35,355 African immigrants, a number that increased over 40-fold to 1,419,317 African immigrants in 2007. In 1970, there were 80,143 African immigrants in the United States, which grew to 199,723 in 1980, 363,819 in 1990, and 881,300 in 2000. African immigrants made up 3.7 percent of all immigrants in 2007. In 1960, African immigrants composed 0.4 percent of all foreign born in the United States. That share increased to 1.4 percent in 1980 and to 1.8 percent in 1990. African immigrants' share increased dramatically to 2.8 percent in 2000 and 3.7 percent in 2007 (see Table 1). Back to the top About one-third of African immigrants were from West Africa. About one-third (35.6 percent, or 505,619) African immigrants in the United States are from West Africa (see sidebar for definitions of the regions). There are also large numbers of East Africans (27.2 percent, or 386,225) in the United States. North Africans accounted for 19.4 percent (274,951) of African immigrants in the United States in 2007, followed by Southern Africans (5.7 percent, or 81,595) and Middle Africans (3.9 percent, or 56,056). About 8.1 percent (114,871) of African immigrants in the 2007 American Community Survey did not indicate a country of birth. The top countries of origin for African immigrants were Nigeria, Egypt, and Ethiopia. The top five countries of origin of the 1.4 million African immigrants in the United States were Nigeria (13.1 percent, or 185,787), Egypt (9.6 percent, or 136,648), Ethiopia (9.5 percent, or 134,547), Ghana (7.4 percent, or 104,842),