Central American Immigrants in the United States
The 2.9 million Central American immigrants living in the United States were more likely than both the native-born and the foreign-born population overall to be of working age and to be participating in the U.S. labor force. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines the population's size, geographic distribution and demographic characteristics.
This is part of the Migration Information Source Spotlight series on the foreign-born from around the world in the United States. Areas spotlighted include Africa, Asia, Canada, Central America, China, Dominican Republic, Europe, Haiti, Hmong, India, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, South America and Vietnam.
Earlier versions of this Spotlight can also be accessed for purposes of comparison: 2006.
Terrazas, A. (2011). Central American Immigrants in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved from https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-immigrants-united-states-2009