{"id":6961,"date":"2014-11-21T14:59:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T19:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=6961"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:04:16","slug":"eligible-unauthorized","status":"publish","type":"feature","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/feature\/eligible-unauthorized\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligible Unauthorized Immigrants, By State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
State<\/th>\nUnauthorized Immigrants 2012<\/th>\nTotal Eligible for Protection<\/th>\nNewly Eligible for Protection<\/th>\nPercent Eligible<\/th>\nPercent Newly Eligible<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
U.S., Total<\/td>\n11,200,000<\/td>\n5,350,000<\/td>\n3,850,000<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n
California<\/td>\n2,450,000<\/td>\n1,250,000<\/td>\n950,000<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Texas<\/td>\n1,650,000<\/td>\n900,000<\/td>\n675,000<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\n925,000<\/td>\n375,000<\/td>\n210,000<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illinois<\/td>\n475,000<\/td>\n250,000<\/td>\n200,000<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\n750,000<\/td>\n300,000<\/td>\n200,000<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n26%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgia<\/td>\n400,000<\/td>\n190,000<\/td>\n140,000<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey<\/td>\n525,000<\/td>\n210,000<\/td>\n140,000<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arizona<\/td>\n300,000<\/td>\n160,000<\/td>\n120,000<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Carolina<\/td>\n350,000<\/td>\n170,000<\/td>\n120,000<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n230,000<\/td>\n110,000<\/td>\n85,000<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nevada<\/td>\n210,000<\/td>\n110,000<\/td>\n80,000<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado<\/td>\n180,000<\/td>\n100,000<\/td>\n75,000<\/td>\n56%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\n275,000<\/td>\n130,000<\/td>\n75,000<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\n250,000<\/td>\n110,000<\/td>\n60,000<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oregon<\/td>\n120,000<\/td>\n65,000<\/td>\n50,000<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pennsylvania<\/td>\n170,000<\/td>\n65,000<\/td>\n45,000<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michigan<\/td>\n120,000<\/td>\n55,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oklahoma<\/td>\n100,000<\/td>\n50,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tennessee<\/td>\n130,000<\/td>\n55,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n31%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Utah<\/td>\n100,000<\/td>\n55,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n53%<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Massachusetts<\/td>\n150,000<\/td>\n60,000<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wisconsin<\/td>\n85,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n48%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connecticut<\/td>\n130,000<\/td>\n45,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n35%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indiana<\/td>\n85,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n47%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas<\/td>\n75,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n54%<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota<\/td>\n95,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Mexico<\/td>\n70,000<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n52%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Carolina<\/td>\n95,000<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alabama<\/td>\n65,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n25,000<\/td>\n49%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\n60,000<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n25,000<\/td>\n58%<\/td>\n42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nebraska<\/td>\n55,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n25,000<\/td>\n57%<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio<\/td>\n95,000<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n25,000<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idaho<\/td>\n50,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n20,000<\/td>\n62%<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri<\/td>\n65,000<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n20,000<\/td>\n43%<\/td>\n32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iowa<\/td>\n40,000<\/td>\n20,000<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n51%<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kentucky<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana<\/td>\n55,000<\/td>\n20,000<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n38%<\/td>\n23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\n20,000<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n46%<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhode Island<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n41%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaii<\/td>\n35,000<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n5,000<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mississippi<\/td>\n25,000<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n5,000<\/td>\n44%<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska<\/td>\n15,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
District of Columbia<\/td>\n20,000<\/td>\n5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n37%<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montana<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Hampshire<\/td>\n10,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n34%<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Dakota<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Dakota<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermont<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Virginia<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyoming<\/td>\n5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n<5,000<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Note: All numbers are rounded independently and are not adjusted to sum to the total U.S. figure or other totals. Percents calculated from unrounded numbers. See Methodology<\/a> for rounding rules. When ranked, states with the same numbers or shares within the column that is ranked are shown alphabetically.
** State population too small for estimate.<\/p>\n\n

Source: Pew Research Center estimates based on augmented 2012 American Community Survey data from Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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