Where America's immigrants come from: New data reveals largest group of settlers in each state as Asians are on pace to outnumber Mexicans by 2065
- Mexicans remain largest group in 24 states but figures are dwindling
- Indian settlers came top in nine states, according to 2013 figures
- Analysts expect Asian settlers to form a majority by 2065
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Asians are quickly becoming the largest immigrant group in America, census data reveals.
More than a third of the 800,000 people granted citizen status in 2013 hailed from the eastern continent.
While Mexicans remain the largest immigrant group in 24 states, others have taken the top spot in the remaining 26 and the District of Columbia.
The data reflects a sharp and steady drop in the number of Mexican immigrants since the credit crash in 2007. Conversely, Asian settlers are on the rise.
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Mapped out: This map of America shows the largest immigrant group in each state. While Mexico comes top in 24 states, Indians are now a majority in nine states, followed by Dominicans in five and Somalians in three
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Asians are quickly becoming the largest immigrant group in America, census data reveals.
More than a third of the 800,000 people granted citizen status in 2013 hailed from the eastern continent.
While Mexicans remain the largest immigrant group in 24 states, others have taken the top spot in the remaining 26 and the District of Columbia.
The data reflects a sharp and steady drop in the number of Mexican immigrants since the credit crash in 2007. Conversely, Asian settlers are on the rise.
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Many suggest the shift is the result of more Chinese students applying to American graduate schools, and an uptick in the number of Indian tech workers granted visas to work in Silicon Valley.
By 2065, analysts predict, Indian and Chinese settlers will far outnumber Mexicans.
The latest data, released by the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year, shows the five largest immigrant groups to hail from Mexico, Indian, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and China.
It also breaks down the numbers state-by-state, which MarketWatch compiled into a map.
Mexicans formed a majority in the number of settlers in 24 states in 2013. California welcomed the most Mexicans in 2013 (40,238), followed by Texas (20,232), Arizona (5,813), Illinois (5,088), and Washington (2,031).
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2013 FIGURES SHOW LARGEST NATURALIZED IMMIGRANT GROUP PER STATE
Alabama: Mexico (230)
Alaska: Philippines (306)
Arizona: Mexico (5,813)
Arkansas: Mexico (486)
California: Mexico (40,238)
Colorado: Mexico (1,495)
Connecticut: India (802)
Delaware: India (230)
DC: Ethiopia (354)
Florida: Cuba (26,231)
Georgia: India (2,147)
Hawaii: Philippines (1,790)
Idaho: Mexico (410)
Illinois: Mexico (5,088)
Indiana: Mexico (722)
Iowa: Mexico (400)
Kansas: Mexico (660)
Kentucky: Cuba (341)
Louisiana: Vietnam (368)
Maine: Somalia (174)
Maryland: India (1,291)
Massachusetts: Dominican Republic (2,489)
Michigan: Iraq (2,115)
Minnesota: Somalia (2,123)
Mississippi: India (133)
Missouri: Bosnia and Herzegovina (463)
Montana: Mexico (33)
Nebraska: Mexico (464)
Nevada: Mexico (1,923)
New Hampshire: India (162)
New Jersey: Dominican Republic (5,377)
New York: Dominican Republic (20,402)
North Carolina: Mexico (1,371)
North Dakota: Somalia (92)
Ohio: India (1,106)
Oklahoma: Mexico (845)
Oregon: Mexico (1,210)
Pennsylvania: Dominican Republic (2,061)
Rhode Island: Dominican Republic (872)
South Carolina: Mexico (450)
South Dakota: Ethiopia (54)
Tennessee: Mexico (520)
Texas: Mexico (20,232)
Utah: Mexico (683)
Vermont: Canada (65)
Virginia: India (2,007)
Washington: Mexico (2,031)
West Virginia: India (44)
Wisconsin: Mexico (725)
Wyoming: Mexico (69)
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