Brief Demographic Trends of Children of Immigrants
Tyler Woods, Devlin Hanson
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From 2006 to 2014, the number of children ages 0 to 17 with at least one immigrant parent grew by 2 million children, from 15.7 to 17.7 million. They account for nearly one-quarter of all children in the United States. This brief highlights national, state and metro level information, using data from the 2013 and 2014 American Community Surveys.

Research Areas Families Social safety net Children and youth
Tags Families with low incomes Poverty Family and household data Immigrant children, families, and communities Immigrant communities demographics and trends Kids in context
Policy Centers Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population