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%
- #17 most common country of origin

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#15. Australia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 1,118
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
National
- Number of residents: 96,235
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #65 most common country of origin

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#14. Laos

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 1,141
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
National
- Number of residents: 179,004
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #44 most common country of origin

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#13. India

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 1,383
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
National
- Number of residents: 2,618,558
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.9%
- #2 most common country of origin

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#12. Taiwan

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 2,601
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%
National
- Number of residents: 378,942
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #25 most common country of origin

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#11. Germany

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 2,806
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%
National
- Number of residents: 549,073
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%
- #16 most common country of origin

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#10. Thailand

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 3,054
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%
National
- Number of residents: 256,436
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%
- #34 most common country of origin

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#9. Hong Kong

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 3,858
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%
National
- Number of residents: 232,202
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
- #38 most common country of origin

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#8. Canada

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 4,702
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%
National
- Number of residents: 817,885
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%
- #11 most common country of origin

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#7. Mexico

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 5,111
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.0%
National
- Number of residents: 10,924,662
- Percent of foreign born residents: 24.8%
- #1 most common country of origin

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#6. Vietnam

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 9,208
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.5%
National
- Number of residents: 1,354,391
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.1%
- #6 most common country of origin

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#5. Micronesia

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 12,361
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.8%
National
- Number of residents: 30,841
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #110 most common country of origin

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#4. South Korea

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 17,316
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.7%
National
- Number of residents: 1,048,588
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%
- #9 most common country of origin

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#3. China

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 18,852
- Percent of foreign born residents: 7.3%
National
- Number of residents: 2,184,189
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.9%
- #3 most common country of origin

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#2. Japan

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 23,910
- Percent of foreign born residents: 9.2%
National
- Number of residents: 346,149
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #28 most common country of origin

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#1. Philippines

Hawaii
- Number of residents: 115,109
- Percent of foreign born residents: 44.3%
National
- Number of residents: 1,967,140
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.5%
- #4 most common country of origin