More than one in five immigrants living in the United States is from Mexico, which accounts for 40% of unauthorized immigrants.
According to a report by the Mexican daily La Jornada, citing an analysis from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there were approximately 11.1 million Mexican-born immigrants residing in the U.S. as of 2024.
This figure represents 22% of the total 50.2 million immigrants in the country, making it the largest group by country of origin.
The number of Mexican immigrants has increased more than fivefold from 2.2 million in 1980 to 11.1 million in 2024. However, it has slightly declined since peaking at over 11.7 million in 2007.
A significant portion of these immigrants have settled in the U.S. for a long time, with 77% having moved before 2010. The rate of U.S. citizenship among Mexican immigrants stands at 34%, lower than the 51% rate for all immigrants.
In terms of income, the median household income for Mexican immigrant households in 2024 was $68,700, which is below the overall median of $82,400 for all immigrant households. The median income refers to the income of the household that falls in the middle when all households are arranged in order.
Among employed Mexican immigrants, 26% work in the service sector, while 25% are engaged in construction, maintenance, and resource extraction jobs.
Geographically, Mexican immigrants are concentrated in California and Texas. Between 2020 and 2024, 35% of Mexican-born immigrants lived in California, and 22% resided in Texas. Including Illinois, Arizona, and Florida, these five states account for 70% of the total.
Mexico is also the leading country of origin for unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. MPI estimates that as of mid-2023, there are about 5.5 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico, representing 40% of the total 13.7 million unauthorized immigrants in the country.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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