As of January 2018, it was estimated that about 5.42 million illegal immigrants from Mexico were living in the United States. It was also estimated that 730,000 illegal immigrants from El Salvador were living in the United States.
Estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States in 2018, by country of origin (in 1,000s)
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US Department of Homeland Security. (April 19, 2021). Estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States in 2018, by country of origin (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269365/origin-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States in 2018, by country of origin (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269365/origin-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2021). Estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States in 2018, by country of origin (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269365/origin-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Estimated Number of Illegal Immigrants in The United States in 2018, by Country of Origin (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269365/origin-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, Estimated number of illegal immigrants in the United States in 2018, by country of origin (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269365/origin-of-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us/ (last visited May 17, 2022)