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How many DACA recipients are there?=C2=A0
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) offers temporary =
deportation protection for people who came to the US as children and do not=
have legal immigration status. DACA status then enables people to apply fo=
r work authorization. Roughly 515,600 people had active DACA status at the =
end of June 2025. But how has the [number of active DACA recipients](https:=
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- DACA protections are active for two years, after which they must be renew=
ed. In FY 2024, there were 289,651 DACA renewals, down 4.8% from FY 2023 an=
d down 1.9% from FY 2022.=E2=80=AF=C2=A0
[Number of active DACA recipients]([link removed]
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- Eighty-one percent of DACA recipients (that=E2=80=99s 419,070 people) wer=
e born in Mexico. The other top nations of origin for DACA recipients were =
El Salvador (20,390), Guatemala (13,830), Honduras (12,720), and Peru (4,56=
0).=C2=A0
- California had the most active DACA recipients (144,250), followed by Tex=
as (86,140), while Vermont had the fewest (20).=C2=A0
- California accounted for 11.6% of the US population, but 28% of all DACA =
recipients lived there. Pennsylvania, by contrast, was home to 3.8% of the =
US population, but 0.7% of people with DACA status.=C2=A0
- Courts have blocked Citizenship and Immigration Services from processing =
new initial DACA requests since September 13, 2023, but it continues to acc=
ept them. Renewals, however, are still being processed. =C2=A0
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Medicaid spending by the numbers
Medicaid provided health coverage to 29.2% of people living in the US in fe=
deral fiscal year 2023. Most of the program=E2=80=99s costs go to people wi=
th disabilities and people who are 65 or older. Here=E2=80=99s [what the da=
ta shows]([link removed]
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ed over time and how it varies across the country.=C2=A0
- In FY 2023, Medicaid spending was $9,109 per enrollee. That=E2=80=99s 1% =
lower than in FY 2022 and, adjusted for inflation, the lowest level since h=
itting $10,821 in FY 1999, a recent peak.
- Medicaid's cost per enrollee was about 39.9% lower than Medicare's. Howev=
er, it was 29.7% higher than employee-sponsored private insurance plans.=E2=
=80=AF=C2=A0
- People with disabilities and adults 65 and older account for most Medicai=
d spending. In FY 2022, the two demographics accounted for 19.7% of all enr=
ollees but 51.0% of costs. In comparison, children make up 35.8% of enrolle=
es and 15.4% of costs.=C2=A0
[Cost of Medicaid benefits per enrollee]([link removed]
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- Spending varies widely by state. In FY 2022, North Dakota had the highest=
per-enrollee spending ($13,001), while South Carolina had the lowest ($5,1=
99). Click the button to discover what your state spends.=C2=A0
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Ask an Analyst: Searching for ICE data=C2=A0
Ask an Analyst is a new series where our analysts let you in on how they ma=
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[In this first installment]([link removed]
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cross government websites as they try to discern how Immigration and Custom=
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Get the answer this week, come back next week for the full article.
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The government is=C2=A0partially shut down. Learn more about what that mean=
s [here]([link removed]
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No doubt about it: it=E2=80=99s [flu season]([link removed]
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One last fact
[These 10 cities have the highest violent crime rate]([link removed]
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The FBI releases [annual crime data]([link removed]
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ilable for every US city, but the 2024 metrics (the most recent) cover 217 =
cities with populations of at least 100,000. =C2=A0
Of these, Memphis, Tennessee, had the highest violent crime rate, with 2,50=
1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. Oakland, California, and Detroit fo=
llowed at 1,925 and 1,781, respectively. Carmel, Indiana, had the lowest: 6=
6. =C2=A0
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