Abby Budiman

In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.

In battleground states, Hispanics grew more than other racial or ethnic groups as a share of eligible voters.

Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.

This statistical profile of the foreign-born population in the 50 states and the District of Columbia is based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2010 and 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) and the 1960-2000 decennial censuses.

As of 2018, 19% of the national immigrant population lives in the top five counties: Los Angeles County, California; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Harris County, Texas; Cook County, Illinois; and Queens County, New York.

There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation’s population. This represents a more than fourfold increase since 1960.

There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation’s population.

Key statistics about immigrants in the United States from 1980 to 2018.

Some 6.2 million U.S. adults – or 2.4% of the country’s adult population – report being two or more races.