The share of immigrants to the United States who are Mexican-born has been on the rise since 1950, although it has declined in recent years. In 2019, 24.3 percent of all immigrants to the U.S. were Mexican-born. This is a decrease from a high of 29.5 percent in 2000.
Share of immigrants in the United States who came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019
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Migration Policy Institute. (June 22, 2022). Share of immigrants in the United States who came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/674759/share-of-us-immigrants-originating-from-mexico/
Migration Policy Institute. "Share of immigrants in the United States who came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674759/share-of-us-immigrants-originating-from-mexico/
Migration Policy Institute. (2022). Share of immigrants in the United States who came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674759/share-of-us-immigrants-originating-from-mexico/
Migration Policy Institute. "Share of Immigrants in The United States Who Came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674759/share-of-us-immigrants-originating-from-mexico/
Migration Policy Institute, Share of immigrants in the United States who came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674759/share-of-us-immigrants-originating-from-mexico/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Share of immigrants in the United States who came from Mexico from 1850 to 2019 [Graph], Migration Policy Institute, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/674759/share-of-us-immigrants-originating-from-mexico/