Laws by State

Illegal Border Crossings by State 2025

Intercepted 2022

200K
400K
600K
800K
1M
1.2M
1.4M
State
Intercepted 2022
Estimated Immigrant Population
State Share Of All Immigrants
Texas Flag
Texas1,399,7904,904,20011%
Arizona Flag
Arizona571,720922,100
California Flag
California362,29210,454,90023%
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico143,857193,200
New York Flag
New York81,0784,523,9004%
Florida Flag
Florida35,3494,478,40010%
Washington Flag
Washington24,6421,116,5002%
Illinois Flag
Illinois16,4501,803,3004%
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey14,7352,115,1005%
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana14,502196,000
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia11,989
Vermont Flag
Vermont9,93428,000
Maine Flag
Maine9,74949,300
Michigan Flag
Michigan9,268697,3002%
Georgia Flag
Georgia7,3051,093,7002%
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania6,347924,6002%
Maryland Flag
Maryland4,368946,0002%
Montana Flag
Montana3,62223,600
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts3,3841,209,7003%
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina3,140263,9001%
Virginia Flag
Virginia3,0651,076,9002%
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii2,511264,7001%
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina2,141846,0002%
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota2,12734,000
Alaska Flag
Alaska1,96557,900
Delaware Flag
Delaware1,85594,600
Alabama Flag
Alabama1,852173,400
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota1,586479,2001%
Oregon Flag
Oregon1,460412,4001%
Nevada Flag
Nevada1,198586,9001%
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi1,07568,600
Colorado Flag
Colorado954545,5001%
Ohio Flag
Ohio509559,5001%
Utah Flag
Utah426273,4001%
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut402534,2001%
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island255
Idaho Flag
Idaho115104,400
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire8182,900
Missouri Flag
Missouri33256,8001%
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin32295,1001%
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee18365,4001%
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas148,200
Indiana Flag
Indiana365,8001%
Iowa Flag
Iowa173,900
Kansas Flag
Kansas205,100
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky181,800
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska145,200
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma239,2001%
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota33,700
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia28,900
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming19,700
  • Because a successful illegal border crossing leaves no trace, the precise number of illegal border crossings is unknown.
  • Data below outlines the number of attempted illegal border crossings that are intercepted each year.
  • Successfully intercepted border crossing attempts are typically handled in one of three ways: apprehension, expulsion, or inadmission.