UNITED STATES
October 16, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from the United States are
Canada, Germany, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.
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Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population
Living in the United States in 2005*
Countries
of birth |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign-born population |
| Mexico |
10,969,941 |
30.7 |
| Philippines |
1,593,421 |
4.5 |
| India |
1,422,492 |
4.0 |
| China (excluding Taiwan & Hong Kong) |
1,208,905 |
3.4 |
| Vietnam |
1,066,085 |
3.0 |
| All other countries |
19,428,623 |
54.4 |
| TOTAL |
35,689,467 |
100.0 |
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Source: US
Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey.
Note: *Estimates are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in group quarters such as
college dormitories and institutions. The term foreign born refers to people residing in the United States who
were not United States citizens at birth.
According to estimates from the 2005
American Community Survey, the foreign born represented 12.4 percent (35,689,467)
of the total population of the United States in 2005.*
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Source: US
Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey.
Note: *Estimates are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in group quarters such as
college dormitories and institutions
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
Migration Information Source:
United States country resource page: http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/unitedstates.cfm
United States' Resources:
US Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
US Department of Homeland Security (Office of Immigration Statistics): http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/
US Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov
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