United States immigration statistics

In 2022, there were 46,118,600 immigrant residents in the United States or 13.8% of the US population according to the American Immigration Council. Of these, 9,940,700 were undocumented or illegal, making up 21.6% of all immigrants or 3% of the total US population.^[1]

The 1850 United States census was the first federal U.S. census to query respondents about their "nativity"—i.e, where they were born, whether in the United States or outside of it—and is thus the first point at which solid census statistics become available. The following chart, based on statistics from the U.S. Census from 1850 on,^[2] shows the numbers of non-native residents according to place of birth. Because an immigrant is counted in each census during his or her lifetime, the numbers reflect the cumulative population of living non-native residents.

This census-based approach to measuring historical U.S. immigration statistics produces only a rough approximation because census surveys are conducted only every ten years, yielding only decadal estimates of net migration (immigration to the country minus emigration from it: as proxied by net changes in the stock of foreign-born residents). The chart (above and to the right here), "Immigration to the United States by region (millions)," is a somewhat more accurate depiction, although it too measures only ten year blocks (think of it as a bar graph rather than the line graph displayed), and, as pointed out in the "More Details" to it, the levels shown are valid only through 2010. Actual year by year immigrant arrivals data (with some -not always consistent over time- adjustment correcting for visitors who do not remain permanently), provide more fine-grained measurement, and are available starting as of 1820.^[3] However, those data, which were categorized by U.S. immigration authorities as "Immigrants" until about 2000, but since then as "Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status" (yet still labeled "Immigrants" even for years after 2000, in the chart above right), also have inconsistencies over time, most notably because the numbers tabluated reflect actual written recording of (most) non-U.S. citizens arriving before 1933, but -from then on- bestowal of permanent residencies ("green cards").^[4]

