Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
Immigrants and Their Descendants Accounted for 72 Million in U.S. Population Growth from 1965 to 2015; Projected to Account for 103 Million More by 2065
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- Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065
- U.S. Foreign-Born Share Projected to Hit Record Milestone by 2065
- Immigrants and Their Descendants Accounted for 72 Million in U.S. Population Growth from 1965 to 2015; Projected to Account for 103 Million More by 2065
- U.S. Foreign-Born Population Reached 45 Million in 2015, Projected to Reach 78 Million by 2065
- Post-1965 Immigration Wave Reshapes America’s Racial and Ethnic Population Makeup
- Asians Projected to Become the Largest Immigrant Group, Surpassing Hispanics
- Sources of Immigration to the U.S., by Era
- Half Say Immigrants in the U.S. Are Making Crime, the Economy Worse, but Food, Music and the Arts Are Better
- European and Asian Immigrants Viewed Most Positively
- The Number of Immigrants Coming to the U.S. Peaked in 2005
- Latin American, Asian Immigrants Make Up Most of Post-1965 Immigration
- First- and Second-Generation Share of the Population to Reach Record High in 2065
- Immigrants and Descendants Account for 72 Million in Population Growth from 1965 to 2015
- Immigration Projected to Account for 103 million in U.S. Population Growth by 2065
- Percent Change in the Foreign-Born Population, by Decade, 1965-2015 and 2015-2065
- Asian, Hispanic U.S. Population Shares Have Grown Rapidly Since 1965
- Impact of Immigration on Population Growth of Major Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 1965-2015
- By 2055, the U.S. Will Have No Racial or Ethnic Majority Group
- Projected Impact of Immigration on Population Growth of Major Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States, 2015-2065
- Asians Projected to Become the Largest Immigrant Group, Surpassing Hispanics
- U.S. Median Age Projected to Rise to 42 by 2065
- The Number of Immigrants Coming to the U.S. Peaked in 2005
- Region of Birth of Recent Immigrant Arrivals
- Asia Largest Source of Recent Arrivals
- Region of Birth of Recent Immigrant Arrivals
- Settlement of Recent Arrivals: Growing Concentration, then Dispersion
- Marked Changes in the Race and Ethnicity of Recent Arrivals
- Recent Arrivals Are Once Again Majority Female
- Fewer Recent Arrivals Are Children
- Educational Attainment of Newly Arrived Immigrants Has Increased
- Recent Arrivals Less Likely than U.S. Born to Have Finished High School
- Recent Arrivals More Likely than the U.S. Born to Have Finished College and Advanced Degrees
- Occupation Distribution of Recently Arrived Immigrants
- Gap in Typical Family Income Has Widened
- Poverty of Recently Arrived Immigrants Has Grown
- More Newly Arrived Immigrants Have at Least Finished High School
- More Newly Arrived Immigrants Have Finished College
- Median Family Income of Recent Immigrant Arrivals
- Majority of Americans Say There Are Recent Immigrants in Their Communities
- Immigrants in a Word
- Immigrants’ Impact on U.S. Society Seen as More Positive than Negative
- More Americans Today See Immigrants As a Strength than a Burden for the Nation
- European and Asian Immigrants Viewed Most Positively
- Six-in-Ten Republicans View Latin American Immigrants’ Impact on U.S. Negatively
- Half Say Immigrants in the U.S. Are Making Crime and Economy Worse
- More Say Immigrants Have Little Effect in Own Communities
- Most Americans Think Immigrants Come to U.S. for Economic Opportunities
- Most Americans Say Immigrants Are Not Adopting American Customs or Learning English Quickly Enough
- Majority of Americans, U.S. Immigrants Say U.S. Immigration System Needs Major Changes
- Half Say Immigration Should be Decreased
- Republicans Prefer Giving Higher Priority to Skilled Worker Immigrants