Title: Countries With the Most American Emigrants - WorldAtlas
Headings: Countries With the Most American Emigrants
Countries With the Most American Emigrants
Where Are Americans Migrating?
Mexico
Europe
Canada
Asia
Trends in American Migrants
Countries With the Most American Emigrants

Content: Countries With the Most American Emigrants - WorldAtlas
Countries With the Most American Emigrants
Millions of Americans live outside the United States. About nine million Americans live outside the country according to an estimate by the State Department. Americans migrate from their country for several reasons. Some are government employees such as consular staff, some get married outside the country, some move in search of adventure and fall in love with their country of residence, while others are employees of multinationals. Other individuals may migrate because of the hard economic times in the United States. Natural born American citizens and anyone born in the United States or at least to an American parent is considered a citizen. Americans living abroad do not lose their citizenship unless they legally and intentionally renounce it. Where Are Americans Migrating? A majority of Americans living abroad do not live far from the state. About 900,000 live in Mexico, 800,000 in the European Union, and about 740,000 are in Canada.