This week the Census Bureau released new information gathered during the 2000 Census, showing that the foreign-born population of the US increase 57 percent from the previous Census in 1990. The total foreign-born population of the US was 31.1 million. The foreign-born population has steadily increased over the past thirty years, from 9.6 million in 1970 to 14.1 million in 1980 to 19.8 million in 1990.
As a percentage of the population, foreign-born residents were 11.6 percent. This is up from 11.1 percent in 1990, and is the highest since 1930, when 11.6 percent of the US population was foreign-born.
More than half, 51.7 percent, of the foreign born population came from countries in Latin American, and 26.4 percent came from Asian countries. Only 15.8 percent came from Europe. This is a significant change in the place of origin of the US foreign born population. In 1970, Latin America and Asia accounted for only 28.3 percent of the foreign-born population.
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