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June 6, 2024

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Mapped: Unauthorized Immigrants by State

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U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced actions to bar immigrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally.

In this graphic, we map the number of unauthorized immigrants by state, based on 2021 estimates from the Pew Research Center based on calculations using U.S. Census Bureau data.

Undocumented Immigrants Concentrated in Certain States

The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States was estimated at around 10 million in 2021 after peaking at 12.2 million in 2007.

California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois had the largest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2021. These six states were home to 56% of the nation’s unauthorized immigrants in 2021, down from 80% in 1990.

StateUnauthorized Immigrants California1.9M Texas1.6M Florida900K New York600K New Jersey450K Illinois400K Georgia350K North Carolina325K Massachusetts300K Washington300K Maryland275K Virginia275K Arizona250K Pennsylvania220K Nevada190K Colorado160K Connecticut140K Tennessee140K Michigan120K Ohio120K Oregon120K Indiana110K South Carolina95K Utah95K Minnesota90K Oklahoma85K Wisconsin80K Kansas75K Arkansas70K Louisiana70K Missouri65K Alabama60K Kentucky55K New Mexico55K Iowa45K Nebraska45K Hawaii40K Rhode Island40K Idaho35K Delaware30K District of Columbia25K Mississippi20K New Hampshire15K South Dakota10K Alaska5K Maine5K North Dakota5K Montana5K Vermont5K West Virginia5K Wyoming5K Total10.5M

Between 2017 and 2021, the unauthorized immigrant populations in Florida and Washington increased, while those in California and Nevada decreased.

The most common country of birth for people without legal status is Mexico. In recent years, however, there have been increases in immigrants from nearly