Foreign born by decade

Region and Country or Area of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population, With Geographic Detail Shown in Decennial Census
Region and country or area	2000	1990	1980	1970	1960	1930	1920	1910	1900	1890	1880	1870	1860	1850
Total	31,107,889	19,767,316	14,079,906	9,619,302	9,738,091	14,204,149	13,920,692	13,515,886	10,341,276	9,249,547	6,679,943	5,567,229	4,295,510	2,244,602
Reported by region and/or country	31,107,573	18,959,158	13,192,563	9,303,570	9,678,201	14,197,553	13,911,767	13,506,272	10,330,534	9,243,535	6,675,875	5,563,637	4,134,809	2,202,625
Europe	4,915,557	4,350,403	5,149,572	5,740,891	7,256,311	11,784,010	11,916,048	11,810,115	8,881,548	8,030,347	5,751,823	4,941,049	3,807,062	2,031,867
Northern and Western Europe	2,070,446	2,058,853	2,384,257	2,629,200	3,334,971	5,850,256	6,241,916	7,306,325	7,204,649	7,288,917	5,499,889	4,845,679	3,773,347	2,022,195
Northern Europe	974,619	968,271	1,083,499	1,271,591	1,694,430	3,415,551	3,501,149	3,953,947	3,917,815	4,056,160	3,212,431	2,867,926	2,271,661	1,358,887
British Isles	834,225	809,972	866,966	937,474	1,171,777	2,147,733	2,172,723	2,573,534	2,783,082	3,122,911	2,772,169	2,626,241	2,199,079	1,340,812
United Kingdom (total)	677,715	640,145	669,149	686,099	833,055	1,402,923	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Great Britain (total)	677,751	623,614	649,318	645,262	764,893	1,224,091	1,135,489	1,221,283	1,167,623	1,251,402	917,598	770,414	587,775	379,093
England	423,609	405,588	442,499	458,114	528,205	809,563	813,853	877,719	840,513	908,141	662,676	550,924	431,692	278,675
Scotland	88,445	104,168	142,001	170,134	213,219	354,323	254,570	261,076	233,524	242,231	170,136	140,835	108,518	70,550
Wales	10,948	10,638	13,528	17,014	23,469	60,205	67,066	82,488	93,586	100,079	83,302	74,533	45,763	29,868
Great Britain n.e.c.	141,572	100,000	51,290	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	951	1,484	4,122	1,802	(NA)
Northern Ireland	13,177	16,531	19,831	40,837	68,162	178,832	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)
Ireland	156,474	169,827	197,817	251,375	338,722	744,810	1,037,234	1,352,251	1,615,459	1,871,509	1,854,571	1,855,827	1,611,304	961,719
Scandinavia	140,394	158,299	216,533	334,117	522,653	1,267,818	1,328,426	1,380,413	1,134,733	933,249	440,262	241,685	72,582	18,075
Denmark	31,422	34,999	42,732	61,410	85,060	179,474	189,154	181,649	153,690	132,543	64,196	30,107	9,962	1,838
Finland	21,408	22,313	29,172	45,499	67,624	142,478	149,824	129,680	62,641	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Iceland	5,553	5,071	4,156	2,895	2,780	2,764	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Norway	32,207	42,240	63,316	97,243	152,698	347,852	363,863	403,877	336,388	322,665	181,729	114,246	43,995	12,678
Sweden	49,724	53,676	77,157	127,070	214,491	595,250	625,585	665,207	582,014	478,041	194,337	97,332	18,625	3,559
Western Europe	1,095,847	1,090,582	1,300,758	1,357,609	1,640,541	2,434,705	2,740,767	3,352,378	3,286,834	3,232,757	2,287,458	1,977,753	1,501,686	663,308
Low Countries	130,615	132,617	142,748	155,513	173,069	206,375	207,038	172,534	127,719	107,349	86,461	65,157	37,353	11,161
Belgium	33,895	34,366	36,487	41,412	50,294	64,194	62,687	49,400	29,757	22,639	15,535	12,553	9,072	1,313
Luxembourg	2,150	2,053	3,125	3,531	4,360	9,048	12,585	3,071	3,031	2,882	12,836	5,802	(NA)	(NA)
Netherlands	94,570	96,198	103,136	110,570	118,415	133,133	131,766	120,063	94,931	81,828	58,090	46,802	28,281	9,848
Austria	63,648	87,673	145,607	214,014	304,507	370,914	575,627	626,341	275,907	123,271	38,663	30,508	25,061	946
France	151,154	119,233	120,215	105,385	111,582	135,592	153,072	117,418	104,197	113,174	106,971	116,402	109,870	54,069
Germany	706,704	711,929	849,384	832,965	989,815	1,608,814	1,686,108	2,311,237	2,663,418	2,784,894	1,966,742	1,690,533	1,276,075	583,774
Switzerland	43,106	39,130	42,804	49,732	61,568	113,010	118,659	124,848	115,593	104,069	88,621	75,153	53,327	13,358
Other Western Europe	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	263	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Southern and Eastern Europe	2,840,721	2,285,513	2,748,547	3,090,991	3,907,020	5,918,982	5,670,927	4,500,932	1,674,648	728,851	248,620	93,824	32,312	9,672
Southern Europe	934,665	1,054,141	1,336,805	1,363,195	1,541,441	2,133,092	1,939,600	1,544,149	539,968	216,387	66,249	30,416	21,726	8,152
Greece	165,750	177,398	210,998	177,275	159,167	174,526	175,976	101,282	8,515	1,887	776	390	328	86
Italy	473,338	580,592	831,922	1,008,533	1,256,999	1,790,429	1,610,113	1,343,125	484,027	182,580	44,230	17,157	11,677	3,679
Portugal (total)	203,119	210,122	209,968	119,899	80,276	108,775	103,976	77,634	40,376	25,735	15,650	8,973	5,477	1,274
Azores	26,559	29,656	32,531	28,865	22,586	35,611	33,995	18,274	9,768	9,739	7,512	4,431	1,361	(NA)
Portugal (main)	175,571	180,466	177,437	91,034	57,690	73,164	69,981	59,360	30,608	15,996	8,138	4,542	4,116	1,274
Spain	82,858	76,415	73,735	57,488	44,999	59,362	49,535	22,108	7,050	6,185	5,121	3,764	4,244	3,113
Other Southern Europe	(NA)	9,614	10,182	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	472	132	(NA)	(NA)
Eastern Europe	1,906,056	1,231,372	1,411,742	1,727,796	2,365,579	3,785,890	3,731,327	2,956,783	1,134,680	512,464	182,371	63,408	10,586	1,520
