Interactive: Who’s Coming To Texas?
Texas is a melting pot, with immigrants coming to the Lone Star state from around the world. In 2010, more than 4 million people in Texas were born in other countries. Hover over each line below to see the place of birth for the foreign-born population in Texas as of 2010, according to American Community Survey data compiled by the Migration Policy Institute.
Sources: Migration Policy Institute; 2010 American Community Survey; KERA research
Note: Data includes only countries, not regions. Foreign-born population excludes those born at sea. Data about China excludes Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Texas’ foreign-born population hails from scores of countries. Here’s a look at the top four as of 2010:
