Immigrant Support Atlas

Foreign-born share over time

How the immigrant share of the population shifts across the country. Press play to animate. Source: US Census ACS 5-year.

Access to immigrant-serving organizations

Spatial access by the enhanced two-step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA). Darker green = better access; orange = a service desert (people who need it, but no organization within reach); gray = no foreign-born population. Source: org locations + US Census ACS 2023.

Immigrant Policy Inclusion Index

How inclusive each state’s policies are toward immigrants, across seven domains: health coverage, language access, higher education, identification, integration & licensure, legal protection, and economic inclusion. Darker green = more inclusive; orange/red = more restrictive or limited. Click any state for its full profile.

Immigrant–Native Disparity Index

Standardized gaps between foreign-born and US-born residents (uninsured, crowded housing, rent burden, education, home internet, vehicle access, homeownership) from US Census ACS. Green = smaller gaps; red = larger gaps. This is an outcome measure, separate from the Policy map: it describes how immigrant and US-born residents differ, and is shaped by who has immigrated where (recency and composition), not by state policy alone. Click any state for its full profile.

English assimilationism

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Immigrant attitudes

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Central American Resource Center- Carecen

Also known as CARECEN DC, Central American Resource Center de Washington DC, CARECEN Central American Resource Center.

1460 COLUMBIA ROAD NW C-1, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-4764

Central American Resource Center- Carecen is a nonprofit organization in Washington, District of Columbia that serves immigrants and refugees.

Recognized by the Department of Justice to provide immigration legal services (EOIR Recognized Organizations roster, updated 19 July 2026).

Mission

To foster the comprehensive development of the Latino population/ community in the Washington metropolitan region by providing direct service, while promoting grassroots empowerment, civic engagement and human rights advocacy...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Citizenship
  • Legal / immigration: “PROVIDES IMMIGRATION LEGAL COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING A VARIETY OF IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS INCLUDING FAMILY PETITIONS, ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, WORK PERMITS, CONSULATE PROCESSING, ASYLUM AND CITIZENSHIP”

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider
  • USCIS citizenship program grant

Contact

Founded 1983. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 52-1271888.

Other organizations in Washington

All organizations in Washington | All organizations in District of Columbia

Sources: IRS exempt-organization records, Form 990 filings, federal and network directories, and the organization's own website. Data as of October 19, 2026. Information here can change; contact the organization to confirm.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

Pick a group to see its own profile: how large it is and how it lives, with the all-foreign-born and US-born averages shown for context. National estimates from US Census ACS 1-year microdata (PUMS).