Estimates of Undocumented and Eligible-to-Naturalize Populations by State
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Origin data note
Data on region and country of origin are only available for individual states of residence and the entire nation. To collect region/country of origin data for subsets of states, we recommend selecting each state individually and copying relevant data into an external program (such as Microsoft Excel).
Continent/Region of Origin
Top Countries of Origin
Period of Entry
Years in the United States
Arrived Before Age 16
Language Spoken at Home (5 years and older)
Ability to Speak English (5 years and older)
School Enrollment (3 years and older)
Educational attainment (18 years and older)
Age (in years)
Sex
Access to a computer or the internet
Poverty Status
Employment Status (16 years and older)
Occupation
Health Insurance Coverage
Marital Status (15 years and older)
Race by Ethnicity
About the data
Privacy of Respondents
A number of procedures were used by the US Census Bureau to ensure privacy in the ACS public use data. Additionaly, estimates are based on an approximately one percent sample; they are shown in relatively broad categories; and are not shown for countries that have fewer than 1,000 estimated undocumented residents.
Estimation Methods
These estimates are based on sample data and are subject to sampling variability as well as other possible non-sampling errors. A number of statistical adjustments were made to the actual ACS PUMS sample data, including an adjustment for undercount of the undocumented in the ACS. For these reasons, the estimates shown here are not comparable to the original ACS data. Because of the adjustment for undercount, in a few cases, the estimates of undocumented residents may be near or even slightly higher than the number of noncitizens reported in the ACS. Finally, estimates of less than a few thousand should be used with caution. See Methodology for more information on these estimates. Note: All estimates are rounded to the nearest 100.
Attribution
Published by the Center for Migration Studies, all rights reserved.
Based on the augmented American Community Survey based IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series).
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