Tulsa is a city that is beginning to see a radical shift in its ethnic landscape. More and more immigrants are settling within the greater Tulsa metro area. The immigration numbers have almost doubled since 1990, and are projected to only continue to grow in the future. With an income level 11% above the national average and a cost of living 4% below, Tulsa has become a prime destination for Immigrants looking for a new life in America.

Hispanic population growth in the state of Oklahoma has spiked in the past couple of decades, and Tulsa is no different. Since the year 2000 the Latino foreign-born population has increased by over one hundred percent. Many of these immigrants are coming from Mexico, which is the largest people group in the city. Among Children in the city of Tulsa, almost thirty percent are Hispanic with at least one immigrant parent. The Hispanic people are having an increasingly large cultural, and socioeconomic effect on the city of Tulsa.

Tulsa also has one of the largest Native American populations in the country as well. Over six percent of the population is of direct Native American decent. The city also has a growing Asian population as well. Asian immigrants are the second largest foreign-born ethnic group in the city. There are notably large Vietnamese, and Hmong populations which are two of the largest people groups in the city. The Hmong population, which is right around 2,600 people is one of the largest in the nation.