Since 2006, Urban has used data from the American Community Survey to understand the trends in the population of children born to at least one foreign-born parent—that is, children of immigrants. Through publications, data visualizations, and our interactive data tool, we have tracked and allowed others to track changes in the characteristics, number, and lived realities of these children and their families.
We present the following information for children of immigrants and their families by state and metropolitan area:
- US citizenship
- parents’ length of residence in the US and countries of origin
- race and ethnicity
- household structure
- family income, employment, and benefits
- language skills and education
- housing and transportation
- disability
- veteran status
Our data span the national, state, and metro levels and provide information on US-born children, foreign-born children, and children overall and by child and parent nativity and citizenship, child demographics, family income, and more.
To see a snapshot of the US or your state, view our fact sheets.
To see how patterns and trends have evolved over time, check out our interactive maps.
To dig into the data yourself, download our full dataset.
This project is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation through Urban’s Low-Income Working Families initiative.