Albania	38,663	5,627	7,381	9,180	9,618	8,814	5,608	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Bulgaria	35,090	8,579	8,463	8,609	8,223	9,399	10,477	11,498	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Czechoslovakia (former)	83,081	87,020	112,707	160,899	227,618	491,638	362,438	219,214	156,891	118,106	85,361	40,289	(NA)	(NA)
Estonia	9,785	9,210	12,169	12,163	13,991	3,550	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Hungary	92,071	110,337	144,368	183,236	245,252	274,450	397,283	495,609	145,714	62,435	11,526	3,737	(NA)	(NA)
Latvia	27,232	26,179	34,349	41,707	50,681	20,673	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Lithuania	28,490	29,745	48,194	76,001	121,475	193,606	135,068	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Poland	466,742	388,328	418,128	548,107	747,750	1,268,583	1,139,979	937,884	383,407	147,440	48,557	14,436	7,298	(NA)
Romania	135,966	91,106	66,994	70,687	84,575	146,393	102,823	65,923	15,032	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Soviet Union (former, total)	838,809	333,725	406,022	463,462	690,598	1,153,628	1,400,495	1,184,412	423,726	182,644	35,722	4,644	3,160	1,414
Turkey in Europe	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	2,257	5,284	32,230	9,910	1,839	1,205	302	128	106
Yugoslavia (former, total)	278,314	141,516	152,967	153,745	165,798	211,416	169,439	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Other Eastern Europe	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	1,483	2,433	10,013	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Europe n.e.c.	4,370	6,037	16,768	20,700	14,320	14,772	3,205	2,858	2,251	12,579	3,314	1,546	1,403	(NA)
Asia	8,226,254	4,979,037	2,539,777	824,887	490,996	275,665	237,950	191,484	120,248	113,383	107,630	64,565	36,796	1,135
Armenia	65,280	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	32,166	36,628	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
China	988,857	529,837	286,120	172,132	99,735	46,129	43,560	56,756	81,534	106,688	104,468	63,042	35,565	758
India	1,022,552	450,406	206,087	51,000	12,296	5,850	4,901	4,664	2,031	2,143	1,707	586	(NA)	(NA)
Japan	347,539	290,128	221,794	120,235	109,175	70,993	81,502	67,744	24,788	2,292	401	73	(NA)	(NA)
Israel	(NA)	21,070	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	6,137	3,203	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Syria	54,561	36,782	22,081	14,962	16,717	57,227	51,901	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Turkey in Asia	78,378	55,087	51,915	48,085	52,228	46,654	11,019	59,729	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Other Asia	(NA)	3,595,727	1,751,780	418,473	200,845	10,509	5,236	2,591	11,895	2,260	1,054	864	1,231	377
Africa	881,300	363,819	199,723	80,143	35,355	18,326	16,126	3,992	2,538	2,207	2,204	2,657	526	551
Africa excl. Atlantic Islands	(NA)	349,451	189,266	61,463	27,053	8,859	5,781	3,992	2,538	2,207	2,204	2,657	526	551
Atlantic Islands	(NA)	14,368	10,457	18,680	8,302	9,467	10,345	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Oceania	168,046	104,145	77,577	41,258	34,730	17,343	14,626	11,450	8,820	9,353	6,859	4,028	2,140	588
Australia	60,965	42,267	36,120	24,271	22,209	12,816	10,914	9,035	6,807	5,984	4,906	3,118	1,419	(NA)
Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	1,304	1,147	584	435	588
Other Oceania	61,878	41,457	16,987	12,521	4,527	3,712	2,415	2,013	2,065	806	326	286	(NA)
Latin America	16,086,974	8,407,837	4,372,487	1,803,970	908,309	791,840	588,843	279,514	137,458	107,307	90,073	57,871	38,315	20,773
Caribbean	2,953,066	1,938,348	1,258,363	675,108	193,922	106,241	78,962	47,635	25,435	23,256	16,401	11,570	7,353	5,772
Cuba	872,716	736,971	607,814	439,048	79,150	18,493	14,872	15,133	11,081	(NA)	6,917	5,319	(NA)	(NA)
Other Caribbean	(NA)	1,201,377	650,549	236,060	114,772	87,748	64,090	32,502	14,354	(NA)	9,484	6,251	(NA)	(NA)
Central America	11,203,673	5,431,992	2,553,113	873,624	624,851	651,976	491,330	223,651	107,290	79,045	69,106	42,736	27,699	13,458
Mexico	9,177,487	4,298,014	2,199,221	759,711	575,902	641,462	486,418	221,915	103,393	77,853	68,399	42,435	27,466	13,317
Other Central America	2,026,150	1,133,978	353,892	113,913	48,949	10,514	4,912	1,736	3,897	1,192	707	301	233	141
South America	1,930,271	1,037,497	561,011	255,238	89,536	33,623	18,551	8,228	4,733	5,006	4,566	3,565	3,263	1,543
Northern America	829,442	753,917	853,427	812,421	952,500	1,310,369	1,138,174	1,209,717	1,179,922	980,938	717,286	493,467	249,970	147,711
Canada	820,771	744,830	842,859	812,421	952,500	1,310,369	1,138,174	1,209,717	1,179,922	980,938	717,157	493,464	249,970	147,711
Canada-French	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	370,852	307,786	385,083	395,126	302,496	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Canada-Other	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	915,537	817,139	819,554	784,796	678,442	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Newfoundland	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	23,980	13,249	5,080	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)
Other Northern America	8,671	9,087	10,568	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	129	3	(NA)	(NA)
Region or country not reported	316	808,158	887,343	315,732	59,890	6,596	8,925	9,614	10,742	6,012	4,068	3,592	3,888	41,977
Born at sea	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	5,008	5,336	6,927	8,196	5,533	4,068	2,638	2,522	(NA)
Not reported	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	1,588	3,589	2,687	2,546	479	(NA)	954	1,366	41,977

