How many people emigrate from the United States each year?
During the period 1900-1990, it is estimated that 38 million immigrants were admitted in the United States, and 12 million foreign-born emigrated from the United States. During 1995-1997, the U.S. Census Bureau used an annual emigration figure of 220,000 foreign-born and 48,000 U.S. born for computing national population estimates.
Estimates and Projections of Emigration From the United States: 1991 to 2005
|
Year |
Foreign-born emigration |
|
1991 |
252,000 |
|
1992 |
254,000 |
|
1993 |
258,000 |
|
1994 |
260,000 |
|
1995 |
263,000 |
|
1996 |
267,000 |
|
1997 |
273,000 |
|
1998 |
278,000 |
|
1999 |
282,000 |
|
2000 |
287,000 |
|
2001 |
293,000 |
|
2002 |
298,000 |
|
2003 |
303,000 |
|
2004 |
308,000 |
|
2005 |
311,000 |
Source: Estimates, Fiscal Year 2000 from the 2000 Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (PDF: 55KB).
For additional information:
Robert Warren and Ellen Percy Kraly, "The Elusive Exodus: Emigration from the United States," Population Trends and Public Policy Occasional Paper 8 (Washington D.C.: Population Reference Bureau, 1985).