{"id":255042,"date":"2026-07-29T23:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255042\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T23:10:53","slug":"biggest-sources-of-immigrants-to-allentown-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255042\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest sources of immigrants to Allentown \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785366653_405_pixel.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:none\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Over 15% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/08\/21\/key-findings-about-us-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States population is composed of immigrants<\/a>. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/projects\/la-na-immigration-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">era of immigration<\/a> has been met with reductive ideas and resistance, whether the backlash was directed toward the Chinese, Irish, Italians, or Mexicans. Immigration laws have targeted specific groups at various times, stoking intolerance and preventing people from truly joining American society. Over time, however, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/us-immigration-debate-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">laws changed to be more equitable<\/a> and immigrants found their footings, we have reaped the rewards of innovation in business, music, art, literature, dance, food, societal norms, entertainment, and sports\u2014all while realizing a greater understanding of and respect for different cultures, religions, and ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacker.com\/pennsylvania\/allentown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of the countries most immigrants to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area come from, using data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. Census Bureau<\/a>. Countries are ranked by highest number of foreign-born residents who lived in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area as of 2024&#8217;s five-year estimates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Keep reading to find out more about the immigrant community in your home city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#50. Chile<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 314<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.33%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#49. Netherlands<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 331<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.34%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#48. Guyana<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 342<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.35%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#47. Hungary<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 363<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.38%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#46. Cameroon<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 375<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.39%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#45. Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 376<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.39%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#44. Liberia<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 394<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.41%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#43. Nicaragua<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 410<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.43%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#42. Japan<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 441<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.46%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#41. Turkey<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 473<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.49%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#40. Ukraine<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 482<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#39. Greece<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 492<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.51%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#38. Lebanon<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 504<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.52%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#37. Romania<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 506<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.53%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#36. Nigeria<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 564<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.59%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#35. Costa Rica<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 606<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.63%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#34. Ghana<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 684<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.71%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#33. France<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 690<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.72%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#32. Taiwan<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 695<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.72%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#30. Russia (tie)<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 710<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.74%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#30. Trinidad and Tobago (tie)<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 710<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.74%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#29. El Salvador<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 784<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.81%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#28. Venezuela<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 806<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.84%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#27. Portugal<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 819<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.85%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#26. Korea<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 881<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 0.91%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#25. Dominica<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,096<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.14%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#24. Germany<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,100<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.14%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#23. Cuba<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,144<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.19%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#22. Kenya<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,148<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.19%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#21. Canada<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,209<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.25%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#20. Italy<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,231<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.28%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#19. Egypt<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,295<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.34%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#18. Brazil<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,364<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.42%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#17. Guatemala<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,391<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.44%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#16. Vietnam<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,443<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.5%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#15. Pakistan<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,498<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.55%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#14. Honduras<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,561<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.62%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#13. Haiti<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,562<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.62%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#12. Peru<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,688<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.75%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#11. Poland<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,774<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.84%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#10. Philippines<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 1,823<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 1.89%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#9. United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies)<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 2,143<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 2.22%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#8. Jamaica<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 2,459<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 2.55%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#7. Syria<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 2,940<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 3.05%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#6. Colombia<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 3,288<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 3.41%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#5. Ecuador<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 3,327<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 3.45%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#4. Mexico<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 3,818<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 3.96%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#3. China<br \/>&#8211; Number of residents: 4,198<br \/>&#8211; Percent of foreign born residents: 4.36%<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">#2. 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