The nations represented within the United States

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Over 40 million people living in the United States were born in another country, according to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The place of birth for these people include over 100 countries from across the globe. Mexico is the birthplace of approximately 28% of the foreign-born population living in the U.S. The next largest populations come from India, Philippines, China, El Salvador, Vietnam, Cuba, Korea, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala. So, in the top 10 countries of birth for immigrants in the U.S., five are from Latin America and five are from Asia. 

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