April 29, 2025

Where immigrants come from

USA FActs - 

  • In 2022, Mexico, India, and China were the most common countries of origin for immigrants: 533,878 people came from Mexico, followed by India (489,957 people) and China (115,000 people).  

  • Nearly 43% of immigrants (about 1.1 million people) came to the US from Asia, followed by North America at 29% and Europe at 14%.  

  • Why are people immigrating to the US? Forty-one percent of immigrants came to the US for work. Forty-five percent of immigrant workers who came to the US arrived from North America. Thirty-three percent came from Asia and 12% from Europe. 

  • School is another common reason people come to the US. In 2022, 367,654 students came from Asia, followed by Europe (161,908 students) and South America (76,862).

 

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