1 The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2003

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The Foreign-Born The Foreign-Born Population in the Population in the

United States: 2003United States: 2003

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Population Size and Composition: Population Size and Composition: 20032003

Source: Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003

Approximately 33.5 million foreign-born people live in the United States.

The foreign born represent 11.7 percent of the U.S. population.

People born in Latin America comprise approximately 53.3 percent of the U.S. foreign-born population.

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Percent Distribution of Foreign BornPercent Distribution of Foreign Bornby World Region of Birth: 2003by World Region of Birth: 2003

Latin America 53.3%

Asia25.0%

Europe 13.7%

OtherRegions 8.0%

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Foreign-Born Population by Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth: 2003World Region of Birth: 2003

33.5

4.6

8.4

17.8

2.7

TotalForeign Born

Europe Asia LatinAmerica

OtherRegions


(In (In Millions)Millions)

5Source: Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003

U.S. Citizenship of the Foreign-Born PopulationU.S. Citizenship of the Foreign-Born Populationby Year of Entry: 2003by Year of Entry: 2003

(In Percent)(In Percent)

80.9

69.6

48.3

14.7

Before 1970

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-2003

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Age: 2003Age: 2003

Relatively few foreign-born people are under age 18 (8.9 percent) compared with 27.9 percent of the native population.

The foreign born are more likely than natives to be 18 to 64 years of age (80.1 percent and 60.0 percent, respectively).

The proportion of the foreign born aged 65 years and over (11.1 percent) differed slightly from that of natives of the same age group (12.1 percent).


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Age Distribution by Sex and Age Distribution by Sex and Nativity: 2003Nativity: 2003


8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8

Percent

Male Female FemaleMale

Foreign Born Native


8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

Percent

Age

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Percent of Population Under Age 18 Percent of Population Under Age 18 by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003


8.9 6.0 7.8 10.3 8.0

27.9

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native


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Percent of Population Aged 18 to 64 Percent of Population Aged 18 to 64 by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003


80.1

65.9

82.0 82.6 81.7

60.0

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native


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Percent of Population Aged 65 and Over Percent of Population Aged 65 and Over by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003

11.0

28.1

10.2 7.1 10.3 12.1

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native



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Percent Distribution byPercent Distribution byMarital Status and Nativity: Marital Status and Nativity:

20032003(Population 15 years and over)(Population 15 years and over)

Married

Widowed

Divorced/Separated

Never Married

Foreign Born Native

52.2%

12.2%

29.2%

6.4%

4.9%

61.0%

25.3%

8.8%


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Percent of Population with Percent of Population with Less Than 9th Grade Completed Less Than 9th Grade Completed by World Region of Birth: 2003by World Region of Birth: 2003

(Population 25 years and over)(Population 25 years and over)

21.5

10.57.7

33.6

10.1

4.1

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native

Per

cen

t


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Percent of Population with a Percent of Population with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

by World Region of Birth: 2003by World Region of Birth: 2003

27.2

35.4

50.0

11.6

37.2

27.2

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native

(Population 25 Years and Over)(Population 25 Years and Over)


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Percent Unemployed by Nativity Percent Unemployed by Nativity and by World Region of Birth: 2003and by World Region of Birth: 2003

(Population 16 years and over in the labor force)(Population 16 years and over in the labor force)

4.36.7

8.75.7 6.27.5

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native

Pe

rce

nt


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Percent of Full Time, Year Round Percent of Full Time, Year Round Workers with Earnings of $50,000 Workers with Earnings of $50,000

or More or More by Nativity and by World Region of by Nativity and by World Region of

Birth: 2002Birth: 2002 (Population 15 years and over with income)(Population 15 years and over with income)

21.8

35.137.3

10.8

29.4 30.2

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native

Perc

en

t


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Percent of Full Time, Year Round Percent of Full Time, Year Round Workers with Earnings of Less Workers with Earnings of Less

Than $20,000 Than $20,000 by Nativity and by World Region of by Nativity and by World Region of

Birth: 2002Birth: 2002 (Population 15 years and over with income)(Population 15 years and over with income)

30.5

16.5 17.2

41.0

20.516.5

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native

Perc

en

t


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Percent of Population Percent of Population Below Poverty Level by Nativity Below Poverty Level by Nativity

and and by World Region of Birth: 2003by World Region of Birth: 2003

16.6

8.711.1

21.6

14.111.5

TotalForeign

Born


OtherRegions

Native



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Residence: 2003Residence: 2003

Among the foreign born, 37.3 percent live in the West and only 11.3 percent live in the Midwest.

Among the native population, 36.5 percent live in the South and only 18.5 percent live in the Northeast.

The foreign born are more likely than natives to live inside central cities of metropolitan areas (44.4 percent and 26.9 percent, respectively).


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Regional Population DistributionRegional Population Distributionby Nativity: 2003by Nativity: 2003

(In percent)(In percent)

37.3

29.2

11.3

22.2

21.0

36.5

24.1

18.5

West

South

Midwest

Northeast

Foreign Born Native


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MetropolitanArea, insidecentral city

MetropolitanArea, outsidecentral city

NonmetropolitanArea

Foreign Born Native

26.9%

52.9%

20.2%

5.3%

44.4%50.3%

Type of ResidenceType of Residenceby Nativity: 2003by Nativity: 2003


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Variability Due to SamplingVariability Due to Sampling

These estimates are based on data collected by the These estimates are based on data collected by the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the 2003 Current Population Survey (CPS), which is the 2003 Current Population Survey (CPS), which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. As with all conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. As with all surveys, the estimates may differ from the actual surveys, the estimates may differ from the actual values because of sampling variation or other values because of sampling variation or other factors. For further information about the source and factors. For further information about the source and

accuracy of the estimates, go to Appendix G ataccuracy of the estimates, go to Appendix G at http://www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar03.pdf . .

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For more information about the For more information about the Foreign- Born Population of the Foreign- Born Population of the

U.S.U.S.Visit the Census Bureau’s Web

site at http://www.census.gov

Click on “F” under Subjects A-Z, and then click on Foreign-Born Population Data

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