--- title: "2014, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait" description: "There were a record 42.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2014, making up 13.2% of the nation’s population." date: "2016-04-19" authors: - name: "Anna Brown" job_title: "Research Methodologist" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/anna-brown/" - name: "Renee Stepler" job_title: "Former Research Analyst" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/renee-stepler/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/" categories: - "Immigrant Populations" - "Immigration & Migration" - "Immigration Trends" --- # 2014, Foreign-Born Population in the United States Statistical Portrait **Visit the [most recent data](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/05/03/facts-on-u-s-immigrants/)*. There were a record 42.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2014, making up 13.2% 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 any of the bold headings below in the summary table to see detailed tables for each. [Click here](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2014-final.pdf) for a PDF of all the tables below and read the [accompanying report](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/20/the-nations-latino-population-is-defined-by-its-youth/). Download the [Excel workbook](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2014-final.xlsx). For a statistical portrait of the Hispanic population in the United States, [click here](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states/). | Characteristics of the U.S. Foreign-born Population: 2014 | | | --- | --- | | % of the foreign-born population, unless otherwise noted | | **[](#fb-current-population)** | Population/Region of Birth/Nativity/Language Use/Race/Years in the U.S. | | | Population (#) | 42,235,749 | | Born in Mexico | 27.7 | | Citizen | 47.3 | | Speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) | 50.4 | | White alone, not Hispanic | 18.1 | **[](#fb-current-age)** | Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility | | | Median age (in years) | 43 | | Female | 51.3 | | Married (ages 18 and older) | 59.7 | | Women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year | 7.5 | [****](#fb-current-education)[****](#fb-current-education) | Educational Attainment and Enrollment(highest degree completed, ages 25 and older) | | | High school graduate or less | 52.4 | | Two-year degree/Some college | 19.0 | | Bachelor's degree or more | 28.6 | [****](#fb-current-work)[****](#fb-current-work) | Work/Earnings/Income(ages 16 and older) | | | In labor force (among civilian population) | 66.3 | | Median annual personal earnings (in 2014 dollars, among those with earnings) | $26,000 | | Median annual household income (in 2014 dollars) | $49,071 | **[](#fb-current-poverty)** | Poverty/Health Care | | | Living in poverty | 17.7 | | Uninsured | 26.6 | **[](#fb-current-homeownership)** | Homeownership and Household Characteristics | | | In family households | 86.4 | **[](#fb-current-region)** | Region and Top Five States of Residence in 2014 | | | West | 34.8 | | California | 24.8 | | South | 32.7 | | Texas | 10.6 | | Florida | 9.4 | | Northeast | 21.4 | | New York | 10.6 | | New Jersey | 4.6 | | Midwest | 11.1 | | Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2014 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS) | | Click on each heading below to expand and see detailed tables. [] ### Population/Region of Birth/Nativity/Language Use/Race/Years in the U.S. [![Population, by Nativity and Citizenship Status: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-01.png?w=311){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-01-png/) [![Foreign Born, by Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-02.png?w=368){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-02-png/) [![Population, by Nativity, Race and Ethnicity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-03.png?w=531){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-03-png/) [![Racial Self-Identification, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-04.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-04-png/) [![Country of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-05.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-05-png/) [![Foreign Born, by Region of Birth and Years in the U.S.: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-06.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-06-png/) [![Language Spoken at Home and English-Speaking Ability, by Age, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-07.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-07-png/) [![Language Spoken at Home and English-Speaking Ability Among Foreign Born, by Years in the U.S. and Age: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-08.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-08-png/) [Back to top](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/#fb-current-top) [] ### Age/Gender/Marital Status/Fertility [![Median Age in Years, by Sex, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-09.png?w=373){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-09-png/) [![Generations, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-10.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-10-png/) [![Nativity, by Sex and Age: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-11.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-11-png/) [![Age and Gender Distributions for Nativity Groups: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-12.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-12-png/) [![Marital Status, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-13.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-13-png/) [![Fertility in the Past Year, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-14.png?w=524){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-14-png/) [![Fertility in the Past Year, by Marital Status, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-15.png?w=381){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-15-png/) [Back to top](#fb-current-top) [] ### Educational Attainment and Enrollment [![Educational Attainment, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-16.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-16-png/) [![School Enrollment, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-17.png?w=369){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-17-png/) [![High School Dropouts, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-18.png?w=360){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-18-png/) [![College Enrollment, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-19.png?w=367){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-19-png/) [Back to top](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/#fb-current-top) [] ### Work/Earnings/Income [![Employment Status, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-20.png?w=624){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-20-png/) [![Occupation, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-21.png?w=543){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-21-png/) [![Occupation, by Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-22.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-22-png/) [![Detailed Occupation, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-23.png){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-23.png) [![Detailed Occupation, by Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-24.png?w=633){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-24-png/) [![Industry, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-25.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-25-png/) [![Industry, by Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-26.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-26-png/) [![Detailed Industry, by Nativity: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-27.png?w=623){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-27-png/) [![Detailed Industry, by Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-28.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-28-png/) [![Persons, by Personal Earnings, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-29.png?w=523){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-29-png/) [![Median Personal Earnings, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-30.png?w=250){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-30-png/) [![Full-time, Year-round Workers, by Personal Earnings, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-31.png?w=523){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-31-png/) [![Median Personal Earnings for Full-time, Year-round Workers, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-32.png?w=241){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-32-png/) [![Households, by Income, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-33.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-33-png/) [![Median Household Income, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-34.png?w=242){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-34-png/) [Back to top](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/#fb-current-top) [] ### Poverty/Health Care [![Poverty, by Age, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-35.png?w=520){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-35-png/) [![Persons Without Health Insurance, by Age, Nativity and Citizenship: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-36.png?w=523){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-36-png/) [![Type of Health Insurance, by Nativity and Citizenship: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-37.png?w=524){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-37-png/) [Back to top](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/#fb-current-top) [] ### Homeownership and Household Characteristics [![Housing Tenure, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-38.png?w=484){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-38-png/) [![Homeownership Among Foreign-born Heads of Households, by Years in U.S.: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-39.png?w=375){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-39-png/) [![Persons, by Household Type, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-40.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-40-png/) [![Households, by Type, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-41.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-41-png/) [![Households, by Family Size, Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-42.png?w=522){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-42-png/) [![Living Arrangements of Children, by Nativity and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-43.png?w=525){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-43-png/) [Back to top](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/#fb-current-top) [] ### Region and Top Five States of Residence in 2014 [![Foreign-born Population, by Region: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-44.png?w=398){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-44-png/) [![Nativity, by State: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-45.png?w=430){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-45-png/) [![Foreign Born, by State and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-46.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-46-png/) [![Share of Foreign Born, by State and Region of Birth: 2014](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/PH_2016_Stat-Portrait-FB-Current-47.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2016/04/19/2014-statistical-information-on-immigrants-in-united-states/ph_2016_stat-portrait-fb-current-47-png/) [Back to top](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-the-foreign-born-population-in-the-united-states/#fb-current-top)