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People Statistics · Country estimate

Born abroad in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 14.1% +0.3 pp since 2023
First value · 2021 13.6%
vs World +10.4 pp World: 3.7% · 2024
Born abroad, 2021 – 2024 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Compared with Born abroad · percent
United States
14.1%
World
3.7%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 14.1% · 2024
First value 13.6% · 2021
Highest 14.1% · 2024
Lowest 13.6% · 2021
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange World
2024estimate 14.1% +0.3 pp 3.7%
2023estimate 13.9% +0.2 pp —
2022estimate 13.7% +0.1 pp —
2021estimate 13.6% —

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024

What it means

The share of residents who were born in another country.

How it is calculated

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).