Foreign-Born Population Grew by 5.1 Million in the Last Two Years
The largest two-year increase ever recorded
By Steven A. Camarota and Karen Zeigler on May 13, 2024
The foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) hit new record highs in March 2024 of 51.6 million and 15.6 percent of the total U.S. population. Since March 2022 the foreign-born population has increased 5.1 million, the largest two-year increase in American history. The foreign-born population has never grown this much this fast. Although many think of immigrants only as workers, less than half of those who arrived since 2022 are employed. This analysis is based on the government’s monthly Current Population Survey (CPS), which like any survey has a margin of error, so there are fluctuations in the data. But the increase in the last two years is unlike anything seen before and is statistically significant.
Among the findings:
https://cis.org/Report/ForeignBorn-Population-Grew-51-Million-Last-Two-Years
