U.S. Immigrant Population Spotlights

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Foreign-Born Self-Employed in the United States

In 2000, 10.4 percent of foreign-born workers in the United States were self-employed, with Greeks, Syrians, and Koreans posting the highest rates.

Characteristics of the European Born in the United States in 2000

In 2000, 4.9 million European-born residents made up 15.8 percent of the U.S. immigrant population, with Eastern Europeans driving recent growth.

College-Educated Foreign Born in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000

In 2000, foreign-born workers made up 13 percent of the U.S. college-educated labor force.

The Foreign-Born Hmong in the United States

More than 15,000 Hmong refugees began resettling in the United States in 2004, joining roughly 103,000 foreign-born Hmong in California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

The Foreign Born from Korea in the United States in 2000

Korean immigrants in the United States were likely to be naturalized than immigrants overall as of 2000.

U.S. Immigration Statistics in 2003

Post-9/11 security measures drove a 34 percent drop in U.S. legal permanent resident admissions in FY 2003, to 706,000, with declines across nearly all categories.

The Foreign Born from the Dominican Republic in the United States in 2000

By 2000, Dominican immigrants were the fourth largest Latin American group in the United States, with 93 percent concentrated in just six northeastern states.

The African Foreign Born in the United States in 2002

African-born immigrants in the United States numbered 1 million in 2002, with the largest group from West Africa.

The Foreign Born from Canada in the United States in 2000

Canadians made up 97 percent of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) worker admissions in FY 2002; in all, there were nearly 821,000 Canadian immigrants in the United States as of 2000.

Educational Attainment of the Foreign Born in the United States in 2000

The 2000 U.S. census revealed sharp differences in educational attainment among U.S. immigrants, with Indians tending to be among the most highly educated.