Exciting times are unfolding in Phoenix. Back in 2012, the Valley of the Sun boasted a population of around 4.2 million. Fast forward to today, and the Phoenix metropolitan area has surged past the 5 million mark, welcoming over 800,000 new residents, as revealed by the latest 2022 data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Embedded within this growth is a notable rise in the foreign-born community. As of 2022, a striking 19.3% of the city of Phoenix’s population (amounting to 306,000 individuals) hails from outside the United States, surpassing the national average of 13.6%. Over the last 30 years, thas been a 230% in the population of immigrants with close to 916,000 immigrants calling Arizona home, a stark contrast to the 278,000 recorded in 1990.

Latin American immigrants constitute the majority, comprising 62% of Arizona’s immigrant population, compared to 50% nationally, according to Census Bureau data. Meanwhile, approximately 20% of immigrants in Arizona originate from Asian countries, particularly India, China, and Korea. The state has also seen thousands of refugees resettled here over the last few years.

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