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Born in state of residence: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Born in state of residence. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Place of birth of residents by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-11-04

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National value: 56.4 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 32.4 %
RI 53.8 %
DE 40.2 %
CT 52.2 %
NJ 50.2 %
MD 46 %
MA 57.6 %
VT 45.1 %
NH 39.9 %

Lowest: 29 to 45.1 %
Group 2: 45.1 to 52.3 %
Group 3: 52.3 to 58.6 %
Group 4: 58.6 to 65.4 %
Highest: 65.4 to 76.4 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Louisiana	76.4
2	Michigan	75.2
3	Ohio	73.3
4	Mississippi	69.4
5	Wisconsin	69.2
6	Pennsylvania	69.1
7	Iowa	68.8
8	Minnesota	66.4
9	Indiana	66.2
10	Illinois	65.6
11	West Virginia	65.4
12	Alabama	65.2
12	Kentucky	65.2
14	Missouri	64.3
15	Nebraska	63.2
16	New York	61.2
17	South Dakota	61.1
18	North Dakota	60.4
19	Oklahoma	59.4
20	Utah	59
21	Arkansas	58.6
22	Kansas	57.8
23	Massachusetts	57.6
23	Texas	57.6
25	California	57.1
26	Maine	56.3
27	Tennessee	55.7
28	Rhode Island	53.8
29	Hawaii	53.5
30	Georgia	52.5
31	New Mexico	52.3
32	Connecticut	52.2
33	North Carolina	52
34	Montana	50.4
35	New Jersey	50.2
35	South Carolina	50.2
37	Virginia	47.8
38	Oregon	46.1
39	Maryland	46
39	Washington	46
41	Vermont	45.1
42	Alaska	44.6
43	Idaho	44.5
44	Colorado	41.4
45	Delaware	40.2
46	New Hampshire	39.9
47	Wyoming	39.7
48	Arizona	39.2
49	Florida	35.2
50	District of Columbia	32.4
51	Nevada	29

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table DP02: Selected Social Characteristics. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by born in state of residence (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP02; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-04. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-born-in-state-of-residence/

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