California is the U.S. state that hosts the largest number of temporary migrant workers—nearly one-fifth: Resident nonimmigrant population by category of admission and state of residence, fiscal year 2019
| Total | Temporary workers | Students | Exchange visitors | Diplomats and other representatives | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Total | 3,190,000 | 100% | 1,620,000 | 100% | 1,100,000 | 100% | 350,000 | 100% | 130,000 | 100% |
| California | 560,000 | 18% | 300,000 | 19% | 210,000 | 19% | 50,000 | 14% | 10,000 | 7% |
| New York | 390,000 | 12% | 160,000 | 10% | 160,000 | 14% | 50,000 | 14% | 30,000 | 23% |
| Texas | 250,000 | 8% | 160,000 | 10% | 60,000 | 6% | 20,000 | 5% | 10,000 | 5% |
| Florida | 190,000 | 6% | 110,000 | 7% | 60,000 | 6% | 20,000 | 4% | 10,000 | 5% |
| Massachusetts | 160,000 | 5% | 50,000 | 3% | 80,000 | 8% | 30,000 | 8% | – | 1% |
| New Jersey | 140,000 | 4% | 100,000 | 6% | 30,000 | 3% | 10,000 | 4% | – | 2% |
| Illinois | 140,000 | 4% | 70,000 | 4% | 50,000 | 5% | 10,000 | 4% | – | 1% |
| Washington | 130,000 | 4% | 80,000 | 5% | 40,000 | 3% | 10,000 | 2% | – | 3% |
| Pennsylvania | 100,000 | 3% | 40,000 | 2% | 50,000 | 4% | 10,000 | 3% | – | 1% |
| Michigan | 100,000 | 3% | 60,000 | 4% | 30,000 | 3% | 10,000 | 3% | – | 0% |
Note: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding; percentages are column percentages and were calculated prior to rounding; data include dependent family members. See report cited in source for the methodology used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to estimate the nonimmigrant population and for the list of temporary work visas that were included in the estimate.
Source: Figure reproduced from Table 3 in Bryan Baker, Population Estimates of Nonimmigrants Residing in the United States: Fiscal Years 2017-2019, Office of Immigration Statistics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, May 2021.