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: Immigration Law Answers BlogWhere Do Illegal Immigrants Live?
By Robert Kraft
Here are some interesting statistics from the Department of Homeland Security regarding the states in which illegal immigrants live. California, Texas, and Florida account for almost 50% of all unauthorized immigrants.
State of Residence of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population: January 2006 and 2000 State of residence |
Estimated population in January |
Percent of total |
Percent change |
Average annual change | |||||||
2006 |
2000 |
2006 |
2000 |
2000 to 2006 |
2000 to 2006 | ||||||
All states |
11,550,000 |
8,460,000 |
100 |
100 |
37 |
515,000 | |||||
California |
2,830,000 |
2,510,000 |
25 |
30 |
13 |
53,333 | |||||
Texas |
1,640,000 |
1,090,000 |
14 |
13 |
50 |
91,667 | |||||
Florida |
980,000 |
800,000 |
8 |
9 |
23 |
30,000 | |||||
Illinois |
550,000 |
440,000 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
18,333 | |||||
New York |
540,000 |
540,000 |
5 |
6 |
- |
- | |||||
Arizona |
500,000 |
330,000 |
4 |
4 |
52 |
28,333 | |||||
Georgia |
490,000 |
220,000 |
4 |
3 |
123 |
45,000 | |||||
New Jersey |
430,000 |
350,000 |
4 |
4 |
23 |
13,333 | |||||
North Carolina |
370,000 |
260,000 |
3 |
3 |
42 |
18,333 | |||||
Washington |
280,000 |
170,000 |
2 |
2 |
65 |
18,333 | |||||
Other states |
2,950,000 |
1,750,000 |
26 |
21 |
69 |
200,000 | |||||
Full post as published by Immigration Law Answers Blog on October 03, 2007 (boomark / email).
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