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Origins of the U.S. immigrant population, 1960-2018


Origins of the U.S. immigrant population, 1960-2018
% of foreign-born population residing in the U.S. who were born in …
Note: Other Latin America includes Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Asia includes Central, East, Southeast, and South Asia.
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 1960-2000 decennial censuses and 2010, 2015-2018 American Community Surveys (IPUMS).
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Origins of the U.S. immigrant population, 1960-2018
% of foreign-born population residing in the U.S. who were born in …
Year Mexico Other Latin America Asia Europe/Canada and other North America
1960 6% 3% 4% 84%
1970 8% 11% 7% 68%
1980 16% 16% 16% 42%
1990 22% 21% 22% 26%
2000 29% 22% 23% 19%
2010 29% 24% 25% 14%
2015 27% 24% 27% 13%
2018 25% 25% 28% 13%

Note: Other Latin America includes Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Asia includes Central, East, Southeast, and South Asia.
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 1960-2000 decennial censuses and 2010, 2015-2018 American Community Surveys (IPUMS).
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

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