(NA) Not available.
n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.
1/ Prior to 1980, Taiwan included with China.

Naturalizations

By year

This table lists the number of naturalizations, petitions along with the number accepted or denied from the 2022 to 2000 fiscal years. Source: ^[5]

Year	Accepted	Denied	Total
2022	969,380	111,637	781,075
2021	813,861	85,170	789,119
2020	628,254	80,609	967,755
2019	843,593	97,789	830,560
2018	761,901	92,631	837,168
2017	707,265	83,176	986,851
2016	753,060	86,033	972,151
2015	730,259	75,810	783,062
2014	653,416	66,767	773,824
2013	779,929	83,112	772,623
2012	757,434	65,874	899,162
2011	694,193	57,065	756,008
2010	619,913	56,994	710,544
2009	743,715	109,832	570,442
2008	1,046,539	121,283	525,786
2007	660,477	89,683	1,382,993
2006	702,589	120,722	730,642
2005	604,280	108,247	602,972
2004	537,151	103,339	662,796
2003	462,435	91,599	523,370
2002	572,646	139,779	700,649
2001	606,259	218,326	501,643
2000	886,026	399,670	460,916

By age and sex

This table lists the number of applications by age and sex for the 2022 fiscal year. In 2022 the sex of the largest number of naturalizations was female and the largest age cohort was the 35 to 39 cohort.^[6]

Year	Age	Sex			Total
Year	Age	Female	Male	Unknown	Total
2022^[6]	18-19	8,958	8,642	0	17,600
	20-24	37,332	34,013	0	71,345
	25-29	57,271	44,498	0	101,769
	30-34	71,955	56,783	0	128,738
	35-39	74,559	64,696	0	139,255
	40-44	62,887	57,150	2	120,039
	45-49	49,326	44,532	3	93,861
	50-54	43,812	37,441	4	81,257
	55-59	38,797	32,179	6	70,982
	60-64	29,551	24,104	7	53,662
	65-74	38,366	30,097	8	68,471
	75+	13,210	9,190	1	22,401
	Total	526,024	443,325	31	969,380

Persons getting permanent resident status

By year

This table gives the number of people who got permanent resident status in the United States by fiscal year from 1980 to 2023. Includes those who are "lawful permanent residents" only in this table.

