Biggest Sources of Immigrants to Minneapolis

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Biggest sources of immigrants to Minneapolis

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,100
- 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

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#49. Uganda

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,133
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 31,366
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #105 most common country of origin

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#48. France

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,144
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#47. Hong Kong

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,218
- 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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#46. Jamaica

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,249
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#45. South Africa

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,253
- 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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#44. Iraq

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,260
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 225,038
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%
- #38 most common country of origin

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#43. Sierra Leone

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,388
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

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#42. Venezuela

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,405
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

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#41. Moldova

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,499
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 45,661
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #89 most common country of origin

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#40. Taiwan

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,607
- 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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#39. Poland

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,678
- 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

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#38. Belarus

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,687
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 63,642
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #78 most common country of origin

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#37. Peru

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,690
- 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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#36. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,692
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 103,938
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #57 most common country of origin

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#35. Iran

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,789
- 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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#34. Cameroon

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,986
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

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#33. Honduras

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,993
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

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#32. Brazil

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,064
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

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#31. Nepal

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,148
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#30. Egypt

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,269
- 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

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#28 (tie). Japan

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,327
- 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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#28 (tie). Pakistan

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,327
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#27. Eritrea

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,334
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#26. Ghana

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,552
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#25. Colombia

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,711
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

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#24. Guyana

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,387
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

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#23. Cambodia

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,456
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

National
- Number of residents: 151,066
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #46 most common country of origin

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#22. Ukraine

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,029
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

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

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#21. United Kingdom

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,550
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

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#20. Guatemala

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 4,551
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.2%

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

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#19. Germany

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,052
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

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#18. Russia

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,529
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.4%

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

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#17. Nigeria

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,545
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.4%

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

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#16. Ecuador

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,627
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%

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

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#15. El Salvador

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 6,559
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%

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

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#14. Philippines

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 7,100
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

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#13. Burma

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 7,136
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

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#12. Canada

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 7,768
- 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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#11. South Korea

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 10,936
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.9%

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. Liberia

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 11,588
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.0%

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

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#9. Kenya

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 11,898
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.1%

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

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#8. China

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 14,395
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.8%

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

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#7. Vietnam

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 16,288
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.2%

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

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#6. Thailand

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 16,435
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.3%

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

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#5. Ethiopia

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 19,607
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.1%

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

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#4. Laos

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 22,203
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.8%

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

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#3. Somalia

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 27,551
- Percent of foreign born residents: 7.2%

National
- Number of residents: 98,966
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #60 most common country of origin

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#2. India

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 29,460
- Percent of foreign born residents: 7.7%

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

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area
- Number of residents: 45,113
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.8%

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