Census 2000 measured a population of 281.4 million, 31.1 million (or 11.1 percent) of whom were foreign born.¹ Individuals from Latin America represented 52 percent, Asia 26 percent, Europe 16 percent, and other areas of the world 6.0 percent of the foreign-born population. This report, part of a series that presents population and housing data collected by Census 2000, describes the distribution of the foreign-born population in the United States, regions, states, counties, and places with populations of 100,000 or more.²

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¹ The estimates in this report are based on responses from a sample of the population. As with all surveys, estimates may vary from the actual values because of sampling variation or other factors. All statements made in this report have undergone statistical testing and are significant at the 90-percent confidence level unless otherwise noted.

² The text of this report discusses data for the United States, including the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are shown in Tables 1 and 4, and Figure 4.