Table 5-1B. Year of Entry of the Foreign-Born Population by Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Residence: 1997 (Last revised, 5/5/99:A:table5-1B) (Numbers in thousands. Metropolitan areas as defined June 30, 1993, classified by population size in 1990. Data are for civilian noninstitutional population plus Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 5-year periods | Selected periods | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------- | Total | | | | | Before 1977 | | | foreign- | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------| | Type of residence and size of | born | 1992 to | 1987 to | 1982 to | 1977 to | | 1972 to | 1967 to | 1962 to | 1957 to | Before | 1990 to | 1980 to metropolitan area | population | 1997 | 1991 | 1986 | 1981 | Total | 1976 | 1971 | 1966 | 1961 | 1957 | 1997 | 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER Total........................................ 25,779 5,422 5,040 3,642 3,862 7,812 2,214 1,766 1,167 816 1,848 7,539 8,555 Metropolitan areas................................ 24,346 5,080 4,749 3,492 3,690 7,337 2,113 1,677 1,099 752 1,696 7,063 8,157 In central cities........................... 12,048 2,753 2,554 1,811 1,770 3,160 994 762 462 308 635 3,892 4,117 Outside central cities...................... 12,298 2,327 2,195 1,681 1,920 4,176 1,119 915 637 445 1,061 3,171 4,039 1 million or more population.................... 20,193 4,035 4,022 2,890 3,159 6,087 1,758 1,476 919 629 1,304 5,678 6,929 In central cities........................... 9,962 2,172 2,207 1,504 1,504 2,574 818 673 382 249 452 3,159 3,506 Outside central cities...................... 10,231 1,863 1,815 1,386 1,655 3,512 940 803 537 380 852 2,519 3,422 5 million or more population.................. 13,780 2,639 2,870 1,958 2,172 4,141 1,296 1,012 586 390 857 3,781 4,771 In central cities........................... 7,191 1,485 1,595 1,094 1,090 1,927 654 508 281 171 312 2,187 2,527 Outside central cities...................... 6,589 1,154 1,275 864 1,082 2,214 642 504 305 218 545 1,595 2,244 1 million up to 5 million population.......... 6,413 1,396 1,152 932 987 1,946 462 464 334 240 446 1,897 2,157 In central cities........................... 2,771 687 612 410 414 648 163 165 101 78 140 973 980 Outside central cities...................... 3,642 709 539 522 573 1,298 298 299 232 162 307 924 1,178 Less than 1 million population.................. 4,153 1,044 727 601 531 1,250 355 201 179 123 392 1,386 1,228 In central cities........................... 2,086 581 347 307 265 586 176 89 80 59 183 733 611 Outside central cities...................... 2,067 463 380 295 265 664 179 112 100 64 209 653 617 Nonmetropolitan areas............................. 1,432 342 292 151 173 475 101 90 68 64 153 475 398 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Total........................................ 100.0 21.0 19.6 14.1 15.0 30.3 8.6 6.9 4.5 3.2 7.2 29.2 33.2 Metropolitan areas................................ 100.0 20.9 19.5 14.3 15.2 30.1 8.7 6.9 4.5 3.1 7.0 29.0 33.5 In central cities........................... 100.0 22.8 21.2 15.0 14.7 26.2 8.2 6.3 3.8 2.6 5.3 32.3 34.2 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 18.9 17.8 13.7 15.6 34.0 9.1 7.4 5.2 3.6 8.6 25.8 32.8 1 million or more population.................... 100.0 20.0 19.9 14.3 15.6 30.1 8.7 7.3 4.6 3.1 6.5 28.1 34.3 In central cities........................... 100.0 21.8 22.2 15.1 15.1 25.8 8.2 6.8 3.8 2.5 4.5 31.7 35.2 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 18.2 17.7 13.5 16.2 34.3 9.2 7.8 5.2 3.7 8.3 24.6 33.4 5 million or more population.................. 100.0 19.2 20.8 14.2 15.8 30.1 9.4 7.3 4.3 2.8 6.2 27.4 34.6 In central cities........................... 100.0 20.7 22.2 15.2 15.2 26.8 9.1 7.1 3.9 2.4 4.3 30.4 35.1 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 17.5 19.4 13.1 16.4 33.6 9.7 7.7 4.6 3.3 8.3 24.2 34.1 1 million up to 5 million population.......... 100.0 21.8 18.0 14.5 15.4 30.3 7.2 7.2 5.2 3.7 7.0 29.6 33.6 In central cities........................... 100.0 24.8 22.1 14.8 15.0 23.4 5.9 6.0 3.7 2.8 5.0 35.1 35.4 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 19.5 14.8 14.3 15.7 35.6 8.2 8.2 6.4 4.4 8.4 25.4 32.3 Less than 1 million population.................. 100.0 25.1 17.5 14.5 12.8 30.1 8.6 4.8 4.3 3.0 9.4 33.4 29.6 In central cities........................... 100.0 27.9 16.6 14.7 12.7 28.1 8.4 4.3 3.8 2.8 8.8 35.1 29.3 Outside central cities...................... 100.0 22.4 18.4 14.3 12.8 32.1 8.7 5.4 4.8 3.1 10.1 31.6 29.9 Nonmetropolitan areas............................. 100.0 23.9 20.4 10.5 12.1 33.2 7.1 6.3 4.8 4.4 10.7 33.2 27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, March 1997 Current Population Survey. Internet Release date: October 15, 1999