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Foreign-Born Residents by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2010 to 2023

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220230.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%Estimated Percentage of the PopulationForeign-Born Residents by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2010 to 2023New JerseyUnited States
New Jersey, United StatesYearEstimated Percentage of the Population90% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit90% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitEstimated CountFootnotes

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey2010201021.0%20.8%21.2%1,844,581
 34000New Jersey2011201121.5%21.3%21.7%1,893,186
 34000New Jersey2012201221.2%20.9%21.5%1,883,299
 34000New Jersey2013201321.6%21.3%21.9%1,925,773
 34000New Jersey2014201421.9%21.7%22.1%1,960,734
 34000New Jersey2015201522.1%21.9%22.3%1,977,325
 34000New Jersey2016201622.5%22.3%22.7%2,016,085
 34000New Jersey2017201722.8%22.5%23.1%2,055,062
 34000New Jersey2018201822.8%22.5%23.1%2,033,292
 34000New Jersey2019201923.4%23.1%23.7%2,074,686
 34000New Jersey20202020NA
 34000New Jersey2021202123.0%22.7%23.3%2,134,981
 34000New Jersey2022202223.5%23.2%23.8%2,181,082
 34000New Jersey2023202324.2%23.9%24.5%2,250,431

United States

 100000United States2010201012.9%12.8%13.0%39,955,854
 100000United States2011201113.0%12.9%13.1%40,377,860
 100000United States2012201213.0%12.9%13.1%40,824,658
 100000United States2013201313.1%13.0%13.2%41,348,066
 100000United States2014201413.3%13.2%13.4%42,391,794
 100000United States2015201513.5%13.4%13.6%43,290,372
 100000United States2016201613.5%13.4%13.6%43,739,345
 100000United States2017201713.7%13.6%13.8%44,525,855
 100000United States2018201813.7%13.6%13.8%44,728,721
 100000United States2019201913.7%13.6%13.8%44,932,901
 100000United States20202020NA
 100000United States2021202113.6%13.5%13.7%45,270,103
 100000United States2022202213.9%13.8%14.0%46,182,177
 100000United States2023202314.3%14.2%14.4%47,831,411
  • NAData not available

Why Is This Important?

Immigrants, especially if recently resettled in the U.S., may face health disparities due to factors such as lack of health insurance, barriers to access to quality healthcare, language barriers, workplace conditions, education, and income and wealth gaps.1

Definition

Percent of the total population that is foreign-born, where foreign-born means not born in the 50 states, Washington DC, US territories, or abroad to American parent(s)

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of foreign-born persons

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicators:

Health Topic Pages Related to: Foreign-Born Population

Indicator Data Last Updated On 09/24/2024, Published on 03/06/2025
NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360 (https://nj.gov/health/shad)