This statistic shows the change in the number of foreign born Chinese-Americans living in the United States from 1980 to 2010. In 2010, there were approximately 2,389,000 foreign born Chinese-Americans living in the United States.
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Change in the number of foreign-born Chinese-Americans living in the U.S. from 1980 to 2010
(in 1,000)
Characteristic
Number foreign-born in thousands
2010
2,389
2000
1,734
1990
1,141
1980
517
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
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Pew Research Center. (June 19, 2012). Change in the number of foreign-born Chinese-Americans living in the U.S. from 1980 to 2010 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/233870/change-in-foreign-born-chinese-american-population/
Pew Research Center. "Change in the number of foreign-born Chinese-Americans living in the U.S. from 1980 to 2010 (in 1,000)." Chart. June 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233870/change-in-foreign-born-chinese-american-population/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Change in the number of foreign-born Chinese-Americans living in the U.S. from 1980 to 2010 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233870/change-in-foreign-born-chinese-american-population/
Pew Research Center. "Change in The Number of Foreign-born Chinese-americans Living in The U.S. from 1980 to 2010 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233870/change-in-foreign-born-chinese-american-population/
Pew Research Center, Change in the number of foreign-born Chinese-Americans living in the U.S. from 1980 to 2010 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/233870/change-in-foreign-born-chinese-american-population/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
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