170,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders from El Salvador live across the U.S.
Salvadoran TPS holders contribute an estimated $5.4 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and annually pay $1.5 billion in combined federal, state, and local taxes.
Salvadoran TPS holders contribute billions of dollars each year to metro economies.
| Washington, D.C. | $965 million |
| New York | $668 million |
| Houston | $590 million |
| Los Angeles | $555 million |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | $239 million |
152,000 TPS holders from El Salvador are already in the U.S. workforce.
Forcing Salvadoran TPS holders out of their jobs would drive up costs for everyday Americans, raising the prices of food, goods, healthcare, and critical services.
More than 150,000 U.S. citizen children depend on their Salvadoran TPS parents' contributions to the U.S. workforce.
TPS holders from El Salvador strengthen states across the U.S.
We must ensure protections for TPS holders from El Salvador continue.
Our economy and families rely on it.
Data, Methods, Notes
Population and worker estimates are based on augmented 2024 American Community Survey (ACS). Total number of TPS holders is as of early 2025. All estimates were prepared by Dr. Phillip Connor, research fellow at Princeton University's Center for Migration and Development. See phillip-connor.com for more information on the ACS methodology. Economic contribution is the total annual income after the payment of taxes.
