Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010
"This report provides estimates of the size of the unauthorized immigrant population residing
in the United States as of January 2010 by period of entry, region and country of origin, state
of residence, age, and gender. The estimates were obtained using the “residual” methodology
employed for estimates of the unauthorized population in 2009 (see Hoefer, Rytina, and Baker,
2010). The unauthorized resident population is the remainder or “residual” after estimates of the
legally resident foreign-born population—legal permanent residents (LPRs), naturalized citizens,
asylees, refugees, and nonimmigrants—are subtracted from estimates of the total foreign-born
population. Data to estimate the legally resident population were obtained primarily from the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while the American Community Survey (ACS) of the U.S.
Census Bureau was the source for estimates of the total foreign-born population..."