Korean Immigrants in the United States (click to view)

Like other immigrant groups, the nation's 1.0 million Korean-born are settling in larger numbers in states beyond traditional gateways like California and New York. They were the seventh-largest immigrant group in the U.S. in 2008 after Mexican, Filipino, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese and Salvadoran immigrants. 

Compared to immigrants overall, the Korean foreign born are more likely to be naturalized and are much better educated — more than half of Korean-born adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. 

This Spotlight focuses on Korean immigrants, examining the population's size, geographic distribution and socioeconomic characteristics using data from the US Census Bureau's 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) and 2000 Decennial Census, and the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) for 2008 and 2009. 

A 2004 report is available for comparison.

Korean Immigrants in the United States (click to view)