Year	Total #
2023^[7]	1,172,910
2022^[8]	1,018,349
2021^[8]	740,002
2020^[8]	707,362
2019^[8]	1,031,765
2018^[8]	1,096,611
2017^[8]	1,127,167
2016^[8]	1,183,505
2015^[8]	1,051,031
2014^[8]	1,016,518
2013^[8]	990,553
2012^[8]	1,031,631
2011^[8]	1,062,040
2010^[8]	1,042,625
2009^[8]	1,130,818
2008^[8]	1,107,126
2007^[8]	1,052,415
2006^[8]	1,266,129
2005^[8]	1,122,257
2004^[8]	957,883
2003^[8]	703,542
2002^[8]	1,059,356
2001^[8]	1,058,902
2000^[8]	841,002
1999^[8]	644,787
1998^[8]	653,206
1997^[8]	797,847
1996^[8]	915,560
1995^[8]	720,177
1994^[8]	803,993
1993^[8]	903,916
1992^[8]	973,445
1991^[8]	1,826,595
1990^[8]	1,535,872
1989^[8]	1,090,172
1988^[8]	641,346
1987^[8]	599,889
1986^[8]	600,027
1985^[8]	568,149
1984^[8]	541,811
1983^[8]	550,052
1982^[8]	533,624
1981^[8]	595,014
1980^[8]	524,295

By country of birth

This table counts the number of people who got legal residence status by country of the world in the 2021 & 2022 fiscal years based on which country they last resided in. Does not include the United States. This table is not based on age or sex. Includes those who are "lawful permanent residents" only in this table. Source: ^[9]

