LibGuides: Data Sources: Immigration

Key Resources

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
ICPSR is a membership-based organization providing access to a vast archive of computer-based research and instructional data for the social sciences. The data holdings cover a broad range of disciplines, including political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law. The data and codebooks may be downloaded by UCSB faculty, students, and staff.
Materials Indexed: Statistics
Data Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Data Citation Index indexes data sets from selected repositories around the world, and also enables the user to find data sets which cite a particular work.
Date Coverage: 1900 to present
Materials Indexed: Business Data; Economic Data; Financial Data; Technical Data

Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
- Government Information, U.S. -- HS 8.15:
- The Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration law enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and prosecutions.
United States Foreign-Born Population
- Data collected by the United States Census Bureau