{"id":61909,"date":"2016-04-19T01:25:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T06:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2016\/04\/19\/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:43:37","slug":"2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2016\/04\/19\/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"2014, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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There were a record 42.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2014, making up 13.2% of the nation\u2019s population. This represents a 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 any of the bold headings below in the summary table to see detailed tables for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> for a PDF of all the tables below and read the accompanying report<\/a>. Download the Excel workbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a statistical portrait of the Hispanic population in the United States, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Characteristics of the U.S. Foreign-born Population: 2014<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
% of the foreign-born population, unless otherwise noted<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Population\/Region of Birth\/Nativity\/Language Use\/Race\/Years in the U.S.<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Population (#)<\/td>42,235,749<\/td><\/tr>
Born in Mexico<\/td>27.7<\/td><\/tr>
Citizen<\/td>47.3<\/td><\/tr>
Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older)<\/td>50.4<\/td><\/tr>
White alone, not Hispanic<\/td>18.1<\/td><\/tr>
Age\/Gender\/Marital Status\/Fertility<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Median age (in years)<\/td>43<\/td><\/tr>
Female<\/td>51.3<\/td><\/tr>
Married (ages 18 and older)<\/td>59.7<\/td><\/tr>
Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year<\/td>7.5<\/td><\/tr>
Educational Attainment and Enrollment<\/strong><\/a>\n (highest degree completed, ages 25 and older)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
High school graduate or less<\/td>52.4<\/td><\/tr>
Two-year degree\/Some college<\/td>19.0<\/td><\/tr>
Bachelor’s degree or more<\/td>28.6<\/td><\/tr>
Work\/Earnings\/Income<\/strong><\/a>\n (ages 16 and older)<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
In labor force (among civilian population)<\/td>66.3<\/td><\/tr>
Median annual personal earnings (in 2014 dollars, among those with earnings)<\/td>$26,000<\/td><\/tr>
Median annual household income (in 2014 dollars)<\/td>$49,071<\/td><\/tr>
Poverty\/Health Care<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Living in poverty<\/td>17.7<\/td><\/tr>
Uninsured<\/td>26.6<\/td><\/tr>
Homeownership and Household Characteristics<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
In family households<\/td>86.4<\/td><\/tr>
Region and Top Five States of Residence in 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
West<\/td>34.8<\/td><\/tr>
California<\/td>24.8<\/td><\/tr>
South<\/td>32.7<\/td><\/tr>
Texas<\/td>10.6<\/td><\/tr>
Florida<\/td>9.4<\/td><\/tr>
Northeast<\/td>21.4<\/td><\/tr>
New York<\/td>10.6<\/td><\/tr>
New Jersey<\/td>4.6<\/td><\/tr>
Midwest<\/td>11.1<\/td><\/tr>
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2014 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Click on each heading below to expand and see detailed tables.\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

How we did this<\/div>