California leads nation in DACA recipients Number of DACA initial applications approved, in thousands
In total, about 1.1 million unauthorized immigrants are eligible for the benefits, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center estimate, which means that about 78% of those potentially eligible have applied to the program. The total reflects the number of applications during the life of the program, not the number of applications approved or immigrants currently receiving benefits.
Several U.S. senators who support the bill represent states with some of the highest number of DACA recipients, including California, Illinois and Arizona. California alone has 222,795 initial DACA recipients, the highest in the nation, followed by Texas (124,300) and Illinois (42,376).
California leads nation in DACA  | recipients  | Number of DACA initial applications approved, in  | thousands  | Califo rnia  | 223  | Texas  | 121  | Illinois  | 42  | New York  | 42  | Florida  | 33  | Arizona  | 28  | North  | 27  | Carolina  | Georgia  | 24  | New Jersey  | 22  | Washington  | 18  | Note: Totals Childhood are initial applications approved August2012 under the Deferred  | 31. Action 2017 for Childhood Arriva Is program approved from August2012 to March  | 31. 2017 Renewals are notshown. program  | Source: U.S Citizenshipand immigration Services  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 