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Examining the U.S. Foreign Born Population
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The U.S. foreign born population includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who have become U.S. citizens through naturalization. The native born population includes anyone who is a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who were born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area or abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s). Start using the interactive table below to examine foreign born population by country by census tract.

Chinese Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; New York City Area
- red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Chinese foreign born
- neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
- census tract thematic patterns of median household income

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

See additional views of foreign born communities below in this section.

Importance of the Foreign Born Data ... knowing about the geographic, demographic and economic attributes of the foreign born population tells us about the size, distribution and characteristics of the immigrant population. Projections of the foreign born population tell us how our country will grow. See more below.

As of 2016, the U.S. foreign born population was 43,739,345 compared to the total U.S. population of 323,127,515 (13.5%). These data are based on the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS2016). See these related sections for more detail:
  • Demographic-economic attributes: U.S. total, native & foreign born population
  • Foreign born graphics (pdf)
  • Projections to 2060 (xls)

This section provides data and data analytics tools to examine the U.S. foreign born population by detailed country of birth by census tract. Use the interactive table below to examine patterns of the foreign born population by country by census tract (all U.S. census tracts) for the U.S. or by selected metro or county. See characteristics of the foreign born population by census tract in context of other demographic-economic measures using this related table. Data used in the table are from the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS2016).

The Chinese foreign born population is used in the graphics below to illustrate. Other population groups could have been used. Based on the ACS 2016 5-year estimates, there are 851 census tracts having 500 or more Chinese foreign born population (of a total 73,056 tracts). Twenty of the 25 tracts having the largest number of Chinese foreign born population are located in New York City. Determine which tracts using the interactive table below.

Chinese Foreign Born Population Patterns
- China is one of 162 country/country groups reviewed in this section
- red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Chinese foreign born
- the distribution is wide and difficult to gain insights

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Chinese Foreign Born Population Patterns; New York City Area
- red marker shows census tract with 500 or more Chinese foreign born
- neighborhood level views provide improved insights into patterns

