Immigrants in 2010 Metropolitan America: A Decade of Change

Abstract

■ Immigrant settlement became less concentrated during the 2000s as metropolitan areas with relatively small immigrant populations grew quickly. The fi ve U.S. metro areas with the largest number of immigrants housed 38 percent of U.S. foreign-born population in 2010, down from 43 percent in 2000. Twentyone (21) metropolitan areas gained at least 100,000 immigrants between 2000 and 2010; among those, Baltimore (72 percent), Orlando (72 percent), Las Vegas (71 percent), Atlanta (69 percent), and Riverside (52 percent) saw the fastest rates of growth.