West Virginia Immigration Facts
List of Tables
Population .......................................................................................................................................1
Foreign-Born Population ...................................................................................................................1
Foreign-Born Population by Country of Origin ....................................................................................2
Immigrant Admissions .....................................................................................................................2
Refugee Population ..........................................................................................................................2
Foreign Students Attending Postsecondary Education ........................................................................3
Population
Year
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2012
Total Population
958,800
1,221,119
1,463,701
1,729,205
1,901,974
2,005,552
1,860,421
1,744,237
1,950,186
1,793,477
1,808,344
1,819,777
1,855,413
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Foreign-Born Population
Year
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2012
Foreign-Born
22,451
57,218
62,105
51,865
41,899
33,910
23,863
16,662
21,980
15,712
19,390
22,511
25,846
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
West Virginia Immigration Facts
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Last Updated: April 23, 2013
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Foreign-Born Population by Country of Origin
Region
Europe
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Total
Population
2000
7,772
8,543
664
2,411
19,390
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2010
5,434
9,920
1,849
5,308
22,511
Share of FB Population
2000
2010
40.1%
24.1%
44.1%
44.1%
3.4%
8.2%
12.4%
23.6%
-
Change,
2000-2010
-30.1%
16.1%
178.5%
120.2%
16.1%
Immigrant Admissions
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total
Admissions
485
583
847
764
721
798
734
729
830
779
7,270
Source: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
Refugee Population
Year
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Arrivals
12
5
9
5
11
11
1
2
19
4
6
4
15
30
13
9
19
Cumulative
12
17
26
31
42
53
54
56
75
79
85
89
104
134
147
156
175
Source: Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
West Virginia Immigration Facts
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Last Updated: April 23, 2013
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Foreign Students Attending Postsecondary Education
Year
1987
1992
2010
2012
Foreign Students
2,059
2,108
2,281
2,708
Source: Institute of International Education
West Virginia Immigration Facts
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Last Updated: April 23, 2013
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