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Foreign Born Population by Country/Place of Birth
- U.S. ACS 2016 1-year estimates
Seq     ShortName   Country/Country Group  Number  Percent
1   TotalTotal:43,738,901100.00
2   Europe  Europe:4,785,26710.94
3   NEurope:    Northern Europe:950,8722.17
4   UK1      United Kingdom (inc. Crown Dependencies):696,8961.59
5   UK2        United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland319,3920.73
6   England        England319,7540.73
7   Scotland        Scotland57,7500.13
8   Ireland      Ireland125,8400.29
9   Denmark      Denmark33,7150.08
10   Norway      Norway22,6690.05
11   Sweden      Sweden48,2940.11
12   Other N Europe      Other Northern Europe23,4580.05
13   W Europe    Western Europe:939,3832.15
14   Austria      Austria44,9430.10
15   Belgium      Belgium35,4060.08
16   France      France175,2500.40
17   Germany      Germany563,9851.29
18   Netherlands      Netherlands79,9020.18
19   Switzerland      Switzerland38,1440.09
20   Other W Europe      Other Western Europe1,7530.00
21   S Europe    Southern Europe:760,3521.74
22   Greece      Greece135,4840.31
23   Italy      Italy335,7630.77
24   Portugal      Portugal176,6380.40
25   Azores        Azores Islands26,6910.06
26   Spain      Spain105,9750.24
27   Other S Europe      Other Southern Europe6,4920.01
28   E Europe    Eastern Europe:2,122,9514.85
29   Albania      Albania93,0330.21
30   Belarus      Belarus62,5140.14
31   Bulgaria      Bulgaria70,8000.16
32   Croatia      Croatia39,7470.09
33   Czech      Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)65,9820.15
34   Hungary      Hungary62,2960.14
35   Latvia      Latvia24,6910.06
36   Lithuania      Lithuania33,6400.08
37   Macedonia      Macedonia26,1710.06
38   Moldova      Moldova42,4030.10
39   Poland      Poland424,9280.97
40   Romania      Romania161,6290.37
41   Russia      Russia397,2360.91
42   Ukraine      Ukraine347,7590.80
43   BosniaH      Bosnia and Herzegovina101,6380.23
44   Serbia      Serbia37,6540.09
45   Other E Europe      Other Eastern Europe130,8300.30
46   Oth Europe    Europe, n.e.c.11,7090.03
47   Asia  Asia:13,461,08130.78
48   E Asia    Eastern Asia:4,130,6599.44
49   China      China:2,716,5486.21
50   China ex HK        China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan2,130,3524.87
51   Hong Kong        Hong Kong212,2530.49
52   Taiwan        Taiwan373,9430.85
53   Japan      Japan355,1560.81
54   Korea      Korea1,041,7272.38
55   Other E Asia      Other Eastern Asia17,2280.04
56   S C Asia    South Central Asia:3,889,4858.89
57   Afghanistan      Afghanistan94,7260.22
58   Bangladesh      Bangladesh234,6400.54
59   India      India2,434,5245.57
60   Iran      Iran386,0730.88
61   Kazakhstan      Kazakhstan32,0170.07
62   Nepal      Nepal129,4500.30
63   Pakistan      Pakistan382,8520.88
64   Sri Lanka      Sri Lanka55,0490.13
65   Uzbekistan      Uzbekistan62,7130.14
66   Oth S C Asia      Other South Central Asia77,4410.18
67   S E Asia    South Eastern Asia:4,229,8559.67
68   Cambodia      Cambodia152,4150.35
69   Indonesia      Indonesia94,4530.22
70   Laos      Laos183,8940.42
71   Malaysia      Malaysia78,4590.18
72   Burma      Burma142,4940.33
73   Philippines      Philippines1,941,6654.44
74   Singapore      Singapore28,9400.07
75   Thailand      Thailand253,5850.58
76   Vietnam      Vietnam1,352,7603.09
77   Oth S E Asia      Other South Eastern Asia1,1900.00
78   W Asia    Western Asia:1,163,3282.66
79   Iraq      Iraq221,5870.51
80   Israel      Israel142,0780.32
81   Jordan      Jordan81,9300.19
82   Kuwait      Kuwait36,6590.08
83   Lebanon      Lebanon128,6080.29
84   Saudi Arabia      Saudi Arabia99,8490.23
85   Syria      Syria96,6940.22
86   Yemen      Yemen61,6800.14
87   Turkey      Turkey120,7450.28
88   Armenia      Armenia90,9460.21
89   Oth W Asia      Other Western Asia82,5520.19
90   Oth Asia    Asia,n.e.c.47,7540.11
91   Africa  Africa:2,141,1974.90
92   E Africa    Eastern Africa:636,1651.45
93   Eritrea      Eritrea43,0100.10
94   Ethiopia      Ethiopia244,9240.56
95   Kenya      Kenya129,6700.30
96   Somalia      Somalia93,0200.21
97   Oth E Africa      Other Eastern Africa125,5410.29
98   Mid Africa    Middle Africa:135,7750.31
99   Cameroon      Cameroon49,4300.11
100   Oth Mid Africa      Other Middle Africa86,3450.20
101   N Africa    Northern Africa:357,5740.82
102   Egypt      Egypt181,6770.42
103   Morocco      Morocco80,3840.18
104   Sudan      Sudan39,3460.09
105   Oth N Africa      Other Northern Africa56,1670.13
106   S Africa:    Southern Africa:109,4200.25
107   South Africa      South Africa104,8890.24
108   Oth S Africa      Other Southern Africa4,5310.01
109   W Africa    Western Africa:787,8941.80
110   Cabo Verde      Cabo Verde44,5190.10
111   Ghana      Ghana171,4280.39
112   Liberia      Liberia88,0900.20
113   Nigeria      Nigeria306,8740.70
114   Sierra Leone      Sierra Leone38,1010.09
115   Oth W Africa      Other Western Africa138,8820.32
116   Oth Africa    Africa, n.e.c.114,3690.26
117   Oceania  Oceania:265,8630.61
118   Australia+New Zealan    Australia and New Zealand Subregion:124,2330.28
119   Australia      Australia93,1790.21
120   Oth Aust+NZ      Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion31,0540.07
121   Fiji    Fiji43,4060.10
122   Oth Oceania    Oceania, n.e.c.98,2240.22
123   Americas  Americas:23,085,49352.78
124   Latin America    Latin America:22,294,73050.97
125   Caribbean      Caribbean:4,286,2669.80
126   Bahamas        Bahamas33,1630.08
127   Barbados        Barbados54,3740.12
128   Cuba        Cuba1,271,6182.91
129   Dominica        Dominica31,2200.07
130   Dom Rep        Dominican Republic1,085,3212.48
131   Grenada        Grenada36,0560.08
132   Haiti        Haiti668,2231.53
133   Jamaica        Jamaica736,3031.68
134   St. Vincent Gren        St. Vincent and the Grenadines19,8970.05
135   Trinidad Tobago        Trinidad and Tobago242,6610.55
136   West Indies        West Indies28,0440.06
137   Oth Caribbean        Other Caribbean79,3860.18
138   Central America      Central America:15,028,97334.36
139   Mexico        Mexico11,573,68026.46
140   Belize        Belize48,9180.11
141   Costa Rica        Costa Rica85,1330.19
142   El Salvador        El Salvador1,387,0223.17
143   Guatemala        Guatemala935,7072.14
144   Honduras        Honduras651,0591.49
145   Nicaragua        Nicaragua243,0240.56
146   Panama        Panama94,9580.22
147   Oth Cent Am        Other Central America9,4720.02
148   S America      South America:2,979,4916.81
149   Argentina        Argentina189,1260.43
150   Bolivia        Bolivia79,4610.18
151   Brazil        Brazil409,5950.94
152   Chile        Chile93,6470.21
153   Colombia        Colombia704,5871.61
154   Ecuador        Ecuador439,1231.00
155   Guyana        Guyana266,3680.61
156   Peru        Peru427,4450.98
157   Uruguay        Uruguay42,1810.10
158   Venezuela        Venezuela290,2240.66
159   Oth S America        Other South America37,7340.09
160   N America      Northern America:790,7631.81
161   Canada        Canada783,2061.79
162   Oth N America        Other Northern America7,5570.02

