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Appendix Table 5

Asylum Applicant Workforce and Their Economic Contributions, U.S. Regions

Region All Asylum Applicant Workers Construction Leisure and Hospitality Professional and Business Services Wholesale and Retail trade Manufacturing Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Agriculture Health Services Education Services Other Services Total Annual Income Contributions to Economy Total Annual Federal and Payroll Taxes Paid Total Annual State and Local Taxes Paid
New England (CT, ME, MA NH, RI, VT)95,00018,00015,00016,0009,00011,0006,0001,0006,0005,0008,000$4.1 billion$684 million$519 million
Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)280,00055,00041,00038,00032,00022,00024,0001,00028,0007,00032,000$13.8 billion$2.6 billion$2.0 billion
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)852,000192,000154,000121,000109,00052,00072,00014,00037,00016,00085,000$36.3 billion$5.6 billion$4.5 billion
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)176,00031,00014,00020,00021,00043,00015,0003,0008,0008,00013,000$8.7 billion$1.6 billion$1.2 billion
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)68,00013,00011,0009,00011,0007,0006,0003,0002,0002,0004,000$3.2 billion$484 million$408 million
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)64,00011,00012,0004,0007,00014,0005,0003,0001,0005,0002,000$3.5 billion$572 million$445 million
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)336,00059,00052,00055,00041,00031,00040,0005,0009,0007,00037,000$16.1 billion$2.6 billion$2.0 billion
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)142,00031,00018,00025,00021,00012,00013,0001,0006,0005,00010,000$6.2 billion$929 million$746 million
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)302,00043,00043,00055,00044,00026,00025,00016,00013,0007,00030,000$16.4 billion$3.6 billion$2.3 billion

Sources: Augmented 2024 American Community Survey data. Limited to states and metro areas with 5,000 or more asylum applicant workers. See methodology for more information.