1. Nine percent of Minnesotans are foreign-born.

    About one in eleven Minnesotans is foreign-born. Compared to other states, Minnesota ranks around the middle for its share of residents who are foreign-born.

  2. More than 500,000 foreign-born residents call Minnesota home.

    Minnesota’s foreign-born population reached nearly 524,000 residents in 2024. Numerically, that’s the largest foreign-born population to reside in our state since the early 1900s.

  3. Immigrants from Asia make up the largest share of Minnesota's foreign-born residents.

    Minnesota is home to nearly 175,000 Asian immigrants who compose about one-third of Minnesota’s total foreign-born population. Our state is also home to sizeable populations of African and Latin American residents, together composing more than half of our state’s foreign-born population.

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