Immigration

 

USA Facts  - In 2024, 50.2 million people living in the US were foreign-born. That’s about one in seven residents, or 14.8% of the total population — up from 13.3% a decade earlier.

Overall, the nation’s foreign-born population grew from 42.4 million people in 2014 to 50.2 million in 2024. 

California had the highest foreign-born share of any state with nearly 10.9 million people (or 27.7% of its population). That’s about two in seven California residents.

This demographic variation is most pronounced in metro areas. From 2019 to 2023, the Miami area had the highest share of foreign-born residents at 41.9%. The Parkersburg, West Virginia, area had the lowest: 0.98%.