Immigrants make up 28% of the overall direct long-term care (LTC) workforce
Share of direct care workers providing LTC services who are immigrants, by occupation and citizenship status
Breakdown of adult, noncitizen immigrants and naturalized citizen care workers in the U.S.
Source: KFF analysis of American Community Survey, 2023
Note: All adult workers include all individuals 18 and older who earned at least $1,000 during the year. Direct care workers are a subset of all long-term care workers. Aides include home health aides, personal care aides, and nursing assistants. Nurses include licensed practical nurses and registered nurses.
