United States

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Total Foreign Born
2000 2006 Number Change Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 31,107,889 37,547,789 6,439,900 20.7%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Year
Total Foreign Born 2006 37,547,789
Entered 2000 or Later 9,511,828
Entered 1990-1999 11,466,771
Entered 1989 or Earlier 16,569,190

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Total Foreign Born by Place of Birth
2000 2006 Percent Change
Total Foreign Born 31,107,889 37,547,789 20.7%
Total Foreign Born Europe 2000 4,915,557 4,993,135 1.6%
Total Foreign Born Asia 2000 8,226,254 10,052,929 22.2%
Total Foreign Born Caribbean 2000 2,953,066 3,355,737 13.6%
Total Foreign Born Mexico 2000 9,177,487 11,541,404 25.8%
Total Foreign Born Other Central America 2000 2,026,150 2,648,637 30.7%
Total Foreign Born South America 2000 1,930,271 2,542,514 31.7%
Total Foreign Born Other Areas 2000 1,879,104 2,413,433 28.4%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Foreign Born by Citizenship status
2000 2006
Total Foreign Born 31,107,889 37,547,789
Foreign Born Naturalized 12,542,626 15,767,731
Foreign Born Not a Citizen 18,565,263 21,780,058

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Components of Change
2000 Population 281,424,602
2006 Population 299,398,484
Population Change 17,973,882
Percent Change 6.4%
International Migration 2000-2006 7,649,510
International Migration as Percent of Total Change 42.6%

Source: 2000 Census

Racial and Ethnic Breakdown
2000 2006 Percent
Population 281,421,906 299,398,485 -
White, Non-Latino (NL) 194,552,774 198,176,991 66.2%
Black NL 33,947,837 36,434,530 12.2%
Latino 35,305,818 44,252,278 14.8%
American Indian/ Alaskan Native NL 2,068,883 2,035,551 0.7%
Asian NL 10,123,169 12,945,401 4.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander NL 353,509 387,230 0.1%
Other NL 5,069,916 5,166,504 1.7%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Language Spoken at Home
2000 2006
Total Population over 5 262,375,152 279,012,712
Speaks English Well or Better 251,388,301 265,571,328
Speaks English Not Well or Not At All 10,986,851 13,441,384
Percent Who Speak English Not Well or Not At All 4.2% 4.8%
% Change From 2000-2006 22.3%

Source: 2000 Census; 2006 ACS

Number of Immigrants Who Were Granted Legal Resident Status
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Admitted Legal Resident Status 9,039,912 1,259,089

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Time Period: 1997-2006

Number of Immigrants Naturalized
1997-2006 2006
Immigrants Naturalized 6,240,571 699,695

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Period: 1997-2006

Number of Refugee Arrival
2003 2004 2005 2006 Total State Rank Percent of Total in U.S.
Refugee Arrival 38,956 75,111 51,660 56,371 222,098

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Period: 2003-2006

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