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Table 1. Legal Permanent Residents by Country of Birth, 2000 and 2010
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| 2000 |
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2010 |
| Rank |
Country of birth |
Number |
Percent |
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Rank |
Country of birth |
Number |
Percent |
| 1 |
Mexico |
173,919 |
20.5 |
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1 |
Mexico |
139,120 |
13.3 |
| 2 |
China, People's Republic |
45,652 |
5.4 |
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2 |
China, People's Republic |
70,863 |
6.8 |
| 3 |
Philippines |
42,474 |
5.0 |
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3 |
India |
69,162 |
6.6 |
| 4 |
India |
42,046 |
4.9 |
|
4 |
Philippines |
58,173 |
5.6 |
| 5 |
Vietnam |
26,747 |
3.1 |
|
5 |
Dominican Republic |
53,870 |
5.2 |
| 6 |
Nicaragua |
24,029 |
2.8 |
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6 |
Cuba |
33,573 |
3.2 |
| 7 |
El Salvador |
22,578 |
2.7 |
|
7 |
Vietnam |
30,632 |
2.9 |
| 8 |
Haiti |
22,364 |
2.6 |
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8 |
Haiti |
22,582 |
2.2 |
| 9 |
Cuba |
20,831 |
2.5 |
|
9 |
Colombia |
22,406 |
2.1 |
| 10 |
Dominican Republic |
17,536 |
2.1 |
|
10 |
Korea* |
22,262 |
2.1 |
| 11 |
Russia |
17,110 |
2.0 |
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11 |
Iraq |
19,855 |
1.9 |
| 12 |
Canada |
16,210 |
1.9 |
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12 |
Jamaica |
19,825 |
1.9 |
| 13 |
Jamaica |
16,000 |
1.9 |
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13 |
El Salvador |
18,806 |
1.8 |
| 14 |
Korea* |
15,830 |
1.9 |
|
14 |
Pakistan |
18,258 |
1.8 |
| 15 |
Ukraine |
15,810 |
1.9 |
|
15 |
Bangladesh |
14,819 |
1.4 |
| 16 |
Pakistan |
14,535 |
1.7 |
|
16 |
Ethiopia |
14,266 |
1.4 |
| 17 |
Colombia |
14,498 |
1.7 |
|
17 |
Peru |
14,247 |
1.4 |
| 18 |
United Kingdom |
13,385 |
1.6 |
|
18 |
Iran |
14,182 |
1.4 |
| 19 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
11,828 |
1.4 |
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19 |
Nigeria |
13,376 |
1.3 |
| 20 |
Poland |
10,114 |
1.2 |
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20 |
Canada |
13,328 |
1.3 |
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Total |
849,807 |
100.0 |
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Total |
1,042,625 |
100.0 |
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Notes: *Korea includes both North and South Korea.
Source: US Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (2000 and 2010). Available Online.
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