U.S. Immigration Trends
From its inception, the United States has been a country of immigrants. These interactive charts, which offer data at national, state, and sometimes county levels, help track changing immigration patterns and characteristics of the immigrant population through time. By placing immigration to the United States in its broader historic context, the characteristics of today's migration flows and the immigrant communities they establish can be better understood.
Click on the bullet points below to navigate for more information:
- Immigration Over Time
- Immigrants' Countries and Regions of Birth
- Refugees
- Unauthorized Immigrants
- Diaspora Groups
- Children
- Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force
- Educational Attainment
- English Proficiency and Linguistic Diversity
Immigration Over Time
Green Cards: How Many Are Issued Annually & to Whom?
New Citizens: How Many People Become Americans Yearly & from Which Countries?
By the Numbers: Current and Historical Stats about Immigrants at U.S. & State Levels
- Number and Share of Total U.S. Population, 1850-2022
- Immigrant Population Change by Decade, 1850-2022
- State Immigration Trends: Number and Share of Total State Population, 1990-2022
Current and Historical Composition of the U.S. Population by Age, Sex, and Nativity
Immigrants' Countries and Regions of Birth
- Regions of Birth, 1960-2022
- Countries of Birth, 1960-2022
- Top Ten Countries of Birth, 1960-2022
- Map: Population Distribution for Countries and Regions of Birth, 2018-2022 (pooled)
- Detailed immigrant profiles by state and for the United States
- Mexican Immigrants: Number and Share of Total U.S. Immigrant Population, 1850-2022
Refugees: What Is the Yearly Ceiling & How Many Are Actually Admitted?
Unauthorized Immigrants
Unauthorized Immigrants: Where They Live at U.S., State & County Levels; & Their Countries of Origin
- Estimates and Detailed Profiles of Unauthorized Immigrants at U.S., State, and Top County Levels, 2019
- Unauthorized Immigrant Populations by Country and Region, Top State and County Destinations, 2019
Deferred Action: Who Has DACA & Where Do They Live?
Diaspora Groups
Children
- Number and Share of Total Child Population in Immigrant Families, by Age Group and State, 1990-2022
- Map: Number of Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors, by State and County, 2014-2023
Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force
- Immigrants as Share of Total Population and Civilian Labor Force, by State, 1980-2022
- Unemployment Rate by Nativity, Gender, Industry, Race/Ethnicity, and Educational Attainment, 2019-2023
Educational Attainment
- Educational Attainment of U.S. Adults (ages 25 and over) by Nativity and Country of Birth, 2022
- Immigrant-Origin Adults Without a Postsecondary Credential in the United States and by State, 2022
English Proficiency and Linguistic Diversity
- Limited English Proficient Population: Number and Share, by State, 1990-2022
- Linguistic Diversity by State, 2013-2017 (pooled)
- Linguistic Diversity for Select Counties, 2013-2017 (pooled)
- Map: English Learners in K-12 by State
- Map: Young Dual Language Learners in the United States and by State, 2015-2019