Where do Immigrants Live?

Highlights of the foreign-born population in 2018-2022 compared to 2008-2012:

• Immigrants made up over a fifth of the population in four states: California (26.5%), New Jersey (23.2%), New York (22.6%) and Florida (21.1%). Their numbers grew in all four states over the 10-year span.
• California, Florida, New Jersey and Texas had the largest increases, with Florida and Texas each gaining more than 850,000 foreign-born people.
• New Mexico was the only state whose foreign-born population decreased during that period.
• Harris County, Texas, had the largest increase, followed by Miami-Dade County, Florida, and King County, Washington.
• The top 10 states where immigrants lived did not change, led by California, Texas and Florida in 2018-2022.
• Nine of the top 10 counties did not change, with Broward County, Florida, joining the group and Maricopa County, Arizona, leaving.
• Almost half (49.1%) of all immigrants in the United States entered the country before 2000.
• More than half (52.3%) were naturalized U.S. citizens.
• Nearly a quarter of the foreign-born population 25 years and older had a bachelor’s (18.7%) or graduate or professional degree (14.9%), compared to 21.4% and 13.1% for the native-born population.
• An estimated 63.5% were employed, with over a third of the civilian employed foreign-born population (16 years and older) in management, business, science and arts occupations.