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National estimates of undocumented immigrants

National estimates of undocumented immigrant populations, ranging from 11 million to 14 million

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Jan 26, 2026
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What methods do US authorities use to estimate the number of undocumented immigrants?

estimates of the undocumented (or unauthorized) immigrant population rest on a mix of survey “residual” calculations, administrative flow accounting, microdata bottom‑up reconstructions and alternativ...

Feb 3, 2026

What percentage of undocumented immigrants in the US are of a different race, other than white?

Available sources place the unauthorized (undocumented) population in the roughly 11–12 million range in recent years (for example, 11.4 million in MPI reporting and 12.2 million in other estimates) ;...