Biggest Sources of Immigrants to Indianapolis

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Biggest sources of immigrants to Indianapolis

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 Indianapolis come from, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by highest number of foreign-born residents who lived in Indianapolis 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. Poland

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 378
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#49. Chile

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 379
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 98,945
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #61 most common country of origin

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#48. Argentina

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 388
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#47. South Africa

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 403
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#46. Indonesia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 404
- 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

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#45. Sudan

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 408
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 46,716
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #87 most common country of origin

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#44. Democratic Republic of Congo

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 414
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 43,723
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #91 most common country of origin

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#43. Eritrea

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 438
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#42. Hong Kong

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 442
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#41. Jordan

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 447
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 81,155
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #71 most common country of origin

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#40. Saudi Arabia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 449
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#39. Cameroon

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 485
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 60,120
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #80 most common country of origin

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#38. Australia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 505
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

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#37. Zimbabwe

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 537
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 24,144
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #114 most common country of origin

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#36. Taiwan

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 544
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

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#35. Ghana

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 580
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 178,388
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #43 most common country of origin

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#34. Jamaica

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 605
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

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#33. Iran

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 609
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

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#32. Colombia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 698
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

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#31. Bangladesh

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 734
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 237,288
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
- #35 most common country of origin

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#30. Haiti

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 737
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

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#29. Ukraine

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 799
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#28. Nicaragua

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 870
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#27. Cuba

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 903
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#26. Thailand

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 940
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#25. Brazil

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 949
- 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

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#24. Kenya

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,002
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#23. Egypt

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,056
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#22. Peru

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,058
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#21. Ethiopia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,219
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

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#20. Dominican Republic

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,329
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

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#19. Russia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,452
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%

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

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#18. Pakistan

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,497
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

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

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#17. Venezuela

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,501
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

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

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#16. Malaysia

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,666
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

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#15. Japan

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,059
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.4%

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

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#14. Germany

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,166
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%

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

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#13. Vietnam

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,541
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%

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

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#12. Guatemala

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,652
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

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#11. South Korea

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,669
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

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#10. United Kingdom

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,746
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

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#9. Canada

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,881
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.0%

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

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#8. El Salvador

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,140
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.2%

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

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#7. Honduras

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,592
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.5%

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

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#6. Philippines

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,692
- 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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#5. Nigeria

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 6,424
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.5%

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

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#4. China

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 7,004
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.9%

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

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#3. Burma

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 9,078
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.4%

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

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#2. India

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 14,204
- 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

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#1. Mexico

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metro Area
- Number of residents: 34,682
- Percent of foreign born residents: 24.4%

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