Census Overview
In 2023, immigrants made up 14.3% of the overall population in the United States, a slight increase from 13.1% in 2013. In 2023, 14.8 million U.S. adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher were born abroad, comprising 17.6% of all U.S. adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher. College attainment rates for immigrants in the U.S. increased 6.4 percentage points between 2013 and 2023.