Country	2022	2021
Afghanistan	14,193	9,488
Albania	5,945	2,612
Algeria	3,125	1,898
Angola	453	208
Anguilla	19	11
Antigua and Barbuda	280	201
Argentina	4,128	3,248
Armenia	3,037	1,833
Aruba	46	28
Australia	2,859	2,682
Austria	344	359
Azerbaijan	1,129	545
Bahamas	767	997
Bahrain	163	151
Bangladesh	10,858	6,405
Barbados	306	269
Belarus	2,172	1,435
Belgium	552	601
Belize	591	670
Benin	721	467
Bermuda	65	71
Bhutan	209	137
Bolivia	1,621	1,121
Bosnia and Herzegovina	506	478
Botswana	58	58
Brazil	24,169	18,351
Brunei	23	24
Bulgaria	1,151	1,000
Burkina Faso	814	551
Burma	2,879	2,143
Burundi	788	730
Cabo Verde	1,119	941
Cambodia	3,400	1,762
Cameroon	5,879	3,578
Canada	11,317	9,978
Cayman Islands	40	58
Central African Republic	135	151
Chad	174	100
Chile	1,747	1,632
People's Republic of China (China)	67,950	49,847
Colombia	21,723	15,293
Comoros	NA	4
Democratic Republic of the Congo	4,688	3,906
Republic of the Congo	527	219
Costa Rica	2,167	1,991
Cote d'Ivoire	1,559	1,207
Croatia	259	294
Cuba	36,642	23,077
Curacao	35	29
Cyprus	90	102
Czechia	474	496
Czechoslovakia (formerly)	63	48
Denmark	374	322
Djibouti	154	111
Dominica	455	279
Dominican Republic	40,152	24,553
Ecuador	11,910	7,532
Egypt	8,348	4,396
El Salvador	30,876	18,668
Equatorial Guinea	52	29
Eritrea	1,760	1,304
Estonia	118	140
Eswatini	22	28
Ethiopia	5,720	3,706
Fiji	1,124	419
Finland	288	324
France	4,351	4,107
French Polynesia	51	12
Gabon	125	123
Gambia	1,010	778
Georgia	2,303	1,239
Germany	4,088	3,900
Ghana	5,451	3,939
Greece	918	842
Grenada	449	370
Guatemala	16,990	8,904
Guinea	1,365	745
Guinea-Bissau	40	23
Guyana	3,455	3,435
Haiti	10,432	11,456
Honduras	17,099	10,116
Hong Kong	2,301	1,334
Hungary	840	730
Iceland	68	83
India	127,012	93,450
Indonesia	1,752	1,588
Iran	9,407	5,734
Iraq	2,797	1,726
Ireland	1,366	1,364
Israel	3,439	3,103
Italy	3,477	3,069
Jamaica	16,482	13,357
Japan	4,184	3,960
Jordan	4,779	3,416
Kazakhstan	1,787	1,330
Kenya	5,014	3,088
North Korea	22	20
South Korea	16,172	12,351
Kosovo	853	562
Kuwait	1,116	916
Kyrgyzstan	1,637	710
Laos	621	349
Latvia	253	258
Lebanon	3,434	2,253
Lesotho	13	14
Liberia	2,412	2,504
Libya	709	409
Lithuania	506	487
Luxembourg	30	32
Macau	62	46
Madagascar	97	84
Malawi	179	167
Malaysia	1,573	1,605
Maldives	NA	4
Mali	481	378
Malta	30	23
Marshall Islands	15	12
Mauritania	326	144
Mauritius	85	65
Mexico	138,772	107,230
Federated States of Micronesia	21	10
Moldova	1,499	1,052
Monaco	7	7
Mongolia	1,005	762
Montenegro	324	266
Montserrat	10	13
Morocco	4,756	3,819
Mozambique	66	48
Namibia	50	75
Nepal	12,010	7,309
Netherlands	972	1,009
Dutch Antilles (formerly)	14	14
New Zealand	650	665
Nicaragua	3,754	4,220
Niger	199	182
Nigeria	12,385	13,100
North Macedonia	979	745
Norway	279	226
Oman	210	154
Pakistan	11,777	9,691
Palau	7	10
Panama	952	844
Papua New Guinea	26	20
Paraguay	375	356
Peru	8,035	5,044
Philippines	35,998	27,511
Poland	3,192	2,970
Portugal	746	750
Qatar	430	323
Romania	1,827	1,846
Russia	8,906	5,525
Rwanda	1,540	784
Saint Kitts and Nevis	143	113
Saint Lucia	628	457
Saint Martin (French)	15	9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	317	228
Samoa	139	130
Sao Tome and Principe	15	NA
Saudi Arabia	2,764	1,780
Senegal	1,253	962
Serbia	636	810
Serbia and Montenegro (formerly)	544	403
Seychelles	14	NA
Sierra Leone	2,323	1,227
Singapore	971	799
Sint Maarten	44	24
Slovakia	324	311
Slovenia	90	87
Somalia	1,042	961
South Africa	3,535	2,716
South Sudan	100	69
Soviet Union (formerly)	1,236	1,082
Spain	2,865	2,644
Sri Lanka	2,572	1,232
Sudan	1,371	871
Suriname	106	117
Sweden	751	788
Switzerland	614	614
Syria	3,248	1,748
Taiwan	5,091	4,246
Tajikistan	951	538
Tanzania	1,643	1,438
Thailand	4,632	4,037
Togo	1,887	1,143
Tonga	213	171
Trinidad and Tobago	2,435	1,852
Tunisia	569	514
Turkey	7,001	4,465
Turkmenistan	942	161
Turks and Caicos	45	53
Uganda	1,620	1,146
Ukraine	11,621	7,578
United Arab Emirates	1,960	1,332
United Kingdom	9,143	9,229
Uruguay	731	830
Uzbekistan	4,979	990
Venezuela	21,025	14,412
Vietnam	24,425	16,312
British Virgin Islands	45	39
Yemen	5,648	4,345
Zambia	365	361
Zimbabwe	1,433	737
Unknown	1,392	1,011
Other countries	53	29

Naturalizations by class of admission by year

This table lists the number of naturalizations by the major admission class they admitted to the US in by fiscal year. Between 2013 and 2022 none gained admission and became a lawful permanent resident who were children and born abroad.^[10]

