See the States That Have Gained the Most People From Abroad, Mapped

The United States has a long history of welcoming immigrants. Many families have roots going back to the country's founding. Others are immigrants themselves or their children.

The number of new immigrants to the U.S. declined in the year ending July 2025. About 1.3 million people moved to the U.S. from abroad during that time. This is lower than the 2.7 million who arrived the year before.

Despite this drop, every U.S. state still gained residents from other countries. Some states saw much larger gains than others. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows which states gained the most and the least.

Two States Welcome Over a Quarter of Immigrants

Texas and Florida led the states with the most people moving from abroad. These two states welcomed 27% of the 1.26 million international arrivals that year. California was third, with New York and New Jersey completing the top five.

Florida gained 178,700 residents from abroad. This was 14.2% of all international arrivals. Texas saw an increase of 167,500 residents from abroad, making up 13.3% of all arrivals. This information comes from the U.S. Census Bureau.

However, California, New York, and New Jersey still have more foreign-born residents overall. In 2024, 27.6% of California's population was foreign-born. New Jersey followed with 25%, and New York with 23.3%.

Florida was fourth, with 23.1% of its population born overseas in 2024. Texas, despite its large increase in new residents, was ninth for foreign-born residents. About 18.4% of its population was born abroad in 2024.

The top 10 states with the largest net migration from July 2024 to July 2025 were:

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. California
4. New York
5. New Jersey
6. North Carolina
7. Washington
8. Illinois
9. Georgia
10. Virginia

Some States Saw Little Migration

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia welcomed less than 1% of all net immigrants between 2024 and 2025.

West Virginia had the fewest new residents from abroad, with only 244 people. Wyoming was second with 258 residents, and Vermont was third with 623. These increases were very small, each less than 0.1% of all immigrants to the U.S.

Three of these states—West Virginia, Wyoming, and Montana—also have the lowest number of foreign-born residents. West Virginia and Montana both have only 2.1% of their population born abroad.

The 20 states with the smallest increases in immigrants added a total of 72,197 people combined. This is less than New York alone, which gained 95,634 residents from abroad during the same period.

The top 10 states with the fewest net immigrants included:

1. West Virginia
2. Wyoming
3. Vermont
4. Montana
5. Alaska
6. Idaho
7. New Hampshire
8. North Dakota
9. New Mexico
10. South Dakota