Biggest sources of immigrants to Reno

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April 21, 2022
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Reno

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 115
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 128
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

National
- Number of residents: 121,469
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #53 most common country of origin
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#48. Dominican Republic

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 131
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 136
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

National
- Number of residents: 115,113
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%
- #55 most common country of origin
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#46. Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 139
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

National
- Number of residents: 66,818
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #76 most common country of origin
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#45. South Africa

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 141
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

National
- Number of residents: 104,022
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #56 most common country of origin
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#43 (tie). Costa Rica

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 148
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

National
- Number of residents: 88,084
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #66 most common country of origin
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#43 (tie). Russia

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 148
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 152
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 155
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 162
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 166
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 30,192
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #108 most common country of origin
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#38. Hong Kong

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 170
- 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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#37. Austria

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 175
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 43,103
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.1%
- #92 most common country of origin
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#36. Nepal

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 178
- 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
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#34 (tie). Poland

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 182
- 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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#34 (tie). Indonesia

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 182
- 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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#33. Netherlands

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 185
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 85,161
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #69 most common country of origin
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#31 (tie). Panama

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 193
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 103,299
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #58 most common country of origin
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#31 (tie). Nicaragua

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 193
- 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
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#30. Australia

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 207
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 228
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 238
- 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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#27. Ethiopia

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 248
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 253
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 263
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 268
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 286
- 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
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#22. France

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 305
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 363
- 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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#20. Honduras

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 377
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 385
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 397
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 418
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 431
- 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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#15. Japan

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 562
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 574
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 607
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

National
- Number of residents: 1,289,875
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.9%
- #7 most common country of origin
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#11 (tie). Vietnam

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 977
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%

National
- Number of residents: 1,336,988
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.0%
- #6 most common country of origin
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#11 (tie). Germany

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 977
- 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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#10. South Korea

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,013
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.6%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,078
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.7%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,170
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,465
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.3%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,542
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,302
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.6%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,385
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.7%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 3,661
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.7%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 7,405
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.5%

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

Reno, NV Metro Area
- Number of residents: 27,924
- Percent of foreign born residents: 43.4%

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

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