Population Aging and the Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Among Mexican-Born Undocumented Farmworkers in…

StudyJournal of immigrant and minority health· Jul 2026

Population Aging and the Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Among Mexican-Born Undocumented Farmworkers in the U.S.

Nicholas J Bishop, Baltazar Campos, Daniel E Martínez, Jenjira J Yahirun

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Average age of undocumented Mexican-born U.S. farmworkers rose 9.4 years by 2018.

Population Aging and the Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Among Mexican-Born Undocumented Farmworkers in the U.S.

Nicholas J Bishop … Jenjira J Yahirun

Journal of immigrant and minority health · Jul 2026

Background

The aging of Mexican-born undocumented farmworkers in the U.

Methods

As a comparison, we descriptively examined Mexican-born farmworkers who were legal permanent residents (n = 8,216) or U.

n = 17,606

Results

farmworker population is aging faster than other legal status groups

years 9.40 (95% CI 8.80 to 10)

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8.80

10

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

Observations were drawn from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (2001-2018).

Our primary analyses focused on Mexican-born undocumented farmworkers aged 18 and older (n = 17,606).

More results

Among undocumented farmworkers, we examined population aging from 2001 to 2018 and tested whether number of chronic conditions (self-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and asthma), multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic conditions), and individual conditions varied by age group and time.

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Conclusion

Our findings highlight the need for practical immigration policies, workplace protections, and chronic disease prevention tailored to undocumented U.

Population Aging and the Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Among Mexican-Born Undocumented Farmworkers in the U.S.

Population Aging and the Burden of Chronic Health Conditions Among Mexican-Born Undocumented Farmworkers in the U.S.

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