Most Common Foreign Born Nationality in the USA & Canada

Map created by reddit user ExcitingNeck8226The map above shows the most common nationality of the foreign born population in each US state and Canadian province and territory.

Here are the 11 nationalities:

Mexican: 38 out of 50 US states including Texas and California
Filipino: Alaska, Hawaii, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North West Territories and Nunavut
Indian: Ontario, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut
Chinese: British Columbia, Massachusetts, and Prince Edward Island
British: Yukon, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Canadian: Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
Salvadorian: Virginia, DC and Maryland
Dominican: New York and Rhode Island
French: Quebec
Cuban: Florida
Honduran: Louisiana

From the author:

Sources:

– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States (as of 2020 census)

– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Canada (as of 2021 census)

Despite the US and Canada sharing the similarity of being hubs for global immigration and geographic proximity, their demographics/immigration patterns are quite different.

In the US, Latin America has by far been the largest source of immigration for the past 60 years with 38 of 50 states having a Latin American country as its most common foreign-born nationality.

In contrast, Canada’s immigration comes from much further away geographically as their biggest source of immigration over the past couple decades has been from Asia (particularly Indians, Chinese, and Filipinos), along with the two countries that have influenced Canada the most as a result of centuries of settlement that continue to this day (the British and French)

And as to why the British choose the Maritimes and Yukon:

The Maritimes is probably the most ‘British’ region outside of the British Isles that I’ve been to. From the weather, the culture/traditions, the people, the economy/politics, the landscapes, the social cues, the historical ties, to even the accents, the British/Irish have definitely left their most profound imprint on this region of Canada and many locals still proudly practice them.

If we break it down by region, I’d say Newfoundland is most influenced by Ireland, Nova Scotia by Scotland (the name actually means New Scotland!), PEI feels like a fishing town in southwest England, and New Brunswick feels like some place on the English Channel with the Acadian French and southern English combination.

On the flip side, I have no clue what’s appealing about Yukon to the Brits though lol