Diasporas

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on diasporas—defined here as emigrants and their descendants living outside their country of origin or ancestry who maintain ties to it.

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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.

Beyond Remittances: The Role of Diaspora in Poverty Reduction in their Countries of Origin

Diaspora communities reduce poverty in countries of origin through investment, knowledge, and policy tools that go well beyond remittances.

Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Force in 2000

By 2000, Mexican immigrants made up 27 percent of all foreign-born U.S. workers, concentrated heavily in production, service, farming, and manufacturing sectors.

The Foreign Born from Vietnam in the United States in 2000

The Vietnamese immigrant population in the United States grew 82 percent between 1990 and 2000 to more than 988,000.

The Foreign Born from China in the United States in 2000

The Chinese foreign-born population in the United States grew 87 percent between 1990 and 2000 to nearly 989,000, of whom more than half living in California or New York.

The Foreign Born from India in the United States in 2000

Idaho led all U.S. states in the rate of Indian immigrant growth in the 1990s, as the population surpassed 1 million nationally by 2000.

The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States in 2000

Filipino immigrants in the United States totaled 1.4 million in 2000; 49 percent lived in California.

The Foreign Born from Mexico in the United States in 2000

Numbering 9.9 million in 2002, Mexicans were the largest U.S. immigrant group.

African-born Residents of the United States in 2000

More than 881,000 African-born residents called the United States home in 2000, with more than half having arrived in the 1990s and 95 percent settling in metropolitan areas.