There were a record 43.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2015, making up 13.4% of the nation’s population. This represents a fourfold increase since 1960, when only 9.7 million immigrants lived in the U.S., accounting for just 5.4% of the total U.S. population. Click on the expand buttons below the summary tables to see detailed tables for each.
For a profile of the Hispanic population in the United States, click here.
Population/Region of Birth/Nativity/Language Use/Race/Years in the U.S.
Population (#)
43,158,110
Born in Mexico
26.8%
Citizen
48.0%
Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older)
51.0%
White alone, not Hispanic
18.1%
Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility
Median age (in years)
43
Female
51.4%
Married (ages 18 and older)
59.8%
Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year
7.4%
Educational Attainment and Enrollment (highest degree completed, ages 25 and older)
High school graduate or less
51.6%
Two-year degree/Some college
18.7%
Bachelor’s degree or more
29.7%
Work/Earnings/Income (ages 16 and older)
In labor force (among civilian population)
66.0%
Median annual personal earnings (in 2015 dollars, among those with earnings)
$28,000
Median annual household income (in 2015 dollars)
$51,000
Poverty/Health Insurance
Living in poverty
16.5%
Uninsured
22.2%
Homeownership and Household Characteristics
In family households
86.3%
Region and Top Five States of Residence in 2015
West
34.6%
California
24.7%
South
32.9%
Texas
10.7%
Florida
9.5%
Northeast
21.3%
New York
10.5%
New Jersey
4.6%
Midwest
11.1%
Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2015 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS) “Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2015”
