45%
Mexico
6%
El Salvador
4%
India
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of Arkansas vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by share of immigrants from asia.
| #1 | Rhode Island | 160,000 |
| #2 | South Dakota | 42,000 |
| #3 | Delaware | 111 |
| #4 | New Mexico | 62% |
| #5 | New Jersey | 45% |
| #6 | Wyoming | 45 |
| #7 | Ohio | 41% |
| #8 | Virginia | 41% |
| #9 | Michigan | 40% |
| #10 | Vermont | 40 |
| #11 | Colorado | 38% |
| #12 | Illinois | 36% |
| #13 | Oregon | 33% |
| #14 | Wisconsin | 30% |
| #15 | Georgia | 28% |
| #16 | North Carolina | 27% |
| #17 | Florida | 25% |
| #18 | Montana | 19.5% |
| #19 | Minnesota | 15% |
| #20 | New Hampshire | 15% |
| #21 | Maine | 3.1% |
| #22 | Kentucky | 0 |
| #23 | Utah | 0 |
| #24 | Louisiana | 0 |
Overview
About 5% of Arkansans are foreign-born, overwhelmingly from Mexico and Central America. Key countries of origin figures for Arkansas include Mexico: 45%, El Salvador: 6%, India: 4%. Compare Arkansas with national averages and other U.S. states on America in Numbers.