Immigration in Maryland
Immigration by the Numbers
5,828,289
Population (2011 Census Bureau estimate)
295,000
Illegal Alien Population (2010 FAIR estimate)
5.1%
Illegal Alien Share (2010 FAIR estimate)
$1,714,000,000
Cost of Illegal Aliens (2010 FAIR estimate)
7,673,800
Projected 2050 Population (2006 FAIR estimate)
6.7%
Unemployment Rate (BLS, October 2012)
Cost to Marylanders
$1.7 billion a year spent on illegal immigration
- $1.37 billion a year to educate the children of illegal aliens
- $231 million a year on unreimbursed health care for illegal aliens
- $177 million a year on criminal justice activities for illegal aliens
- $47.5 million a year on welfare for illegal aliens
- $910 annual cost to each of Maryland's native-born headed households