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Residual Method Estimates

Estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population using the residual method.

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Feb 2, 2026

What reliable estimates exist for the net number of unauthorized immigrants who entered and remained in the U.S. during 2017–2020?

Reliable, peer-reviewed "" estimates show that the unauthorized immigrant population at the national level stayed roughly flat from 2017 through 2020 — centered in a band of about 10.5 million to 11.5...

Jan 9, 2026

How do DHS unauthorized immigrant estimates compare with Pew Research and MPI figures for 2016–2020?

From 2016–2020, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) residual-method estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population largely fell in the same numerical band as independent estimates from the...

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