Immigration Data Matters
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Highlights
This useful resource collects in one place some of the top and most authoritative sources for often-sought U.S. and international data on immigrants and immigration trends.
- Key immigration data are scattered across government and international organizations, making it hard for users to find essential data on immigrants and immigration trends.
- This guide links users directly to more than 250 data resources compiled by governmental and authoritative nongovernmental sources in the United States and internationally.
- It covers a wide range of topics, among them foreign-born population stocks and flows, humanitarian and labor migration, naturalization, education and language attainment, labor force participation, income and poverty rates, remittance size and flow, immigration enforcement actions, public opinion, religious affiliation, and development indicators.
This useful online guide links users directly to the most credible, high-quality data on immigrants and immigration in the United States and internationally. The easy-to-use publication includes more than 250 data resources compiled by governmental and authoritative nongovernmental sources.
The guide covers a wide range of topics, among them foreign-born population stocks and flows, humanitarian and labor migration, naturalization, education and language attainment, labor force participation, income and poverty rates, remittance size and flow, immigration enforcement actions, public opinion, religious affiliation, and development indicators.
Data sources in the guide, created by the Migration Policy Institute and the Population Reference Bureau, are organized into two sections, one U.S., one international. The international section features data sources by world region, as well as for the European Union (and select countries in Europe) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries. The guide also offers tips on how to access more complex data sources, lists the frequency of updates, and offers other resources, including a glossary of commonly used immigration terms.
This guide was originally published in March 2018 and was updated most recently in November 2020.
A Walk-Through on How to Find Top Immigration Stats on the Web
In this brief video, Jeanne Batalova, who manages the Migration Policy Institute’s Migration Data Hub, walks you through the Immigration Data Matters guide developed by MPI and the Population Reference Bureau.
Table of Contents
Resources on Immigrants and Immigration Trends in the U.S.
Immigrants Now and Historically
Immigrants by Status
Enforcement Statistics
Children of Immigrants (under age 18)
U.S. Migration: Miscellaneous Topics
Key U.S. Government Immigration-Related Data
U.S. Census Bureau
Department of Homeland Security
International Resources on Migrants and Migration Trends
Global Migration Trends
Remittances and Migration Costs
Immigrant Integration
Migration Data by Region/Country
Global Migration: Miscellaneous Topics
About the U.S. Immigration Policy Program
The U.S. Immigration Policy Program provides analysis of U.S. immigration pathways, the impacts of enforcement and other policies, and the characteristics of immigrant populations.
About the Global Program
The Global Program bridges policy advice, research, and candid dialogue to design effective migration policies, drawing on global evidence and anticipating the forces reshaping how people move.
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