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Population and Demographics<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> Immigrants<br />

FIGURE 9B — PROPORTION OF INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION TO IOWA<br />

BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (50 OR MORE IMMIGRANTS)<br />

1996, 2000 AND 2001<br />

1,600<br />

1,400<br />

1,200<br />

1,000<br />

800<br />

600<br />

400<br />

200<br />

0<br />

1996 2000 2001<br />

Bosnia-Herzegovina<br />

Canada<br />

China, People’s Republic<br />

Germany<br />

India<br />

Korea<br />

Mexico<br />

Philippines<br />

Russia<br />

United Kingdom<br />

Vietnam<br />

Yugoslavia<br />

Other<br />

Source: U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Homeland Security, Bureau <strong>of</strong> Citizenship and Immigration Services, “2001<br />

Statistical Yearbook <strong>of</strong> the Immigration and Naturalization Service,” “2000 Statistical Yearbook <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Immigration and Naturalization Service,” “1996 Statistical Yearbook <strong>of</strong> the Immigration and<br />

Naturalization Service.”<br />

• Immigrants to <strong>Iowa</strong> reached their highest point in the past 14 years at 5,029 for<br />

2001.<br />

• Immigrants from Bosnia-Herzegovina were 29.4 percent <strong>of</strong> all immigrants to<br />

<strong>Iowa</strong> in 2001. The number increased over 100 percent from the previous year.<br />

Only three states (Florida, Illinois and Missouri) had more immigrants from<br />

Bosnia-Herzegovina than <strong>Iowa</strong> in 2001.<br />

• The top four home countries for immigrants to the United <strong>State</strong>s in 2001 were<br />

Mexico (206,426,), India (70,290), China (56,426) and the Philippines (53,154).<br />

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