Immigration to the US : historical trends

These charts focus on US immigration patterns and characteristics of the foreign-born population in the past two centuries, helping to understand the characteristics of today’s migration flows and the migrant communities.

Immigration to the US : historical trends

Abstract

From its inception until today, the United States has been a country of immigration. These charts focus on immigration patterns and characteristics of the foreign-born population through time. By placing migration to the United States in its broader historic context, the characteristics of today’s migration flows and the migrant communities they establish can be better understood.

The charts available focus on:

• Age and Sex Distribution
• Immigration: A Historical Perspective
• Region of Birth of the Foreign Born
• Immigrant Source Countries Since 1960

To read the report, visit the website of the

Migration Policy Institute.