State
 
Estimated Undocumented Population *
 
Number of Immigration Courts
 
Number of Judges
 
California 2,400,000 8 55
Texas 1,400,000 8 24
Florida 850,000 4 27
New York 650,000 6 30
Arizona 500,000 4 9
Illinois 400,000 1 8
New Jersey 350,000 2 8
       
North Carolina 300,000 0 0
       
Colorado 200,000 - 250,000 1 3
Georgia 200,000 - 250,000 1 3
Maryland 200,000 - 250,000 1 5
Massachusetts 200,000 - 250,000 1 5
Virginia 200,000 - 250,000 2 9
Washington 200,000 - 250,000 1 3
Michigan 100,000 - 150,000 1 3
Nevada 100,000 - 150,000 1 3
Oregon 100,000 - 150,000 1 1
Pennsylvania 100,000 - 150,000 2 5
Tennessee 100,000 - 150,000 1 2
Connecticut 55,000 - 85,000 1 2
Minnesota 55,000 - 85,000 1 2
Utah 55,000 - 85,000 1 1
Hawaii 20,000 - 35,000 1 1
Louisiana 20,000 - 35,000 2 4
Puerto Rico N/A 1 1
       
* 2002-2004 estimates. From Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population 
by Jeffery S. Passel, Senior Research Associate.Pew Hispanic Center.  March 21, 2005.