Rhode Island 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
428,556
542,610
604,397
687,497
713,346
791,896
859,488
946,725
947,154
1,003,464
1,048,319
1,053,209
1,050,292
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Foreign-Born Population
Year
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2012
Foreign-Born
134,519
179,141
175,189
171,929
138,878
113,395
85,974
74,374
84,001
95,088
119,277
134,335
159,012
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Rhode Island 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
43,344
19,975
12,066
43,892
119,277
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2010
32,717
25,235
16,853
59,530
134,335
Share of FB Population
2000
2010
36.3%
24.4%
16.7%
18.8%
10.1%
12.5%
36.8%
44.3%
-
Change,
2000-2010
-24.5%
26.3%
39.7%
35.6%
12.6%
Immigrant Admissions
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Total
Admissions
2,495
3,689
3,852
4,778
3,354
3,735
4,156
4,027
3,681
3,798
37,565
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
103
92
133
182
310
313
40
130
377
320
164
162
177
205
243
157
130
Cumulative
103
195
328
510
820
1,133
1,173
1,303
1,680
2,000
2,164
2,326
2,503
2,708
2,951
3,108
3,238
Source: Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rhode Island 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
3,174
3,370
4,318
5,054
Source: Institute of International Education
Rhode Island Immigration Facts
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Last Updated: April 23, 2013
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