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Citizenship and Immigration Statistics: U.S.: Overview

Provides a guide to obtaining statistics on citizenship and immigration for the U.S.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Statistics

The collection of statistics on immigration and citizenship in the United States are the responsibility of both the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Homeland Security. In this guide, you will learn more about the statistics collected and how to analyze them in Data Planet.

Sample DataSheet of Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S. Citizens

DataSheet showing a ranking of the 10 nations from which immigrants were adopted by U.S. citizens in 2020.

Sample Embed: U.S. Naturalized Citizens by State of Residence

Browsing Datasets in Data Planet

To explore datasets on immigration in Data Planet, log into the repository and use any of the following methods to get to the datasets:

From the Homepage

Browse by Source

Upon logging in, you'll likely find yourself on the homepage of Data Planet. Simply look for the box that starts with "Browse data by..." and click on "Source" as depicted in the screen grab provided:

Screen grab of Data Planet's homepage, with focus on the Browse data by area. An arrow is pointing towards the tab labeled "Source" indicating that one should click on it.

Once you're on the Source tab, you can click on "U" in the alphabetical listing to narrow down the list of sources to those beginning with the letter "U" or begin typing parts of your desired source names to filter the list as you type:

Screen grab of Data Planet's homepage, focusing on the "Browse data by Source" tab. One of two arrows pointing to the row of the alphabet, which one can click in order to filter the list of sources shown to the selected letter. Another arrow points at the text search field, which narrows down the list of sources that show up based on the letters and words typed. In this example, "homela" is typed into the box, and the search results narrowed down to 1 of 92 sources: United States Department of Homeland Security.

Browse by Subject

Should you prefer to go by subject, that's possible to do, too! Simply look for the "Browse data by..." area on the homepage, which already shows the subjects by default. Click on your desired subject and check out the results that surface!

Screen grab of Data Planet's homepage with focus on the "Browse data by..." area, focusing on the "Subject" tab and featuring all the available subjects.

From the Datasets Page

Don't feel like starting from the homepage? Don't fear—you can also start from the Datasets page of Data Planet:

Screengrab of the Data Planet homepage, with arrows pointing to two buttons labeled, "Datasets" and text bubble that says, "Clicking on either of these buttons will lead you to the Datasets page."

Browse by Source

Once on the Datasets page, you simply click on the "Source" tab, and you'll find that you can either use the dropdown list to select your desired source (e.g., United States Census Bureau) or scroll down the list below the dropdown to find and select your desired source:

Screen grab of Data Planet's Datasets page, specifically the left-hand side's navigation panel. Emphasis on the Source tab, as well as the beginning of the list of available dataset sources.

Browse by Subject

Also on the datasets page is the "Subject" tab, which once again offers two ways for you to choose your desired subject—via dropdown list or via the list below the dropdown:

Screen grab of Data Planet's datasets page, focusing on the "Subject" tab along the left-hand side navigation panel, which feature an array of available subjects via dropdown menu and list.

Want More Information?

For a full listing of the datasets and data sources available in Data Planet, see Data Planet Datasets and Sources. For information on how datasets are selected for inclusion in Data Planet, please see the Data Planet Coverage Policy.

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Accessing and Viewing Statistics in Data Planet

Data Planet offers powerful functionality for comparing and contrasting multiple indicators, provides multiple export options, and displays infographics complete with statistical abstracts and citations that can be used in your own work products and papers.

For more information on the interface, please visit the Data Planet search guides.

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