Figure 5.2 The foreign-born population of the United States (left). The smaller chart shows that 12.9 percent, or 40 million, of the total U.S. population in 2010 was born abroad. The larger chart shows that the majority of these people came from Latin America and Asia. The foreign-born population by state and Puerto Rico (right). This map shows where foreign-born people reside throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. (Sources: Grieco and Trevelyan, 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009; Puerto Rico Community Survey, 2009.)