DURHAM, N.H.—New Hampshire may have a small number of foreign-born residents, but the numbers are growing fast.
Since 2000, the foreign-born population has been growing faster than all but six other states, according to a report released by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
"At the turn of the 20th century, New Hampshire's foreign-born population was significant," said report co-author Ross Gittell in a release. "After nearly a century of decline, New Hampshire's foreign-born population is growing rapidly again at the start of the 21st century."
New Hampshire ranks 25th in the nation in the percentage of foreign-born residents, but first in the percentage of foreign-born adults with four-year college degrees.
Twenty-four percent of foreign-born adults in the state have four-year college degrees, compared to the 16 percent national average.
They also earn 30 percent more money than the national foreign-born average.
Information from the report can be used to help foreign-born residents.
"It is very helpful to have a grasp of these demographics as we seek funding strategies to support healthy two-way integration for immigrants and refugees and our receiving communities," said Deborah Schachter, senior program officer at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
Six percent of the state's residents were born in other countries. The top five countries they originate from are Canada, India, Vietnam, Germany and China.
The report was mainly based on U.S. Census data.
University of New Hampshire graduate student Timothy Lord co-authored the report.
