South American Immigrants in US – A significant increase

Size of Immigrant Population over Time

Since 1980, there has been a significant increase in the size of the U.S. South American immigrant population, although the rate of growth had slowed by nearly half as of 2022. The population grew by 85 percent between 1980 and 1990, and 86 percent between 1990 and 2000, but just 41 percent between 2000 and 2010, and 45 percent between 2010 and 2022 (see Figure 1). Still, South Americans outpaced the growth of the total U.S. immigrant population (16 percent) between 2010 and 2022.

Figure 1. South American Immigrant Population in the United States, 1980-2022

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