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Foreign-Born Population by Region of Birth by State: 2000 & 2006-08
In 2007, there were 38.1 million foreign born in the United States, representing about 1 in 8 residents. Most foreign born were White (46%), Asian (23%), or Some Other Race (21%). Approximately 80 percent of the foreign-born population were born in Latin America or Asia. These data are based on a Census Bureau report (January 2010) describing the race and Hispanic-origin composition of the foreign-born population in the U.S in 2007. The report shows that the foreign born have a pattern of race and Hispanic origin reporting that is markedly different from the native population. Author Elizabeth Grieco notes, "Over the last 40 years, immigration from Latin American and Asia has been the major force changing the racial and ethnic composition of the American population. The influx of newcomers from these regions has resulted in rapid growth in the number of Hispanics and Asians in recent decades. For the three groups with the oldest historical roots in the United States -- non-Hispanic Whites, non-Hispanic Blacks, and American Indian and Alaska Natives —- natural increase, not immigration, has been the main source of growth since 1970." The graphic shown below illustrates change in the foreign-born population by region of birth during the past 5 decades. Percent Foreign-Born Population by Region of Birth: 1960 to 2007 
Extending Analysis to State Level The ranking table shown below extends on the national level Census Bureau report by enabling viewing/analyzing sub-national state-level data. The first set of columns to left include data from Census 2000. The rightmost nine columns present data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-08 3-year tabulation. The national level report (above) uses ACS 2007 1-year data. Those data, nor the ACS 2008 1-year data, have been used in the ranking table because data for 12 states were not available (did not meet tabulation threshold requirements). As a result the the ACS 2006-08 3-year data are used and even here data for 4 states are not available (appear with value -1). California has the highest percentage of foreign-born population at both times (2000 and 2006-08). New Mexico, Texas and Florida have the highest percentage of foreign-born population with Latin America as region of birth at both times (2000 and 2006-08). Click column headers to examine patterns of interest to you. Foreign-Born Population by Region of Birth by State: 2000 & 2006-08 Interactive ranking table -- click column header to sort; click again to sort other direction. Drag column separator to change column width See related Ranking Tables Main Page Column headers ... Census 2000 Items TotPop00 ... Total Population, Census 2000 FBTot00 ... Total Foreign Born Population, Census 2000 FBTot00 ... Foreign Born Population as Percent of Total Population, Census 2000 FBEur00 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Europe, Census 2000 FBAsia00 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Asia, Census 2000 FBAfr00 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Africa, Census 2000 FBOce00 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Oceania, Census 2000 FBLtAm00 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Latin America, Census 2000 FBNAm00 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: North America, Census 2000 ACS 2006-08 Items TotPop07 ... Total Population, ACS 2006-08 FBTot07 ... Total Foreign Born Population FB_Tot07 ... Foreign Born Population as Percent of Total Population, ACS 2006-08 FBEur07 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Europe, ACS 2006-08 FBAsia07 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Asia, ACS 2006-08 FBAfr07 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Africa, ACS 2006-08 FBOce07 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Oceania, ACS 2006-08 FBLtAm07 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: Latin America, ACS 2006-08 FBNAm07 ... Percent of Foreign Born Population with Region of Birth: North America, ACS 2006-08 Additional Information Proximity develops geodemographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Contact Proximity (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest. |
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