Biggest sources of immigrants to Evansville

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April 21, 2022
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Evansville

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 Evansville come from, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by highest number of foreign-born residents who lived in Evansville 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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#49 (tie). Serbia

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 22
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 37,570
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #96 most common country of origin

#49 (tie). Nicaragua

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 22
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 251,913
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%
- #33 most common country of origin

#48. Indonesia

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 24
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 96,229
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #62 most common country of origin

#45 (tie). Haiti

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

#45 (tie). Nigeria

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#45 (tie). Nepal

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 26
- 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

#45 (tie). Laos

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 26
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

#43. Kenya

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 27
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 141,751
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #48 most common country of origin

#41 (tie). Malaysia

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 28
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 76,521
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #74 most common country of origin

#41 (tie). Afghanistan

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 28
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 101,548
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #59 most common country of origin

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#40. Romania

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 31
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#38 (tie). Hungary

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 32
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 65,873
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #77 most common country of origin

#38 (tie). Barbados

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 32
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#37. Ecuador

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 34
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#36. Iran

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 38
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 382,260
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #23 most common country of origin

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#35. Hong Kong

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 39
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

#34. Panama

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 41
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

#33. Italy

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 42
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 332,857
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #30 most common country of origin

#31. Spain

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 44
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

#31. Senegal

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 44
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 26,122
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #112 most common country of origin

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#31. Taiwan

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 44
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

#29. El Salvador

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 46
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

#28. Greece

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 47
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 129,765
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #51 most common country of origin

#27. Burma

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 52
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 147,573
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #47 most common country of origin

#26. Venezuela

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 54
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#25. Brazil

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 55
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

#23 (tie). Poland

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 65
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

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

#23 (tie). Colombia

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 65
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

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

#22. Jamaica

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 84
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%

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

#21. Cuba

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 91
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

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

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#20. Eritrea

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 99
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

National
- Number of residents: 45,119
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #90 most common country of origin

#19. Thailand

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 102
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

#18. Honduras

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 103
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

#17. South Korea

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 108
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

#15 (tie). Peru

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 112
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

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#15 (tie). Ukraine

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 112
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

National
- Number of residents: 345,250
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%
- #28 most common country of origin

#14. Egypt

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 131
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.6%

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

#13. Canada

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 136
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.6%

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

#12. Saudi Arabia

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 162
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

#11. Russia

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 196
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%

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

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#10. Guatemala

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 200
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%

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

#9. Pakistan

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 224
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.7%

National
- Number of residents: 376,127
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%
- #25 most common country of origin

#8. United Kingdom

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 226
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.7%

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

#7. Germany

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 229
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.8%

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

#6. Vietnam

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 236
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.8%

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

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#5. Japan

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 346
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.2%

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

#4. Philippines

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 514
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.2%

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

#3. China

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 626
- Percent of foreign born residents: 7.5%

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

#2. India

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 828
- Percent of foreign born residents: 10.0%

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

#1. Mexico

Evansville, IN-KY Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,773
- Percent of foreign born residents: 21.3%

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

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