Michigan: Newcomers and Neighbors

OVERVIEW

This two-page infographic examines various demographic aspects of the immigrants and refugees who call Michigan home, the ramifications of Michigan's position as a border state, and the ways in which immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers are strengthening Michigan's communties.

LEGAL STATUS OF michigan's FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

• Naturalized citizens: 55%
• Other Legal Status (including green cards & visa holders): 30%
• Undocumented: 15%
• Eligible to naturalize: 112,700
• DACA recipients: 4,420

REGIONS OF BIRTH FOR michigan's FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

• Other: 31.8%
• India/Southwest Asia: 18.6%
• Middle East/Asia Minor: 17.2%
• Mexico, Central America and Caribbean: 16.5%
• East Asia: 9.5% 
• Southeast Asia: 6.4%

strengthening communities

Migrants in Michigan are

• increasing homewonership.
• helping lower eviction and crime rates.
• opening businesses.
• revitalizing towns and neighborhoods.
• helping address the state’s population challenges, accounting for 57.7% of the state’s population growth in the past decade.

For more information, review the full infographic below.