Migration impact
🇺🇸 United States
A plain-language summary of who arrives, who leaves, and what the government spends on migration in United States. Every headline figure is a reported value from an official source — nothing is estimated.
At a glance
Headline figures
13,085,562
Total incoming
People arrived, all recorded years
22,669
Total outgoing
People left, all recorded years
+13,062,893
Net balance
Net inflow
$63.2B
Spent on migrants · 2024
0.22% of GDP
Trend
Incoming vs outgoing, by year
Arrivals compared with departures for each reported year. Use the selector to read the exact figures for a single year.
2,708,688
Incoming
7,446
Outgoing
+2,701,242
Net that year
Public expenditure
What the government spends on migrants
Migration-related public spending (refugee support and development assistance provided) in current US dollars. For donor countries this includes in-donor refugee costs.
$63.2B
Total spending · 2024
Reported migration-related expenditure
0.22%
Share of GDP
About $0.22 of every $100 of national output
For perspective
What $63.2B could otherwise fund
The same amount, spent on other public services, using round benchmark unit costs. These are illustrative comparisons to convey scale — not an actual budget or policy proposal.
126
top-tier hospitals
A large modern referral hospital (~$500M each).
526
general hospitals
A mid-size general hospital (~$120M each).
210
university campuses
A new university campus (~$300M each).
6,319
kilometres of motorway
One kilometre of modern motorway (~$10M).
12,638
well-equipped schools
A brand-new fully equipped school (~$5M each).
21,064
public libraries
A community public library (~$3M each).
42,128
kindergartens
A new kindergarten / nursery (~$1.5M each).
252,770
fully equipped ambulances
A new fully equipped ambulance (~$250k each).
421,284
affordable homes
A modest new affordable home (~$150k each).
702,141
doctor-years of salary
One doctor employed for a full year (~$90k).
1,148,958
nurse-years of salary
One nurse employed for a full year (~$55k).
1,404,283
teacher-years of salary
One teacher employed for a full year (~$45k).
3,159,637
university scholarships
A full one-year university scholarship (~$20k).
5,266,061
hospital beds for a year
Running one hospital bed for a year (~$12k).
26,330,308
annual pension top-ups
An extra $200/month for a pensioner for a year.
105,321,233
laptops for students
One laptop for a school student (~$600 each).