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People Statistics · City estimate

Gainesville: born abroad

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 2 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Born abroad, 2013 – 2024 percent · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States · World
+0.7 pp since 2014
Gainesville Alachua County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
Gainesville
12.4%
Florida
21.9%
World
3.7%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 12.4% · 2024
First value 12.7% · 2013
Highest 12.7% · 2013
Lowest 11.1% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 12.4% +0.3 pp 11.6% 21.9% 14.1% 3.7%
2023estimate 12.1% +0.9 pp 11.4% 21.4% 13.9% —
2022estimate 11.2% +0.0 pp 10.8% 21.1% 13.7% —
2021estimate 11.1% −0.8 pp 10.7% 21.0% 13.6% —
2020estimate 11.9% +0.3 pp 10.8% 20.8% — 3.5%
2019estimate 11.6% +0.5 pp 10.5% 20.7% — —
2018estimate 11.1% +0.1 pp 10.3% 20.5% — —
2017estimate 11.1% −0.6 pp 10.0% 20.2% — —
2016estimate 11.7% −0.1 pp 10.1% 19.9% — —
2015estimate 11.8% +0.1 pp 10.3% 19.7% — 3.3%
2014estimate 11.7% −1.0 pp 10.3% 19.6% — —
2013estimate 12.7% 10.7% 19.4% — —

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Gainesville

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBorn abroad
8 Hawthorne 2.9%
7 Micanopy 4.0%
6 Hastings 4.8%
5 Alachua 5.1%
4 Tallahassee 7.4%
3 Ellenton 9.0%
2 Newberry 9.7%
1 Gainesville 11.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).