THE NATIONAL PICTURE

Immigration in America

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Census ACS · through 2024

Foreign-born population

Resident population

50.2M2024

+5.0% vs. 2023

Census Bureau · Estimate

Data 1960–2024 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 9 Apr 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 1960-01-01–2022-12-31

Release schedule: Annual.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 11 Sept 2025 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2023-01-01–2024-12-31

Release schedule: Annual; release availability checked weekly.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Foreign-born share

Of all residents

14.8%2024

+0.5 pp vs. 2023

Census Bureau · Estimate

Data 1960–2024 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 9 Apr 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 1960-01-01–2022-12-31

Release schedule: Annual.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 11 Sept 2025 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2023-01-01–2024-12-31

Release schedule: Annual; release availability checked weekly.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →

Native-born share

Of all residents

85.2%2024

-0.5 pp vs. 2023

Census Bureau · Calculated

Data 1960–2024 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 9 Apr 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 1960-01-01–2022-12-31

Release schedule: Annual.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 11 Sept 2025 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2023-01-01–2024-12-31

Release schedule: Annual; release availability checked weekly.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →

Naturalized citizen share

Of foreign-born residents

51.4%2024

-0.8 pp vs. 2023

Census Bureau · Estimate

Data 2010–2024 · Source retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 9 Apr 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 1960-01-01–2022-12-31

Release schedule: Annual.

U.S. Census Bureau

Published 11 Sept 2025 · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026

Source period: 2023-01-01–2024-12-31

Release schedule: Annual; release availability checked weekly.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

How updates are checked →

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Immigration in America

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01Population & demographicsHistorical trends, citizenship and population definitions

02Crime & public safetyNon-citizen sentencing trends and Texas cumulative recordsData available

03Public benefits & spendingAnnual spending, a selected-period total and original sourcesAnnual spending · benefit participation

04Country & region of birthWhere foreign-born residents were born

05Legal immigration, asylum & citizenshipGreen cards, naturalizations and asylum applications

06H-1B & employment visasPetitions, occupations, employers and compensation

07Border & enforcementEncounters, monthly trends and watchlist-related records

08States & geographic distributionCompare states and open a local dashboard

09Economy, public services & other topicsEmployment, housing, education and fiscal impactsNot yet imported

10Sources, methodology & downloadsInspect definitions, original publications and data files