This is largely due to the high number of working-age Indians: 81 percent of all Indian immigrants were in the to range, versus 78 percent of the overall foreign-born population and 59 percent of the native-born population.
Meanwhile, Indians were less likely than both the native- and foreign-born populations to be 65 or older. Census Bureau ACS. Indians have much higher education rates than both the U.
Indians participate in the labor force at a slightly higher rate than all immigrants and the U. About 72 percent of Indian immigrants ages 16 and older were in the civilian labor force in , compared to 67 percent of the foreign born and 62 percent of the native born.
Indians were much more likely to be employed in management, business, science, and arts occupations than the overall U. Figure 5. Indians overall have much higher incomes than the total foreign- and native-born populations. In , Indian immigrants were less likely to be in poverty 5 percent than immigrants overall 14 percent or the U. Immigration Pathways and Naturalization. Indians are less likely to be naturalized U. In , 47 percent of Indians were naturalized citizens, compared to 52 percent of all immigrants.
Compared to all immigrants, Indians are much less likely to have arrived before The largest share of Indians, approximately 41 percent, arrived in or later, as compared to just 25 percent of the overall foreign-born population see Figure 6. Figure 6. Source : MPI tabulation of data from the U. In fiscal year FY , India was the fourth-largest country of origin for new permanent residents after Mexico, Cuba, and mainland China.
Close to 60, of the 1. Most Indians who obtain green cards do so through family reunification channels. In FY , 59 percent of the 59, Indians who received a green card did so as either immediate relatives or other family members of U. Figure 7. N otes: Family-sponsored : Includes adult children and siblings of U. Immediate relatives of U. Diversity Visa lottery : The Immigration Act of established the Diversity Visa lottery program to allow entry to immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
The law states that 55, diversity visas in total are made available each fiscal year. Individuals born in India are not eligible for the lottery. Although the vast majority of Indian immigrants in the United States are legally present, approximately , were unauthorized in the period, according to Migration Policy Institute MPI estimates, comprising approximately 3 percent of the However, as of March , only 2, Indian-born individuals were among the , active participants, according to U.
Indians have high health insurance coverage rates compared to both the overall immigrant and native-born populations. In , just 5 percent of immigrants from India were uninsured, compared to 8 percent of the native born and 20 percent of the total foreign born. Indian immigrants were also more likely to be covered by private health insurance than the overall foreign- and U. Figure 8. Note: The sum of shares by type of insurance is likely to be greater than because people may have more than one type of insurance.
The Indian diaspora in the United States is comprised of approximately 4. Figure 9. Annual Remittance Flows to India, to Note : The figure represents World Bank estimates. Kottayam sends the highest number of nurses with Skip to main content. Everything you need to know about Non-Resident Keralites in four charts. Haritha John Follow HarithaJohn1. Where do they come from? Now where do they go? What do they do? He views the Trump administration as a colossal failure, out of touch with those who are in desperate need of jobs and better healthcare.
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