Immigrant Population by State, 1990-Present
Immigrant Population by State, 1990-Present
This tool gives an overview of trends at the state level, offering the number of immigrants and their share of the state's total population. Using the filtering options below, you can sort states by the size of their immigrant populations and the foreign-born share of their overall population, going back to 1990.
Notes:
- The term "immigrants" (also known as the foreign born) refers to people residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth. This population includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), certain legal nonimmigrants (e.g., persons on student or work visas), those admitted under refugee or asylee status, and persons illegally residing in the United States.
- The U.S. Census Bureau experienced significant challenges collecting data in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and released only a small number of data points from its 2020 American Community Survey (ACS), which it called “experimental.” This data tool does not include estimates from the 2020 ACS.
Source:
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) tabulation of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010, 2019, and 2022 American Community Surveys (ACS), and 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census.