{"id":61909,"date":"2016-04-19T01:25:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T06:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2016\/04\/19\/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:11:36","slug":"2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.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":"

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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

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

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

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Characteristics of the U.S. Foreign-born Population: 2014<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
% of the foreign-born population, unless otherwise noted<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Population\/Region of Birth\/Nativity\/Language Use\/Race\/Years in the U.S.<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Population (#)<\/td>\n42,235,749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born in Mexico<\/td>\n27.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citizen<\/td>\n47.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older)<\/td>\n50.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White alone, not Hispanic<\/td>\n18.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age\/Gender\/Marital Status\/Fertility<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median age (in years)<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Female<\/td>\n51.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married (ages 18 and older)<\/td>\n59.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year<\/td>\n7.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Educational Attainment and Enrollment<\/strong><\/a>\n (highest degree completed, ages 25 and older)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High school graduate or less<\/td>\n52.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two-year degree\/Some college<\/td>\n19.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bachelor’s degree or more<\/td>\n28.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Work\/Earnings\/Income<\/strong><\/a>\n (ages 16 and older)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In labor force (among civilian population)<\/td>\n66.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median annual personal earnings (in 2014 dollars, among those with earnings)<\/td>\n$26,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Median annual household income (in 2014 dollars)<\/td>\n$49,071<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poverty\/Health Care<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Living in poverty<\/td>\n17.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uninsured<\/td>\n26.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Homeownership and Household Characteristics<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In family households<\/td>\n86.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Region and Top Five States of Residence in 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West<\/td>\n34.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\n24.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South<\/td>\n32.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\n10.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\n9.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northeast<\/td>\n21.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\n10.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey<\/td>\n4.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Midwest<\/td>\n11.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2014 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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

How we did this<\/div>