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U.S. Immigrant Population Spotlights

More than 43 million people living in the United States—whether as naturalized citizen, legal permanent resident, temporary resident, or unauthorized immigrant—were born in another country, representing 13 percent of the U.S. population. Immigration has ebbed and flowed throughout U.S. history, peaking at nearly 15 percent of the population in 1890 and plummeting to 5 percent in 1970. The data-rich research offered here traces the U.S. immigrant population by size, educational and workforce characteristics, English language proficiency, and more.

For information on U.S. immigrants by state, check out the State Immigration Data Profiles tool. And for detailed profiles on unauthorized immigrants nationally and by state, visit this tool.

Recent Activity

Articles
December 1, 2004
The Foreign Born from Korea in the United States in 2000
By Jennifer Yau
Reports
November 2004
Putting Data to Work For Immigrants and Communities: Tools for the Washington, DC Metro Area and Beyond
By  Suzette Brooks Masters, Kimberly A. Hamilton and Jill H. Wilson
Articles
November 1, 2004
U.S. Immigration Statistics in 2003
By Deborah Meyers, Jennifer Yau
Fact Sheets
October 2004
Legal Immigration to U.S. Still Declining
By  Deborah W. Meyers
Articles
October 1, 2004
The Foreign Born from the Dominican Republic in the United States in 2000
By Elizabeth Grieco
Reports
September 2004
The Dominican Population in the United States: Growth and Distribution
By  Elizabeth Grieco
Articles
September 1, 2004
The African Foreign Born in the United States in 2002
By Elizabeth Grieco
Articles
August 1, 2004
The Foreign Born from Canada in the United States in 2000
By Betsy Cooper, Elizabeth Grieco

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Spotlight
April 1, 2003
Iraqi Immigrants in the United States
With the war in Iraq intensifying, the media has focused on the Iraqi foreign born in the United States. To ensure the accuracy of public debate, MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco uses U.S. Census Bureau statistics to describe the size of the Iraqi immigrant population.
Spotlight
March 1, 2003
Sex Ratios of the Foreign Born in the United States
MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco examines the ratio of men to women among various foreign born groups in the United States.
Spotlight
February 1, 2003
Hispanos nacidos en el extranjero que viven en los Estados Unidos
La Gerente de Datos Elizabeth Grieco considera el tamaño y la distribución de la población hispana extranjera en los EEUU.
Spotlight
February 1, 2003
Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States
Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco examines the size and distribution of the foreign-born Hispanic population throughout the United States.
January 1, 2003
The New Immigrant Survey in the U.S.: The Experience over Time
Large gaps exist in the social science and public policy research on immigration. Guillermina Jasso of New York University, Douglas S. Massey of the University of Pennsylvania, Mark R. Rosenzweig of Harvard University, and James P. Smith of RAND take an in-depth look at the New Immigrant Survey, which aims to bridge the chasm between information needs and existing data.

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Recent Activity

Articles
December 1, 2004

The Foreign Born from Korea in the United States in 2000

MPI's Jennifer Yau takes a detailed look at the foreign born from Korea in the United States.

Articles
November 1, 2004

U.S. Immigration Statistics in 2003

MPI's Deborah Meyers and Jennifer Yau highlight data from the 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics.
Reports
November 2004

Putting Data to Work For Immigrants and Communities: Tools for the Washington, DC Metro Area and Beyond

This report investigates and addresses gaps in the data needs of immigrant service and advocacy organizations by surveying the most commonly used migration data sources in the field, discussing budget-conscious ways to commission customized analysis through government and private sources, and identifying good providers of training for staff. 

Articles
October 1, 2004

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

Elizabeth Grieco takes a detailed look at the foreign born from the Dominican Republic in the United States.

Fact Sheets
October 2004

Legal Immigration to U.S. Still Declining

This fact sheet is an overview of U.S. immigration based on Fiscal Year 2003 data from the 2003 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, which was released in mid-September 2004 by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics.

Articles
September 1, 2004

The African Foreign Born in the United States in 2002

MPI Senior Demographer Elizabeth Grieco takes a detailed look at the population of African foreign born in the United States.

Reports
September 2004

The Dominican Population in the United States: Growth and Distribution

This study provides an overview of the size and growth of the Dominican population in the United States and discusses some of the unique characteristics of this community. The report also highlights the geographic distribution of Dominicans within the United States.

Articles
August 1, 2004

The Foreign Born from Canada in the United States in 2000

MPI's Betsy Cooper and Senior Demographer Elizabeth Grieco map out the characteristics of Canadians in the United States.

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