This statistic shows the estimated percentage of employed undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2016, distinguished by industry. In 2017, around 14.2 percent of agriculture workers were estimated to be undocumented immigrants.
Estimated percentage of workers who were undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2017, by industry
Industry
Share of workers
Agriculture
14.2%
Construction
12.3%
Leisure and hospitality
7.5%
Personal / other services
6.6%
Manufacturing
5.7%
Business Services
5.6%
Total
4.6%
Wholesale / retail trade
3.7%
Transportation and utilities
3.6%
Mining
3.4%
Information
2.8%
Financial activities
2.5%
Educational and health services
1.6%
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Pew Research Center, & US Census Bureau. (June 10, 2020). Estimated percentage of workers who were undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2017, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652960/employed-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us-by-industry/
Pew Research Center, und US Census Bureau. "Estimated percentage of workers who were undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2017, by industry." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652960/employed-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us-by-industry/
Pew Research Center, US Census Bureau. (2020). Estimated percentage of workers who were undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2017, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652960/employed-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us-by-industry/
Pew Research Center, and US Census Bureau. "Estimated Percentage of Workers Who Were Undocumented Immigrants in The United States in 2017, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652960/employed-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us-by-industry/
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Estimated percentage of workers who were undocumented immigrants in the United States in 2017, by industry [Graph], Pew Research Center, & US Census Bureau, June 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/652960/employed-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us-by-industry/
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