Foreign Born Population by Country of Birth by Census Tract interactive table -- goto top
  ACS 2016 5-year estimates
  Click ShowAll button between Find/Queries. Use mouseover on column header to view column description.
  See usage notes below table. See related -- interactive tables.


Usage Notes
  • If table not showing any rows; click ShowAll button below table.
  • Use vertical and horizontal scroll bars to navigate up/down or left/right.
  • Adjust column widths using column divider between header cells.
  • CBSA> button -- use to select tracts in a specified metro/CBSA
    .. get metro 5-character code here
    .. paste the 5-character metro code in the edit box to right of CBSA> button.
    .. click the CBSA> button ... table refreshes with all tracts in specified metro.
  • StCty> button -- use to select tracts in a specified county
    .. get county 5-character code here
    .. paste the 5-character state-county code in the edit box to right of StCty> button.
    .. click the StCty> button ... table refreshes with all tracts in specified metro.
  • Selected columns -- click the "CentAmerica" button to show only Central America country columns;
    .. click "All columns" button to restore view to all columns.

  • Click ShowAll button between specific area queries.
  • Cells with negative value could not be estimated (for this geography and this time frame).

Communities of Foreign Born Population .. goto top
These additional views illustrate how selected foreign born country population clusters in many cases. Some develop communities without real boundaries or any formally designated structure. Use the GIS project and tools to develop your own views for country combinations and areas of interest.

India Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; New York City Area
- red markers show census tracts with 500 or more India foreign born
- neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
- census tract thematic patterns of median household income

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Asia Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; Houston, TX Area
- red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Asia foreign born
  .. all Asia countries (item 047 in country list above in this section
- neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
- census tract thematic patterns of median household income

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Cuba Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; Miami, FL Area
- red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Cuba foreign born
- neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
- census tract thematic patterns of median household income

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Vietnam Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; Los Angeles, CA Area
- red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Vietnam foreign born
- neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
- census tract thematic patterns of median household income

- view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Importance of the Foreign Born Data .. goto top
knowing about the geographic, demographic and economic attributes of the foreign born population tells us about the size, distribution and characteristics of the immigrant population. Projections of the foreign born population tell us how our country will grow.

Those who are among the foreign born population of a specific country of origin/birth can use these data to better understand needs, challenges and opportunities for their population group down to the neighborhood level. Learning and education opportunities and outcomes may differ substantially between the native and foreign born populations; some foreign born populations are often higher academic achievers than the native born population in the same area. The skill set, particularly in scientific and technical occupations, of some foreign born groups exceeds that of the native born population in the same area -- important for businesses hiring in this occupational group. Many businesses, government agencies and associations work with a clientele who are foreign born population with specific country(s) of origin -- these data provide important management and decision-making information. The "Dreamer" population, young unauthorized immigrants receiving work permits and deportation relief through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, are part of this group. Understanding foreign born population trends, including natality, mortality and migration, is important for many these data uses.

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