By The Numbers
The data is clear: immigrants are a powerful engine of economic growth, innovation, and dynamism in the United States.
Fortune 500 founded by immigrants or their children
Revenue from immigrant-founded Fortune 500 firms
People employed worldwide
Of all U.S. patents by immigrant inventors
Of America's billion-dollar startups have immigrant founders
Of U.S. Nobel Prizes in science won by immigrants
Immigrant Fortune 500 CEOs
These leaders came from around the world and now guide America’s most iconic companies.
Satya Nadella
Microsoft
Sundar Pichai
Alphabet (Google)
Jensen Huang
NVIDIA
Elon Musk
Tesla & SpaceX
Albert Bourla
Pfizer
Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber
Enrique Lores
HP Inc.
Ramon Laguerta
PepsiCo
Shantanu Narayen
Adobe
Revathi Advaithi
Flex
Companies Founded by Immigrants
Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.
Sergey Brin
Tesla & SpaceX
Elon Musk
Apple
Steve Jobs (son of Syrian immigrant)
Amazon
Jeff Bezos (son of Cuban immigrant)
eBay
Pierre Omidyar
Moderna
Noubar Afeyan
Chobani
Hamdi Ulukaya
Pfizer
Charles Pfizer
Transforming Every Sector
Immigrants are driving growth and filling critical needs across the American economy.
Technology
Immigrants founded or lead Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Tesla, and more.
Healthcare
Immigrants represent a significant percentage of doctors, nurses, and health aides.
Manufacturing
Over 65% of Fortune 500 manufacturing companies founded by immigrants.
Professional Services
80% of Fortune 500 service companies founded by immigrants or their children.
Agriculture & Food
Immigrants make up 43% of agriculture and 30% of food production workforce.
Science & Research
In 2016, all six American Nobel Prize winners were immigrants.
Foreign-born population in the U.S. (2025)
Housing wealth held by immigrant households
Of labor force growth since 1995 from immigrants