Report: After a Decade of Decline, the US Undocumented Population Increased by 650,000 in 2022, by Robert Warren

The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) has released a new report, After a Decade of Decline, the US Undocumented Population Increased by 650,000 in 2022, by Robert Warren. This report describes estimates of the undocumented population residing in the United States in 2022 compiled by CMS. The estimates are based on data collected in the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the US Census Bureau.

The report finds that the undocumented population grew from 10.3 million in 2021 to 10.9 million in 2022, an increase of 650,000. The increase reverses more than a decade of gradual decline. The undocumented populations from 10 countries increased by a total of 525,000. The report explains why undocumented population growth is much less than the number of apprehensions by the Department of Homeland Security. Finally, the Appendix provides a detailed description of the CMS methodology.

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