{"id":60908,"date":"2018-09-14T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T18:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2018\/09\/14\/2016-statistical-information-on-foreign-born-in-united-states\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:11:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:11:30","slug":"2016-statistical-information-on-foreign-born-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2018\/09\/14\/2016-statistical-information-on-foreign-born-in-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"2016, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Visit the most recent data on U.S. immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Characteristics of the U.S. foreign-born population: 2016<\/h3>\n\n

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There were a record 43.7 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2016, making up 13.5% of the nation\u2019s population. This represents a more than fourfold increase since 1960, when only 9.7 million immigrants lived in the U.S., accounting for just 5.4% of the total U.S. population. Click on the expand buttons below the summary tables to see detailed tables for each.<\/p>\n\n

To find more context on the figures below, visit the blog posts “Key findings about U.S. immigrants<\/a>” and “Education levels of U.S. immigrants are on the rise<\/a>,” and for a downloadable version of the tables below, see the PDF<\/a> and the Excel workbook<\/a>. For a profile of the Hispanic population in the United States, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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Population (#)<\/td>\n43,681,654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born in Mexico<\/td>\n26.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citizen<\/td>\n48.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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White alone, not Hispanic<\/td>\n18.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older)<\/td>\n51.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Median age (in years)<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/td>\n51.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Married (ages 18 and older)<\/td>\n60.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year<\/td>\n7.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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High school graduate or less<\/td>\n51.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two-year degree\/Some college<\/td>\n18.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bachelor’s degree or more<\/td>\n30.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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In labor force (among civilian population)<\/td>\n66.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Median annual personal earnings (in 2016 dollars, among those with earnings)<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median annual household income (in 2016 dollars)<\/td>\n$53,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Living in poverty<\/td>\n19.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uninsured<\/td>\n20.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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In family households<\/td>\n82.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

[\/portrait]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
West<\/td>\n34.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\n24.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South<\/td>\n33.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\n10.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\n9.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northeast<\/td>\n21.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\n10.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey<\/td>\n4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midwest<\/td>\n11.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2016 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS).
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