Table 2.
Percentage Share Of US Immigrant Population by Gateway Category and Census Region, 2000–2010
| 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
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| Metro > 1m | |||||||
| Continuous | 25.69% | 23.89% | 23.69% | 23.41% | 23.58% | 22.95% | 22.85% |
| Post-WWII | 25.56% | 24.40% | 23.73% | 23.64% | 23.33% | 23.50% | 23.13% |
| Former | 3.92% | 4.09% | 3.97% | 4.01% | 3.97% | 4.08% | 4.04% |
| Emerging | 8.55% | 9.81% | 10.05% | 9.97% | 10.27% | 10.24% | 10.23% |
| Re-emerging | 7.96% | 8.56% | 8.76% | 8.77% | 8.67% | 8.55% | 8.35% |
| Pre-emerging | 1.74% | 1.99% | 2.07% | 2.12% | 2.21% | 2.27% | 2.21% |
| Other | 3.26% | 3.53% | 3.52% | 3.59% | 3.60% | 3.77% | 3.86% |
| Subtotal | 76.68% | 76.26% | 75.78% | 75.51% | 75.63% | 75.35% | 74.68% |
| Metro 100k–1m | |||||||
| Metro 100k–1m Midwest | 1.98% | 2.06% | 2.06% | 2.09% | 2.07% | 2.11% | 2.21% |
| Metro 100k–1m Northeast | 2.68% | 2.71% | 2.84% | 2.77% | 2.80% | 2.83% | 2.89% |
| Metro 100k–1m South | 5.09% | 5.58% | 5.71% | 5.80% | 5.77% | 5.85% | 6.21% |
| Metro 100k–1m West | 6.15% | 6.16% | 6.15% | 6.20% | 6.13% | 6.12% | 6.12% |
| Subtotal | 15.90% | 16.51% | 16.76% | 16.86% | 16.77% | 16.91% | 17.43% |
| Small Metro/Non-Metro | |||||||
| Small/Non-Metro Midwest | 1.28% | 1.18% | 1.24% | 1.24% | 1.25% | 1.27% | 1.27% |
| Small/Non-Metro Northeast | 1.00% | 0.94% | 0.97% | 0.98% | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.98% |
| Small/Non-Metro South | 2.78% | 2.84% | 2.95% | 3.08% | 3.07% | 3.16% | 3.24% |
| Small/Non-Metro West | 2.36% | 2.27% | 2.30% | 2.33% | 2.29% | 2.33% | 2.40% |
| Subtotal | 7.42% | 7.23% | 7.46% | 7.63% | 7.60% | 7.75% | 7.89% |
| GRAND TOTAL | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,2000 Decennial Census and 2005–10 American Community Survey