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FAQ: U.S. Emigration

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 ServiceĀ (PDF: 55KB).



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