What is a Sanctuary City?
In the United States and Canada, a sanctuary city is a municipality that has adopted a policy of protecting undocumented immigrants by not prosecuting them for violating federal immigration laws in the country in which they are now living. (source)
US Sanctuary City Statistics and Facts
Total number of US sanctuary cities:
Approximately 600 cities and counties (2023)
Total number of sanctuary counties in the US:
Approximately 300 counties (2023)
Number of US sanctuary states:
11 states (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington) (2023)
Estimated amount of Federal funding that sanctuary cities receive annually:
Sanctuary City that receives the most annual Federal funding:
A full and map of sanctuary cities can be found here.
See also: US Immigration Statistics and Facts