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Immigrants in
Arizona, District 3

A map of the Arizona, District 3.

Overview

Immigrant share of population

Number of immigrant residents

Immigrant spending power

Immigrant tax contributions

Data year

Demographics

In the United States, immigrants are more likely to be working-age than their U.S.-born counterparts. This means they are more likely to be active in the labor force, allowing them to contribute to the economy not only as consumers but also as taxpayers, helping fund social services and programs like Medicare and Social Security.

Age Group Foreign-Born Population U.S.-Born Population
0-24
25-64
65+
Share of foreign-born that speak a language other than English at home

Share of immigrants who are women

Share of immigrants who are men

Number of immigrant children

Number of U.S.-born residents living with at least one immigrant parent

Share of immigrants who are proficient in English

Entrepreneurship

It is hard to overstate the importance of entrepreneurship since new businesses are the main driver of job growth in the United States. Immigrants play a particularly important role in this—founding businesses at far higher rates than the U.S. population overall. Today, millions of American workers are employed at immigrant-founded and immigrant-owned companies.

Share of entrepreneurs who are immigrants

Number of immigrant entrepreneurs

Total business income of immigrant entrepreneurs

Number of Fortune 500 companies founded by immigrants or children of immigrants

TAXES & SPENDING POWER

Immigrant households contribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal, state, and local taxes and hold a tremendous amount of spending power. This gives them significant economic clout, helping support local communities as consumers and taxpayers. Like all residents of the United States, regardless of where they were born, immigrants make use of public services like education, healthcare, and public safety. Even with these costs, however, immigrants’ economic contributions far outweigh the cost of additional public services they incur.

Immigrant household income

Total spending power
State & Local Taxes Paid
Federal Taxes Paid
Total Taxes Paid

Workforce

The growth in the immigrant population has helped to strengthen America’s labor force. As baby boomers retire, younger immigrants are filling crucial gaps in the labor market. Nationally, immigrants are more likely to hold an advanced degree than the U.S.-born. They are also more likely to have less than a high school education. As such, they are able to fill critical shortages at both ends of the skill spectrum, from high-tech positions to agriculture, hospitality, and service jobs.

Share of workers in the labor force who are immigrants

Number of immigrant workers in the labor force

Educational Attainment by Nativity, Age 25+

Education Level Foreign-Born Population U.S.-Born Population
Less Than High School
High School & Some College
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate Degree

TOP INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST SHARE OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS

Immigrant share of population:

Top Occupation Groups with Highest Share of Immigrant Workers

Housing

Immigrant families have long played an important role in helping to build housing wealth in the United States. In recent decades, the more than 40 million immigrants in the U.S. collectively increased U.S. housing wealth by trillions of dollars. Much of this was possible because immigrants moved into neighborhoods once in decline, thus helping to revitalize communities and make neighborhoods more attractive to U.S.-born residents.

Number of immigrant homeowners

Share of recent homebuyers who were foreign-born

Housing wealth held by immigrant households

Amount paid by immigrant households in rent

International Students

International students in the United States contribute tens of billions of dollars to the U.S. economy every year and support a significant number of U.S. jobs through their tuition payments and day-to-day spending. Research has also found that increases in the number of international students at American universities boost innovation and patent creation.

Number of international students

Economic contribution of international students

Jobs supported by international students

Naturalization & Voting Power

As more immigrants naturalize and become eligible to vote, they continue to gain political power. The number of immigrant voters is only projected to rise in the next decade, and in some states foreign-born voters are already capable of deciding elections.

Share of immigrants who are naturalized U.S. citizens

Number of immigrants who are eligible to vote

Number of registered immigrant voters

Number of immigrants who are naturalized U.S. citizens

Number of immigrants who are eligible for naturalization
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