|
Foreign-born population |
Percent foreign born |
Foreign-born percent growth |
| Emerging gateways |
1980 |
2006 |
1980 |
2006 |
1980-2006 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
125,157 |
1,078,552 |
4.1 |
18.0 |
761.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
255,439 |
1,063,033 |
7.5 |
20.1 |
316.2 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
86,593 |
682,787 |
5.4 |
16.9 |
688.5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
47,815 |
665,297 |
2.1 |
13.0 |
1291.4 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
35,064 |
386,856 |
7.6 |
21.8 |
1003.3 |
| Orlando, FL |
37,267 |
320,161 |
4.6 |
16.1 |
759.1 |
| Total |
587,335 |
4,196,686 |
5.1 |
17.3 |
614.5 |
| Re-emerging gateways |
|
|
|
|
|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
179,833 |
641,092 |
13.6 |
35.9 |
256.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
150,152 |
516,941 |
7.2 |
15.8 |
244.3 |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA |
79,689 |
360,172 |
7.2 |
17.4 |
352.0 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
108,059 |
334,981 |
6.7 |
12.4 |
210.0 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO |
65,363 |
311,174 |
4.5 |
12.9 |
376.1 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
71,697 |
282,017 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
293.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
66,627 |
264,381 |
5.0 |
12.4 |
296.8 |
| Total |
721,420 |
2,710,758 |
6.5 |
15.5 |
275.8 |
| Pre-emerging gateways |
|
|
|
|
|
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
24,220 |
218,992 |
4.1 |
14.5 |
804.2 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC |
13,830 |
146,269 |
1.6 |
9.2 |
957.6 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
28,639 |
122,343 |
4.4 |
11.5 |
327.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC |
8,323 |
106,465 |
2.1 |
10.7 |
1179.2 |
| Durham, NC |
5,394 |
54,065 |
1.8 |
11.6 |
902.3 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
5,341 |
51,390 |
1.1 |
7.5 |
862.2 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
3,783 |
31,681 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
737.5 |
| Total |
89,530 |
731,205 |
2.5 |
10.8 |
716.7 |
| TOTAL 21ST CENTURY GATEWAYS |
1,398,285 |
7,638,649 |
5.3 |
15.7 |
446.3 |
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Note: 2003 metropolitan area definitions used for all years.
Source: 1980 census and 2006 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau.
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