Economic Policy Institute: Latest data show that recent immigrant population growth is not unprecedented and below historical peaks

Latest data show that recent immigrant population growth is not unprecedented and below historical peaks: New immigrants help grow the economy | Economic Policy Institute (epi.org)

Check out the latest on the immigrant population growth and the economic benefits of that population.

The current growth of the foreign-born population is not unprecedented.

 

Annual population growth by country of birth and time period

Source	Foreign Born	U.S. Born
2022–2023 ACS	3.60%	0.0%
2022–2023 CPS	3.7%	0.2%
2022–2023 CBO/CPS	4.8%	0.2%
1994–2000 CPS	5.6%	0.6%
1990–2000 Census	4.6%	0.9%

Foreign BornU.S. Born2022-2023ACS2022-2023CPS2022-2023CBO/CPS1994-2000CPS1990-2000Census0246%

 

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