Immigration and Population in US – Four key trends

Four key trends.

1. Immigrants have moved beyond traditional gateways.
2. Native-born population has declined in Middle America.
3. Immigration has driven population growth in the Sun Belt, Pacific Northwest, and Mountain States.
4. Immigration has slowed population declines in Middle America.

Map 4 illustrates the changes in foreign- and native-born populations and highlights areas where the growth of the foreign-born population has slowed overall decline and sometimes has overcome native-born losses for a net population gain.

via Changing Patterns in U.S. Immigration and Population: Immigrants Slow Population Decline in Many Counties.