The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area is tied for the eighth largest number of unauthorized immigrants in the nation compared to other regions, according to a new report released Thursday.
Based on 2014 census data, the Pew Research Center’s report says the Atlanta region is home to an estimated 250,000. The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area in California and the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale region in Arizona also had an estimated 250,000 each. The report’s margin of error is plus or minus 20,000 for those three areas.
Most of the 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. live in just 20 major metropolitan areas, according to the report.
“The top 20 metropolitan areas for unauthorized immigrants have been remarkably consistent over the past decade,” the report says. “Nineteen of the 20 top metropolitan destinations for unauthorized immigrants in 2014 ranked among the top 20 each year over the previous decade.”
Here’s the top 10 for 2014:
New York-Newark-Jersey City: 1.1 million
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim: 1 million
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land: 575,000
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington: 475,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach: 450,000
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin: 425,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: 400,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell: 250,000
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario: 250,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale: 250,000
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