Mapped: U.S. Immigrants by Region

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Breaking Down America’s Immigrant Population

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The United States is home to more immigrants than any other nation, surpassing the combined totals of the next four countries: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

To add context to this impressive fact, we’ve illustrated the regions from which U.S. immigrants originated. “Immigrants” in this context refers to individuals who are residing in the United States but were not U.S. citizens at birth.

These statistics were sourced from the Migration Policy Institute, which analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey (ACS).

U.S. Immigrants by Region

From this graphic, we can see that Asia and Latin America emerge as the primary sources of immigration, collectively accounting for 81% of America’s 46.2 million immigrants.

Region# of Immigrants% of Total Europe4,728,94810 Asia14,349,08031 Africa2,752,9656 Oceania288,5601 Northern America828,7022 Latin America23,233,83450 Total46,182,089100

Latin America alone contributes half of the immigrant population. Mexico stands out as the largest contributor to U.S. immigration, with 10.7 million immigrants, attributable to its geographical proximity and historical ties.

Economic factors, including wage disparity and employment opportunities, drive many Mexicans to seek better prospects north of the border.

From Asia, the two largest country sources are China (2.2 million) and India (2.8 million).

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