This statistic shows the top ten metropolitan areas in the United States with highest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2014. With over one million unauthorized people, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA had the highest illegal immigrant population in the United States in 2014.
Top ten metropolitan areas in the United States with biggest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2014
Metropolitan area
Unauthorized immigrant population
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1,150,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1,000,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
575,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
475,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
450,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
425,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
400,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
250,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
250,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
250,000
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Metropolitan areaUnauthorized immigrant population1,150,0001,150,0001,000,0001,000,000575,000575,000475,000475,000450,000450,000425,000425,000400,000400,000250,000250,000250,000250,000250,000250,000New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PALos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WIWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GARiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAPhoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
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Pew Research Center. (February 9, 2017). Top ten metropolitan areas in the United States with biggest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675829/top-ten-areas-in-us-with-most-unauthorized-immigrants/
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Pew Research Center. (2017). Top ten metropolitan areas in the United States with biggest unauthorized immigrant populations in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675829/top-ten-areas-in-us-with-most-unauthorized-immigrants/
Pew Research Center. "Top Ten Metropolitan Areas in The United States with Biggest Unauthorized Immigrant Populations in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675829/top-ten-areas-in-us-with-most-unauthorized-immigrants/
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