The Foreign Born from the Philippines in the United States By Elizabeth Grieco Migration Policy Institute Would you like to see more articles on this topic? Yes No Please give us your feedback on this article. You may include your name and email address. (max 250 characters) November 2003   Foreign-born population from the Philippines, for the United States: 1990 and 2000 (View Table)   This is the second in our series focusing on the five largest foreign-born groups in the United States. According to Census 2000, the largest immigrant group is composed of people from Mexico, followed by the Philippines, India, China, and Vietnam. This Spotlight examines the size, growth, and geographic distribution of the foreign born from the Philippines. Click on the bullet points below for more information: There are approximately 1.4 million foreign born from the Philippines in the United States. The foreign born from the Philippines represent the second-largest immigrant group in the United States. Immigrants from the Philippines account for less than five percent of the total foreign-born population. The states with the largest number of immigrants from the Philippines are California and Hawaii. Of the 1.4 million foreign born from the Philippines in the US, almost half live in California. Between 1990 and 2000, the number of foreign born from the Philippines in the United States increased by 50 percent. The states that experienced the greatest percent increases in their immigrant populations from the Philippines between 1990 and 2000 include Nevada and North Carolina. The foreign born from the Philippines make up less than one percent of the total US population, but over eight percent of the total population of Hawaii. Almost half of all foreign born in Hawaii are from the Philippines. One-fourth of the foreign born in the armed forces were born in the Philippines. There are approximately 1.4 million foreign born from the Philippines in the United States. According to the US Census Bureau, there were 1.4 million immigrants from the Philippines in the United States in 2000. Back to the top The foreign born from the Philippines represent the second-largest immigrant group in the United States. The foreign born from the Philippines (1.4 million) made up the second-largest immigrant group in 2000, surpassed only by the foreign born from Mexico (9.2 million). Back to the top Immigrants from the Philippines account for less than five percent of the total foreign-born population. Of the 31.1 million foreign born in the US, 4.4 percent were immigrants from the Philippines, according to the results of Census 2000. Back to the top The states with the largest number of immigrants from the Philippines are California and Hawaii. According to Census 2000, California had the largest number of foreign born from the Philippines (664,935), followed by Hawaii (102,063). The remaining 10 states with the largest number of immigrants from the Philippines include New York (72,408), New Jersey (69,773), Illinois (67,072), Washington (46,733), Texas (45,907), Florida (43,422), Virginia (36,325), and Nevada (31,491). Back to the top Of the 1.4 million foreign born from the Philippines in the US, almost half live in California. The foreign born from the Philippines who resided in California in 2000 accounted for 49 percent of the 1.4 million immigrants from the Philippines in the United States. The remaining five states with the largest percentages of the total foreign-born population from the Philippines include Hawaii (7.5 percent), New York (5.3 percent), New Jersey (5.1 percent), and Illinois (4.9 percent). Combined, these five states accounted for over 71 percent of the total Filipino immigrant population. Back to the top Between 1990 and 2000, the number of foreign born from the Philippines in the United States increased by 50 percent. The foreign-born population from the Philippines increased from 912,674 in 1990 to 1,369,070 in 2000, or by 456,396 persons, according to the results of Census 2000, representing an increase of 50 percent. Back to the top The states that experienced the greatest percent increases in their immigrant populations from the Philippines between 1990 and 2000 include Nevada and North Carolina. The results from Census 2000 show that in seven states the foreign-born population from the Philippines more than doubled in size, including Nevada (271 percent), North Carolina (156 percent), Utah (142 percent), Arizona (142 percent), Idaho (117 percent), Georgia (112 percent), and Indiana (105 percent). In addition to a large percent change, Nevada was also among the 10 states with the largest numeric increases between 1990 and 2000. Back to the top The foreign born from the Philippines make up less than one percent of the total US population, but over eight percent of the total population of Hawaii. According to the results of Census 2000, immigrants from the Philippines account for 0.5 percent of the total population. The states with the highest proportion of foreign born from the Philippines in their total populations include Hawaii (8.4 percent), California (2 percent), Nevada (1.6 percent), and Alaska (1.4 percent). Back to the top Almost half of all foreign born in Hawaii are from the Philippines. In 2000, of the 212,229 foreign born in Hawaii, 48 percent were from the Philippines. Of the 37,170 foreign born in Alaska, almost one-fourth (24 percent) were from the Philippines. In six other states, the immigrant population from the Philippines accounted for more than five percent of the total foreign born, including Nevada (9.9 percent), Washington (7.6 percent), California (7.5 percent), West Virginia (6.9 percent), Virginia (6.4 percent), and Mississippi (5.5 percent). Back to the top One-fourth of the foreign born in the armed forces were born in the Philippines. According to the Defense Manpower Data Center within the Department of Defense, of the 68,826 total foreign born on active duty as of April 2003, 25 percent were born in the Philippines, 10 percent in Mexico, 6 percent in Jamaica, and 3 percent in both the Republic of Korea and the Dominican Republic. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Census of Population and Housing and Census 2000, Summary File 3. Back to the top

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