Biggest Sources of Immigrants to Baltimore

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Biggest sources of immigrants to Baltimore

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

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 981
- 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

#49. Panama

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,085
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#48. Morocco

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,092
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#47. South Africa

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,138
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#46. Argentina

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,204
- 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

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#45. France

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,240
- 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

#44. Hong Kong

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,274
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#43. Burma

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,340
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

#42. Turkey

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,356
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 119,380
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #54 most common country of origin

#41. Sierra Leone

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,439
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

National
- Number of residents: 40,991
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #94 most common country of origin

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#40. Ecuador

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,474
- 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

#39. Bangladesh

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,653
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

#38. Thailand

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,692
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

#37. Guyana

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,844
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 271,092
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%
- #31 most common country of origin

#36. Japan

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,874
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#35. Egypt

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,896
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

#34. Haiti

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,940
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

#33. Greece

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,950
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

#32. Italy

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,957
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

#31. Poland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,038
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#30. Brazil

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,412
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.8%

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

#29. Peru

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,680
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

#28. Taiwan

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,707
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

#27. Colombia

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,884
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%

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

#26. Liberia

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,037
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.0%

National
- Number of residents: 87,991
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #67 most common country of origin

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#25. Cameroon

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,102
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

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

#24. Iran

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,485
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

#23. Dominican Republic

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,553
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

#22. Ethiopia

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,735
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

#21. Russia

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,743
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

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#20. Ghana

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,805
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

#19. Ukraine

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,986
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.4%

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

#18. Canada

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,007
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.4%

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

#17. Kenya

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,435
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%

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

#16. Nepal

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,516
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%

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

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#15. Vietnam

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,882
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%

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

#14. Germany

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,411
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

#13. United Kingdom

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 6,081
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.1%

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

#12. Trinidad and Tobago

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 6,349
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.2%

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

#11. Honduras

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 6,452
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.2%

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

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#10. Guatemala

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 7,218
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.5%

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

#9. Pakistan

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 8,169
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.8%

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

#8. Jamaica

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 8,695
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.0%

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

#7. Mexico

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 13,174
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.5%

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

#6. Philippines

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 13,577
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.7%

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. China

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 15,293
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.2%

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

#4. Nigeria

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 15,683
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.4%

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

#3. El Salvador

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 17,024
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.8%

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

#2. South Korea

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 17,824
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.1%

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

#1. India

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area
- Number of residents: 27,525
- Percent of foreign born residents: 9.4%

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

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