The foreign-born population in the United States declined by nearly 1.5 million between January and June 2025, according to an analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center released on Aug. 21.
The figure includes both illegal immigrants and residents lawfully residing in the country. In January, there were 53.3 million immigrants in the United States. By June, that number had fallen to 51.9 million, the research found.
Underscoring its findings, Pew noted that it’s the “first decline since the 1960s” in the U.S. immigrant population.
Pew found that 15.4 percent of all U.S residents were foreign-born, down from a historic high of 15.8 percent. Immigrants made up 19 percent of the U.S. labor force, down from 20 percent in January, Pew said….
US Immigrant Population Drops for First Time in Six Decades: Pew Report
