Figure 1. Immigrants in the United States, Number and Percent, 1900-2010
Figure 2. Total Immigrant Population, 2000-2010 (millions)
Figure 3. New Arrivals From the ACS Compared to Immigrant Unemployment Rate
Table 1. State Immigrant Population in 2010 by Year of Arrival
Table 2. Number and Growth of Immigrant Populations by State, 2010, 2000, and 1990
Table 3. Immigrants by Region and Year of Arrival
Table 4. Country by Year of Arrival in 2010
Table 5. Top 20 Immigrant-Sending Countries, 1990, 2000, 2010
Table 6. Impact of Immigration on U.S. Population Growth, 2000-2010
Table 7. Selected Characteristics of Immigrants and Natives
Figure 4. Percentage of Each Educational Category Comprised of Post-2000 Immigrants
Table 8. Immigrant and Native Labor Force Attachment
Table 9. Occupational Distribution of Immigrants and Natives
Table 10. Poverty and Near Poverty
Table 11. Share Without Health Insurance
Table 12. Use of Means-Tested Programs by Household Head’s Country of Birth
Table 13. Percent Self-Employed, 25 and Older
Table 14. Household Income and Overcrowding
Table 15. Home Ownership by Household Head Nativity
Table 16. Home Ownership by Country of Birth of Household Head
Table 17. Home Ownership by Country of Birth of Household Head
Table 18. Language Skills by Country
Table 19. Language Skills by Region
Table 20. Students from Immigrant and Native Households in Primary and Secondary Schools
Table 21. Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage by Length of Time in the United States
Table 22. Welfare Use, Home Ownership, and Income by Length of Time in the United States
Table 23. Ability to Speak English by Length of Time in the United States
Figure 5. Immigrants make significant progress the longer they reside in the U.S., but even established immigrants still lag well behind natives.
Figure 6. Hispanic immigrants make significant progress the longer they reside in the U.S., but even established Hispanic immigrants still lag well behind natives.
Table 24. Poverty and Income by Age
Figure 7. At almost every age immigrant income is lower than native income.
Table 25. Income by Age for 1980s & ‘90s Immigrants in 2010-11
Figure 8. Native-born Hispanics are significantly better off than immigrant Hispanics, but still lag well behind non-Hispanic natives, even by the third generation. (percent)
Figure 9. Hispanic earnings and income rise across generations, but still lag well behind those of non-Hispanic natives.
Table 26. Average Earnings and Share In or Near Poverty by Generation
Figure 10. After falling significantly in the 1990s, the share of Hispanics in or near poverty has not improved significantly since 2000, nor has the gap with non-Hispanics narrowed.
Table 27. Educational Attainment by Country and Region
Table 28. Socio-Economic Status by Education and Time in the United States
Table 29. Income and Size of Immigrant and Native Households by State
Table 30. Poverty and Near Poverty by State (thousands)
Table 31. Health Insurance Coverage by State (thousands)
Table 32. Immigrants and Their U.S.-born Children as a Share of Total Population, Poverty Population, and Uninsured Population
Table 33. Welfare Use and Tax Liability for Immigrant- and Native-Headed Households
Table 34. Educational Attainment for Adults 25 to 65
Table 35. Employment of Immigrants and Natives in Top Immigrant-Receiving States (thousands)
Table 36. Estimated Number of Illegal Aliens in the Current Population Survey, 2010-2011 (thousands)
Table 37. Poverty and Near-Poverty Among Illegal Immigrants
Table 38. Illegal Immigrant Insurance Coverage
Table 39. Welfare Use for Illegal Immigrant Households
Table 40. Illegal Immigrants and Their U.S.-Born Children as a Share of the School-Age Population (Ages 5-17)
Table 41. Average Income and Size of Illegal Immigrant Households
Table 42. Socio-Economic Status of Legal Immigrants (Adults)
Table A1. Foreign-Born Share by State, 2010, 2000, 1990
Table A2. Citizenship by State, 2010
Table A3. Public School Enrollment and Poverty for Students from Immigrant and Native Households,1990
Table A4. Language Characteristics of Public School Students by State and Nativity of Household Head
Table A5. Average Number of Public School Students, Immigrant and Native Households
Table A6. Housing Overcrowding by State and Nativity of Household Head
Topics: Welfare