Most Children in Immigrant Families are Citizens
Posted January 16, 2013
By the Annie E. Casey Foundation
In 2011, 17.5 million children lived in immigrant families, a 26% increase from the last decade. Of these children, 88% are U.S. citizens. Among all children living in immigrant families, 26% have parents without a high school degree and 23% live in linguistically isolated households, both predictors of poor outcomes. California 48%, Nevada 38% and New Jersey 35% have the largest share of children in immigrant families, while West Virginia 3%, Montana 4% and Mississippi 4% have the lowest.
See the Demographic and Education sections of the KIDS COUNT Data Center for data on children in immigrant families for the nation, states and 50 largest cities:
- Children in immigrant families
- Child population by nativity
- Children in immigrant families who are U.S. citizens
- Children whose resident parents are not U.S. citizens
- Children who have difficulty speaking English
- Children whose parents have difficulty speaking English
- Children living in linguistically isolated households
- Children whose parents have less than a high school degree
