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U.S. Immigrant Population and Share over Time, Since 1850-2019

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Can you guess what percent of the total US population is foreign-born? . . .

In 2017, there were about 44.5 million #immigrants in the US, making up 13.7% of the population.

Check out how these numbers have changed over time here:

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https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-population-over-time?width=900&height=850&iframe=true

 

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Migration Policy Institute (MPI) tabulation of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2017 American Community Surveys (ACS), and 1970, 1990, and 2000 Decennial Census. All other data are from Campbell J. Gibson and Emily Lennon, "Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990" (Working Paper no. 29., U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC, 1999).

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