Undocumented and Legal Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants comprised 27% of the 51.8 million foriegn-born residents in the U.S. in 2023. Share of the U.S. foriegn-born population by immigration status Legal immigrants Undocumented immigrants

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Note: The undocumented immigrant population includes those with temporary protection from deportation under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), as well as pending asylum claims, parolees, and other groups.

Chart: John Duchneskie / Staff ArtistSource: Pew Research Center estimates based on augmented U.S. Census Bureau data