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Immigration to the United States over time by region. The 1850 United States census was the first federal U.S. census to query respondents about their "nativity"—i.e, where they were born, whether in the United States or outside of it—and is thus the first point at which solid statistics become available.
In 2018, there were almost 90 million immigrants and U.S.-born children of immigrants in the United States, accounting for 28% of the overall U.S. population. [3] According to the 2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, the United States admitted a total of 1.18 million legal immigrants (618k new arrivals, 565k status adjustments) in 2016. [4]
U.S. states by foreign born population (2017) State Total foreign born population [2] Foreign born population (%) Alabama 162,567: 3.4 Alaska 60,784: 8.2 Arizona 960,275
From 1941 to 1950, 1,035,000 people immigrated to the U.S., including 226,000 from Germany, 139,000 from the United Kingdom, 171,000 from Canada, 60,000 from Mexico, and 57,000 from Italy. [ 76] The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 finally allowed the displaced people of World War II to start immigrating. [ 77]
Under the law, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, [121] the number of first-generation immigrants living in the United States has increased, [122] from 9.6 million in 1970 to about 38 million in 2007. [123] Around a million people legally immigrated to the United States per year in the 1990s, up from 250,000 per year in the 1950s. [124]
U.S. states by net domestic migration (From April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022) National rank State Total net domestic migration (2020–2023) [1] Net domestic migration rate
There were 5.8 million Mexican undocumented immigrants living in the US that year, down from 6.4 million in 2009, according to the latest Pew Research Center estimates. [ 7] California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois accounted for 59% of undocumented immigrants in 2014. [ 7] Of the entire US population, 40% lived in those states.
Immigrants to the United States start businesses at higher rates than natives. [56] According to a 2018 paper, "first-generation immigrants create about 25% of new firms in the United States, but this share exceeds 40% in some states". [57] Another 2018 paper links H-1B visa holders to innovation. [58]
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