Characteristics of the European Born in the United States
As a group, the European born are more likely to be proficient in English, work in higher-level occupations and have higher earnings than the overall foreign-born population. Also, they are less likely to live in poverty and to be unemployed. Unlike other foreign-born groups, the European born groups generally have had more time to adjust to living in the United States.
For this reason, the European born can be easily overlooked by researchers and policymakers interested in immigrant populations in the U.S. However, there are many differences among European-born groups from specific countries.
The series draws primarily from Census 2000 data, including social, economic and housing profiles of the foreign-born developed by the US Census Bureau.
Dixon, D. (2005). Characteristics of the European Born in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved from https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/characteristics-european-born-united-states-2000