The Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1980-2000

(10 most common places of birth; 2000 Census)

2000 rank	Place of birth	Number	1990 rank	Place of birth	Number	1980 rank	Place of birth	Number
1	Mexico	7,841,000	1	Mexico	4,298,000	1	Mexico	2,199,000
2	China	1,391,000	2	Philippines	912,000	2	Germany	849,000
3	Philippines	1,222,000	3	Canada	744,000	3	Canada	842,000
4	Inda	1,007,000	4	Cuba	736,000	4	Italy	831,000
5	Cuba	952,000	5	Germany	711,000	5	United Kingdom	669,000
6	Vietnam	863,000	6	United Kingdom	640,000	6	Cuba	607,000
7	El Salvador	765,000	7	Italy	580,000	7	Philippines	501,000
8	Korea	701,000	8	Korea	568,000	8	Poland	418,000
9	Dominican Republic	692,000	9	Vietnam	543,000	9	Soviet Union	406,000
10	Canada	678,000	10	China	529,000	10	Korea	289,000

Source: Profile of the Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, 2001

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