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Origins of the U.S. immigrant population, 1960-2017

Year Europe/Canada South and East Asia Other Latin America Mexico
1960 84% 4% 4% 6%
1970 68% 7% 11% 8%
1980 42% 15% 16% 16%
1990 26% 22% 21% 22%
2000 19% 23% 22% 29%
2010 15% 25% 24% 29%
2011 15% 25% 24% 29%
2012 14% 26% 24% 28%
2013 14% 26% 24% 28%
2014 14% 26% 24% 28%
2015 14% 27% 24% 27%
2016 13% 27% 25% 26%
2017 13% 27% 25% 25%

Note: “Other Latin America” includes Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 1960-2000 decennial censuses and 2010, 2013-2017 American Community Surveys (IPUMS).

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