Immigration to Indiana
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 INDIANA IMMIGRATION STATISTICS |
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Total Population: |
6,314,000 (2006) |
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Foreign Born: |
230,000 (2005) |
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Illegal Immigrants: |
FAIR Estimate: 94,000 (2005) |
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USCIS/DHS Estimate: 45,000 (2000) |
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Pew Hispanic Center Estimate: 55,000-85,000 (2005) |
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About Indiana
Indiana’s population increased to over 536,000 people between 1990 and 2000
bringing its population to 6.1 million people. Hamilton County was the fastest growing county in the state increasing by 68 percent or 72,000 people to reach a total population of 183,000
between 1990 and 2000. The Census Bureau projects that Indiana’s population will grow by eight percent between 2000 and 2025 to 6.5 million.
Illegal Immigration to Indiana
45,000 illegal aliens resided in Indiana as of 2000, according to
USCIS figures. This represents an increase of 212 percent
from the 1996 and an increase of 309 percent from 1990. About one-third of the state’s 6,000 to 8,000
farm workers are illegal aliens according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Immigration to Indiana
The 2000 Census recorded 186,534 foreign-born residents in the state. That was 3.1 percent of the state's overall population and an increase of 97.9 percent above the 1990 foreign-born population of 94,263 residents. The
near doubling of the immigrant population represents a much higher figure
compared to the 8.1 percent increase in the native-born population. In fact, the increase in the immigrant population was
the 22nd highest in the country, and the rate of increase in the foreign-born population was the 20th highest.
Immigrant settlement directly accounted for 17.2 percent of Indiana’s overall population increase from 1990 to 2000. The share of the population increase due to immigration would
be even higher if the children of the immigrants
born in the United States were included in the calculation. The amount of the overall impact of immigration (immigrants plus their children) on population change is likely to be closer to 22 percent, which is based on the increase in the share of those who speak a language other than English at home in Indiana.
The Census Bureau estimated that there were about 370,000 immigrants in Indiana in 2000. Data from the 2000 Census recorded Indiana's
naturalized population at 70,983, a naturalization rate of 38.1 percent, lower than the national average rate of 40.1 percent. Data from the 1990 Census showed that 52.9 percent of Indiana's 94,263 foreign-born residents had become naturalized
U.S. citizens.
Statistical Numbers on Immigration to Indiana:
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About 34% of Indiana’s foreign-born population is from Mexico, with 29% coming from Asia and Oceania, and 22% coming from Europe and Canada.
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The number of annual immigrant admissions has ranged from 2,094 in 1977 to 6,915 in 2005.
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The three largest groups of immigrants come from China,
India and
Mexico.
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