{"id":60401,"date":"2020-08-20T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T16:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-current-data\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:40:59","slug":"facts-on-u-s-immigrants-current-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-current-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"items-justified-center is-style-pills wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Facts on Immigrants menu\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-center is-style-pills wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Key Charts<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-current-data\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Current Data<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-trend-data\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Trend Data<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-county-maps\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">County Maps<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-previous-years-data\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Previous Years\u2019 Data<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout is-style-200-wide has-beige-background-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"try-our-email-course-on-u-s-immigration\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\">Try our email course on U.S. immigration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global-migration-and-demography\/2020\/08\/20\/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-trend-data\/gmd_immigrationcourse_140-png\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c6c2c6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/GMD_immigrationCourse_140.png?resize=140,140 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/GMD_immigrationCourse_140.png?w=140\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73734 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c6c2c6; width:140px;height:140px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-label-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Learn about immigration through five short lessons delivered to your inbox every other day. <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/pewresearch.org\/u-s-immigration-mini-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up now!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation\u2019s population. This represents a more than fourfold increase since 1960, when 9.7 million immigrants lived in the U.S., accounting for 5.4% of the total U.S. population. Click the link below each summary table to download the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find more context on the figures below, visit the blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/08\/20\/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants\/\">\u201cKey findings about U.S. immigrants,\u201d<\/a> and for a downloadable version of the tables below, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.pdf\">PDF<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Excel workbook<\/a>. For facts on Latinos in the United States, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/fact-sheet\/latinos-in-the-u-s-fact-sheet\/\">profile on U.S. Hispanics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For details on our regional grouping of countries, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Countries-by-Regional-Classification_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.pdf\">\u201cCountries by regional classification\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;document (PDF).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"nativity-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nativity of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Foreign-born population total<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">44,760,622<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent born in Mexico<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">25.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent who are citizens<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50.7%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Nativity-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all population and nativity findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"race-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Race of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table chart-builder-data-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent who are white alone, not Hispanic<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">17.7%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Race-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all race findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"language-use-among-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Language use among U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent speaking English at least very well<br>(ages 5 and older)<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">53.2%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Language-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all language findings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"age-and-gender-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Age and gender of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Median age of foreign-born population (in years)<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent of foreign born who are female<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">51.8%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Age-Gender-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all age and gender findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"marital-status-and-fertility-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marital status and fertility of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent who are married<br>(ages 18 and older)<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">61.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent who are women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">7.5%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Marital-Status-Fertility-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all marriage and fertility findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"education-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Highest degree completed, ages 25 and older<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table chart-builder-data-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">High school or less<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">49.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Two-year degree\/Some college<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">18.8%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Bachelor&#8217;s degree or more<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">32.0%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Education-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all education findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"work-status-and-occupations-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work status and occupations of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ages 16 and older<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table chart-builder-data-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent in labor force<br>(among civilian population)<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">66.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Work-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all work findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"earnings-and-income-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earnings and income of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ages 16 and older<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Median annual personal earnings<br>(in 2018 dollars, among those with earnings)<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">$31,900<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Median annual household income<br>(in 2018 dollars)<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">$59,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Earnings-Income-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all income findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"poverty-and-health-insurance-among-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poverty and health insurance among U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent living in poverty<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">14.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent uninsured<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">19.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Poverty-Health-Insurance-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all poverty and insurance findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"homeownership-and-households-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homeownership and households of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Percent in family households<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">82.3%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/Pew-Research-Center_Homeownership-Households-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2018.xlsx\">Download Excel sheet with all homeownership and household findings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"region-and-top-states-of-residence-of-u-s-immigrants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Region and top states of residence of U.S. immigrants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><colgroup><col\/><col\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">West<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">33.9%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">California<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">23.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">South<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">33.7%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Texas<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">11.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Florida<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">10.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Northeast<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">21.2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">New York<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">10.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" data-prc-v-col=\"0\">New Jersey<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">4.6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:70%\" 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