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There are approximately 44 million immigrants in the United States.
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How many immigrants are there in the United States, and who are they?
There are approximately 44 million immigrants in the United States.
About one in every eight U.S. residents (13.5%) is foreign-born.

Source: U.S. Census 2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
The five largest immigrant populations in the United States are from:

Source: U.S. Census 2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
What is the migration status of immigrants in the United States?
The majority of U.S. immigrants (77%) have authorization.

Source: Pew Research Center estimates based on augmented 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data
More than half (50.9%) of all immigrants have become United States citizens.

Source: U.S. Census 2020 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
How do immigrants impact the United States workforce?
Immigrants have a higher workforce participation rate.*
Source: U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates
* The workforce participation rate is calculated by dividing the number of people working and those actively seeking work by the number of non-institutionalized, working-age (16-65) civilians.
Immigrants, particularly refugees, have higher self-employment rates.

Source: Institute of Immigration Research analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) 2012-2016 5-year sample data from Integrated Public Use Microdata Sample
One quarter (25%) of new U.S. businesses are founded by immigrants.

Source: Immigrant Entrepreneurship, National Bureau of Economic Research, July 2016