Immigrants as Economic Drivers in Story and Boone Counties
Date of Publication:
November, 2017
Source Organization:
New American Economy
Immigrants living in Iowa’s Story and Boone counties are preserving American jobs and paying millions in state and local taxes. Though making up just 6.6 percent of the population, they contributed $390 million to GDP in 2015 and paid $17.3 million in state and local taxes. Furthermore, nearly 97 percent of the immigrant population is employed.
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New American Economy. (2017). Immigrants as Economic Drivers in Story and Boone Counties. Retrieved from http://research.newamericaneconomy.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/NAE_Ames_brief_FINAL_11.16.17-1.pdf
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