Immigration Fact Sheet 1996 (October 1997)

The attached Immigration Fact Sheet is a compilation of recent statistics and historical data on national origin and residence of immigrants and the foreign-born population in the United States.

• Immigration in fiscal year 1996, during the 1980s, and a historical table for 1820-1996. Data for fiscal year 1996 are shown by country of origin and state and city of U.S. residence.
  
  
• Data on the total foreign-born population , aliens and naturalized U.S. citizens, by country of origin and state of residence , from the 1990 census.
  
  
• Naturalization data, by country of origin and state and city of residence. The countries with the highest and lowest rates of naturalization are shown.
  
  
• Refugees and asylees approved in fiscal year 1996, by country, and refugee applicants approved during the 1980s.
  
  
• Nonimmigrants admitted in fiscal year 1996, by country, including data on tourists, temporary workers, and students.
  
  
• Estimates of illegal immigration , by country of origin and U.S. state of residence , as of October 1996, and alien apprehensions , by country, in fiscal year 1996.
  
  
• Emigration from the United States by decade during the 1901-90 period and emigration to selected countries during the 1980s .
  
  
• Summary data from the 1990 census, in graphic form, including statistics on the foreign-born population, educational attainment , median family income , and poverty rates of the native- and foreign-born population.

This immigration Fact Sheet was produced by the INS Statistics Division. Sources for more detailed information are: the 1995 and 1996 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; The Foreign-born Population in the United States, 1990 Census, CP-3-1, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

• Country of Origin
• Immigration and Emigration by Decade: 1901-90
• Percent Foreign-born, Selected Countries: Around 1980
• Emigration from the U.S., Selected Years, 1980s
• Total and Foreign-born U.S. Population: 1900-90
• State and Metropolitan Area of Residence

Source: USCIS

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