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There were a record 42.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2014, making up 13.2% of the nation’s population. This represents a fourfold increase since 1960, when only 9.7 million immigrants lived in the U.S., accounting for just 5.4% of the total U.S. population. Click on any of the bold headings below in the summary table to see detailed tables for each.
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| Characteristics of the U.S. Foreign-born Population: 2014 | |
|---|---|
| % of the foreign-born population, unless otherwise noted | |
| Population/Region of Birth/Nativity/Language Use/Race/Years in the U.S. | |
| Population (#) | 42,235,749 |
| Born in Mexico | 27.7 |
| Citizen | 47.3 |
| Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) | 50.4 |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 18.1 |
| Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility | |
| Median age (in years) | 43 |
| Female | 51.3 |
| Married (ages 18 and older) | 59.7 |
| Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year | 7.5 |
| Educational Attainment and Enrollment (highest degree completed, ages 25 and older) |
|
| High school graduate or less | 52.4 |
| Two-year degree/Some college | 19.0 |
| Bachelor’s degree or more | 28.6 |
| Work/Earnings/Income (ages 16 and older) |
|
| In labor force (among civilian population) | 66.3 |
| Median annual personal earnings (in 2014 dollars, among those with earnings) | $26,000 |
| Median annual household income (in 2014 dollars) | $49,071 |
| Poverty/Health Care | |
| Living in poverty | 17.7 |
| Uninsured | 26.6 |
| Homeownership and Household Characteristics | |
| In family households | 86.4 |
| Region and Top Five States of Residence in 2014 | |
| West | 34.8 |
| California | 24.8 |
| South | 32.7 |
| Texas | 10.6 |
| Florida | 9.4 |
| Northeast | 21.4 |
| New York | 10.6 |
| New Jersey | 4.6 |
| Midwest | 11.1 |
| Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2014 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS) |
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