Biggest sources of immigrants to Atlantic City

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April 21, 2022
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Atlantic City

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 Atlantic City come from, using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Countries are ranked by highest number of foreign-born residents who lived in Atlantic City 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. Trinidad and Tobago

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 76
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

#49. Afghanistan

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 77
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

#48. Morocco

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 97
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

#47. Turkey

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 100
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%

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

#46. Ireland

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 106
- 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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#45. Malaysia

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 110
- 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

#44. Costa Rica

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 114
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

National
- Number of residents: 88,084
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #66 most common country of origin

#43. Ethiopia

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 131
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

#41 (tie). Thailand

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 132
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

#41 (tie). Romania

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 132
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

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#40. Egypt

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 145
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

#39. Argentina

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 146
- 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

#38. Japan

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 150
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.3%

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

#37. Canada

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 158
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

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

#36. Nigeria

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 159
- 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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#35. Iran

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 179
- 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

#34. Bulgaria

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 185
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 69,765
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #75 most common country of origin

#33. Venezuela

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 193
- 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

#32. Albania

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 194
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%

National
- Number of residents: 89,911
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.2%
- #65 most common country of origin

#31. Brazil

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 214
- 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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#29 (tie). Taiwan

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 217
- 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 (tie). Hong Kong

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 217
- 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

#28. Ghana

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 225
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%

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

#27. Portugal

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 258
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

National
- Number of residents: 171,118
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.4%
- #44 most common country of origin

#26. Guatemala

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 263
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.6%

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

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#24 (tie). Ukraine

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 269
- 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

#24 (tie). Cuba

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 269
- 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

#23. Greece

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 290
- 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

#22. Russia

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 298
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.7%

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

#21. Ecuador

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 394
- Percent of foreign born residents: 0.9%

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

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#20. Guyana

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 395
- 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

#19. Germany

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 485
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.1%

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

#18. United Kingdom

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 582
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.3%

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

#17. Poland

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 777
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%

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

#16. Pakistan

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 787
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.8%

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

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#15. El Salvador

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 812
- Percent of foreign born residents: 1.9%

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

#14. Jamaica

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 935
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.1%

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

#13. Italy

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 967
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.2%

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

#12. Peru

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,047
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%

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

#11. South Korea

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,065
- Percent of foreign born residents: 2.4%

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. Haiti

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,591
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.6%

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

#9. China

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,601
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.7%

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

#8. Colombia

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 1,667
- Percent of foreign born residents: 3.8%

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

#7. Honduras

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,154
- Percent of foreign born residents: 4.9%

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

#6. Vietnam

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,229
- Percent of foreign born residents: 5.1%

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. Philippines

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,830
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.5%

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

#4. Bangladesh

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,913
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.7%

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

#3. India

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 2,920
- Percent of foreign born residents: 6.7%

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

#2. Dominican Republic

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,120
- Percent of foreign born residents: 11.7%

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

#1. Mexico

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area
- Number of residents: 5,547
- Percent of foreign born residents: 12.7%

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

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