table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 4 through 6,,,,,,,,,,,, "Table 2.6a Foreign-Born Population by World Region of Birth, U.S. Citizenship Status, and Year of Entry: 2003",,,,,,,,,,,, WORLD REGION OF BIRTH AND U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS,,,Year of Entry,,,,,,,,, ,Foreign Born,,2000 or Later 1,,1990-1999,,1980-1989,,1970-1979,,Before 1970, ,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent Total Foreign Born,"33,533,945",100.0,"5,022,765",100.0,"11,549,235",100.0,"8,101,285",100.0,"4,513,170",100.0,"4,347,495",100.0 ..Naturalized U.S. Citizen 2,"13,893,435",41.4,"224,505",4.5,"2,558,585",22.2,"4,239,305",52.3,"3,241,055",71.8,"3,629,985",83.5 ..Not a U.S. Citizen,"19,640,510",58.6,"4,798,260",95.5,"8,990,650",77.8,"3,861,980",47.7,"1,272,110",28.2,"717,510",16.5 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Foreign Born from Europe,"4,775,585",100.0,"538,230",100.0,"1,317,075",100.0,"618,850",100.0,"544,455",100.0,"1,756,975",100.0 ..Naturalized U.S. Citizen 2,"2,732,625",57.2,"30,445",5.7,"443,555",33.7,"364,895",59.0,"381,240",70.0,"1,512,495",86.1 ..Not a U.S. Citizen,"2,042,960",42.8,"507,785",94.3,"873,520",66.3,"253,955",41.0,"163,220",30.0,"244,480",13.9 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Foreign Born from Asia,"9,146,960",100.0,"1,380,405",100.0,"3,148,320",100.0,"2,528,145",100.0,"1,481,210",100.0,"608,880",100.0 ..Naturalized U.S. Citizen 2,"4,916,520",53.8,"78,820",5.7,"1,117,865",35.5,"1,844,880",73.0,"1,317,550",89.0,"557,405",91.5 ..Not a U.S. Citizen,"4,230,440",46.2,"1,301,585",94.3,"2,030,455",64.5,"683,265",27.0,"163,660",11.0,"51,475",8.5 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Foreign Born from Latin America 3,"17,533,710",100.0,"2,705,910",100.0,"6,376,755",100.0,"4,598,630",100.0,"2,271,965",100.0,"1,580,450",100.0 ..Naturalized U.S. Citizen 2,"5,415,880",30.9,"97,480",3.6,"836,335",13.1,"1,822,330",39.6,"1,397,805",61.5,"1,261,935",79.8 ..Not a U.S. Citizen,"12,117,830",69.1,"2,608,430",96.4,"5,540,425",86.9,"2,776,300",60.4,"874,160",38.5,"318,515",20.2 ,,,,,,,,,,,, .Foreign Born from Other Areas 4,"2,077,690",100.0,"398,220",100.0,"707,085",100.0,"355,660",100.0,"215,535",100.0,"401,195",100.0 ..Naturalized U.S. Citizen 2,"828,410",39.9,"17,760",4.5,"160,830",22.7,"207,200",58.3,"144,465",67.0,"298,155",74.3 ..Not a U.S. Citizen,"1,249,285",60.1,"380,460",95.5,"546,250",77.3,"148,460",41.7,"71,075",33.0,"103,040",25.7 Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 The category '2000 or later' includes 2000-2003.,,,,,,,,,,,, "2 Though a foreign-born person typically must reside in the United States for a minimum of five years before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen, ",,,,,,,,,,,, there are exceptions to U.S. naturalization law that allow certain individuals to obtain citizenship without meeting the five-year residence requirement.,,,,,,,,,,,, 3 The majority of those born in Latin America are from Mexico. ,,,,,,,,,,,, "4 Those born in other areas are from Africa, Oceania, and Northern America.",,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, "NOTE: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, ",,,,,,,,,, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability (see http://www.census.gov/acs/www/UseData/Accuracy/Accuracy1.htm). ,,,,,,,,,, The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. For the upper and lower bounds of the 90-percent confidence interval on these ,,,,,,,,,, " estimates, refer to versions b and c of this table. ",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2003",,,,,,,,,, " Immigration Statistics Staff, Population Division",,,,,,,,,, Internet Release date: ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,