Elizabeth (Liz) Grieco is a Senior Science Research Analyst at the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). She previously worked as a Senior Writer/Editor at Pew Research Center, writing about newsroom employment trends and the characteristics of newsroom employees. Liz has also held positions at the U.S. Census Bureau, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Migration Policy Institute, authoring publications on the characteristics of the foreign born, migration data, remittances, the second generation/children of immigrants, and race. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology and demography from Florida State University, a master’s in anthropology from the University of Kansas, a bachelor’s in anthropology from the University of Cincinnati, and a master’s in Interactive Journalism from American University.
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Foreign Stock Now Makes Up Over a Quarter of the U.S. Population
A growing share of the U.S. population has ties to immigration. Over a quarter—28%—was comprised of foreign stock in 2024, up from about 23% in 2005. In 2024, this included 15% first-generation immigrants and 13% second-generation children of immigrants, compared with 12% and 10%, respectively, in 2005.