Cost of Illegal Immigration by State
California has the highest Illegal Immigrants (Adults) in 2023 (3,226,000), followed by Texas (2,226,000) and Florida (1,185,000). North Dakota has the lowest (6,000).
Illegal Immigrants (Adults), 2023
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 3,226,000 | 4,373,000 |
| 2 |  Texas | 2,226,000 | 2,992,000 |
| 3 |  Florida | 1,185,000 | 1,595,000 |
| 4 |  New York | 1,081,000 | 1,453,000 |
| 5 |  New Jersey | 697,000 | 937,000 |
| 6 |  Illinois | 628,000 | 845,000 |
| 7 |  Georgia | 514,000 | 692,000 |
| 8 |  North Carolina | 488,000 | 657,000 |
| 9 |  Arizona | 453,000 | 610,000 |
| 10 |  Virginia | 419,000 | 563,000 |
| 11 |  Maryland | 350,000 | 471,000 |
| 12 |  Washington | 346,000 | 466,000 |
| 13 |  Nevada | 293,000 | 395,000 |
| 14 |  Massachusetts | 292,000 | 393,000 |
| 15 |  Colorado | 278,000 | 374,000 |
| 16 |  Pennsylvania | 251,000 | 338,000 |
| 17 |  Michigan | 185,000 | 248,000 |
| 18 |  Oregon | 181,000 | 243,000 |
| 19 |  Connecticut | 167,000 | 225,000 |
| 20 |  Tennessee | 162,000 | 218,000 |
| 21 |  Indiana | 154,000 | 207,000 |
| 22 |  Minnesota | 140,000 | 187,000 |
| 23 |  Utah | 137,000 | 185,000 |
| 24 |  Oklahoma | 136,000 | 183,000 |
| 25 |  Ohio | 132,000 | 178,000 |
| 26 |  New Mexico | 119,000 | 160,000 |
| 27 |  South Carolina | 117,000 | 157,000 |
| 28 |  Wisconsin | 111,000 | 150,000 |
| 29 |  Kansas | 104,000 | 140,000 |
| 30 |  Louisiana | 97,000 | 131,000 |
| 30 |  Arkansas | 97,000 | 131,000 |
| 32 |  Alabama | 91,000 | 122,000 |
| 33 |  Missouri | 77,000 | 104,000 |
| 34 |  Kentucky | 69,000 | 94,000 |
| 35 |  Hawaii | 63,000 | 84,000 |
| 36 |  Idaho | 62,000 | 83,000 |
| 37 |  Nebraska | 56,000 | 75,000 |
| 38 |  Iowa | 55,000 | 74,000 |
| 39 |  Rhode Island | 42,000 | 57,000 |
| 40 |  District of Columbia | 38,000 | 51,000 |
| 41 |  Delaware | 35,000 | 47,000 |
| 42 |  Mississippi | 34,000 | 45,000 |
| 43 |  Alaska | 15,000 | 21,000 |
| 44 |  New Hampshire | 14,000 | 19,000 |
| 45 |  Maine | 12,000 | 16,000 |
| 46 |  Vermont | 10,000 | 13,000 |
| 47 |  South Dakota | 9,000 | 12,000 |
| 48 |  Montana | 8,000 | 10,000 |
| 48 |  Wyoming | 8,000 | 10,000 |
| 50 |  West Virginia | 6,000 | 9,000 |
| 50 |  North Dakota | 6,000 | 9,000 |
What correlates with Illegal Immigrants (Adults) (2023)?
Pearson r against 2,089 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Illegal Immigrants (Adults) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Illegal Immigrants (Adults) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Illegal Immigrants (Adults)?
- California has the highest Illegal Immigrants (Adults) in 2023, at 3,226,000, followed by Texas (2,226,000) and Florida (1,185,000).
- Which state has the lowest Illegal Immigrants (Adults)?
- North Dakota has the lowest Illegal Immigrants (Adults) in 2023, at 6,000.
- What is the median Illegal Immigrants (Adults) across US states?
- The median is 119,000 across the 51 US states with data in 2023.
- Where does this cost of illegal immigration by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration - The Federation for American Immigration Reform.