--- title: "Facts on U.S. Immigrants, 2017" description: "There were a record 44.4 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2017, making up 13.6% of the nation’s population. " date: "2019-06-03" authors: - name: "Jynnah Radford" job_title: "Former Research Assistant" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jynnah-radford/" - name: "Luis Noé-Bustamante" job_title: "Research Associate" link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/luis-noe-bustamante/" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2019/06/03/facts-on-u-s-immigrants-2017-data/" categories: - "Immigrant Populations" - "Immigration & Language Adoption" --- # Facts on U.S. Immigrants, 2017 [callout align="alignright"] #### Try our email course on U.S. immigration [![](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/11/GMD_immigrationCourse_140.png)](https://mailchi.mp/pewresearch.org/u-s-immigration-mini-course) Learn about immigration through five short lessons delivered to your inbox every other day. [Sign up now!](https://mailchi.mp/pewresearch.org/u-s-immigration-mini-course) *Visit the most [recent data on U.S. immigrants](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2020/08/20/facts-on-u-s-immigrants/). There were a record 44.4 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2017, making up 13.6% of the nation’s population. This represents a more than 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 the link below each summary table to download the data. To find more context on the figures below, visit the blog posts "[Key findings about U.S. immigrants](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/06/03/key-findings-about-u-s-immigrants/)" and "[Recently arrived U.S. immigrants, growing in number, differ from long-term residents](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/06/03/recently-arrived-u-s-immigrants-growing-in-number-differ-from-long-term-residents)," and for a downloadable version of the tables below, see [the PDF](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.pdf) and [the Excel workbook](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx). For facts on Latinos in the United States, see our [profile on U.S. Hispanics](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/09/18/facts-on-u-s-latinos/). #### Nativity of U.S. immigrants | Foreign-born population total | 44,406,371 | | Percent born in Mexico | 25.3% | | Percent who are citizens | 49.4% | [Download Excel sheet with all population and nativity findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Nativity-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Race of U.S. immigrants | Percent who are white alone, not Hispanic | 17.8% | [Download Excel sheet with all race findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Race-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Language use among U.S. immigrants | Percent speaking English at least very well (ages 5 and older) | 52.2% | [Download Excel sheet with all language findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Language-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Age and gender of U.S. immigrants | Median age of foreign-born population (in years) | 44 | | Percent of foreign born who are female | 51.7% | [Download Excel sheet with all age and gender findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Age-Gender-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Marital status and fertility of U.S. immigrants | Percent who are married (ages 18 and older) | 60.9% | | Percent who are women ages 15-44 giving birth in past year | 7.5% | [Download Excel sheet with all marriage and fertility findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Marital-Status-Fertility-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Education of U.S. immigrants *Highest degree completed, ages 25 and older* | High school or less | 50.0% | | Two-year degree/Some college | 18.8% | | Bachelor's degree or more | 31.2% | [Download Excel sheet with all education findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Education-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Work status and occupations of U.S. immigrants *Ages 16 and older* | Percent in labor force (among civilian population) | 66.0% | [Download Excel sheet with all work findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Work-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Earnings and income of U.S. immigrants *Ages 16 and older* | Median annual personal earnings (in 2017 dollars, among those with earnings) | $30,000 | | Median annual household income (in 2017 dollars) | $56,000 | [Download Excel sheet with all income findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Earnings-Income-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Poverty and health insurance among U.S. immigrants | Percent living in poverty | 15.2% | | Percent uninsured | 19.9% | [Download Excel sheet with all poverty and insurance findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Poverty-Health-Insurance-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Homeownership and households of U.S. immigrants | Percent in family households | 73.1% | [Download Excel sheet with all homeownership and household findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Homeownership-Households-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) #### Region and top states of residence of U.S. immigrants | West | 34.0% | | California | 23.9% | | South | 33.5% | | Texas | 10.9% | | Florida | 9.8% | | Northeast | 21.3% | | New York | 10.2% | | New Jersey | 4.6% | | Midwest | 11.3% | [Download Excel sheet with all region findings](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/06/Pew-Research-Center_Regions-States-Current-Data_Statistical-Portrait-of-the-Foreign-Born-2017_2019-05.xlsx) Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of 2017 American Community Survey (1% IPUMS). "Statistical Portrait of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 2017"