	Year	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Major Admission class^[10]	Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	428,268	385,396	321,148	505,765	478,961	516,508	566,706	465,068	416,456	439,460
	Employment-based preferences	270,284	193,338	148,959	139,458	138,171	137,855	137,893	144,047	151,596	161,110
	Family-sponsored preferences	166,041	65,690	121,560	204,139	216,563	232,238	238,087	213,910	229,104	210,303
	Asylees	53,659	20,550	19,471	26,003	30,175	25,647	37,209	33,564	38,176	42,235
	Refugees	29,423	35,847	44,404	80,908	155,734	120,356	120,216	118,431	96,066	77,395
	Victims of crimes and their immediate relatives	9,871	9,216	11,888	18,326	14,909	17,993	16,148	14,112	11,665	3,712
	Cancellation of removal	4,160	5,017	3,685	4,033	4,421	3,539	3,453	4,713	5,248	5,763
	Diversity	1,567	1,590	868	1,025	1,139	955	1,071	1,292	1,359	1,527
	Certain Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. Government and their spouses and children	1,467	37	0	23	32	48	16	27	5	7
	Victims of human trafficking	712	942	866	818	1,208	1,317	1,069	970	1,149	608
	Parolees	14	13	13	16	14	26	15	23	95	556
	Other	607	429	534	579	636	758	565	782	956	911
	Total	1,018,349	740,002	707,362	1,031,765	1,096,611	1,127,167	1,183,505	1,051,031	1,016,518	990,553

Illegal /unauthorized immigrants

In 2022, the United States Department of Homeland Security estimated the number of illegal immigrants or unauthorized immigrants to be 11,990,000 people.^[11]

By country by year

The table below lists the estimated number of illegal immigrants for the top 10 countries with the largest estimated number by country of birth and year in the thousands. There is no national census done on the legality of being in the United States of those born abroad. No data is available for 2001-2004 and 2020 while for 2010, 2015 and 2018 this table has the revised number. Source:^[11]

Country	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2022
Mexico	4,680	5,970	6,570	6,980	7,030	6,650	6,830	6,800	6,720	6,450	6,450	6,200	5,970	5,860	5,540	5,350	4,970	4,810
Guatemala	290	370	430	500	430	480	520	520	560	590	620	600	610	610	620	670	780	750
El Salvador	430	470	510	540	570	530	670	660	690	690	670	720	750	750	730	750	750	710
Honduras	160	180	280	280	300	320	380	380	360	390	390	420	430	500	450	450	550	560
Philippines	200	210	280	290	300	270	290	270	310	340	330	350	410	300	370	360	340	350
Venezuela	NA	NA	NA	60	50	50	50	50	60	50	40	80	100	120	190	220	260	320
Colombia	100	110	140	130	100	110	120	130	130	160	130	130	140	130	210	190	190	240
Brazil	100	170	210	190	180	150	150	150	130	110	110	100	110	150	190	180	190	230
India	120	280	210	220	160	200	270	240	260	320	390	450	560	490	480	390	340	220
China	190	230	170	290	220	120	300	280	210	190	230	320	420	410	390	330	270	210
Other countries	2,180	2,500	2,510	2,290	2,240	1,880	2,020	2,030	2,010	1,920	2,090	2,080	2,260	2,090	2,400	2,220	1,870	2,600

By state by year

This table lists the number of estimated illegal immigrants by state by year with the top ten highest estimated population of them regardless of which country they come from. No data is available for 2021 in Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2018–January 2022 which is the source of information from 2018 to 2022.^[12]

State	2022^[12]	2020^[12]	2019^[12]	2018^[12]	2017^[13]	2016^[13]
California	2,600,000	2,410,000	2,620,000	2,640,000	2,790,000	2,860,000
Texas	2,060,000	1,900,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,870,000	1,910,000
Florida	590,000	610,000	650,000	680,000	610,000	610,000
New Jersey	490,000	400,000	390,000	460,000	450,000	420,000
Illinois	420,000	370,000	440,000	460,000	440,000	520,000
New York (state)	410,000	370,000	510,000	600,000	620,000	630,000
North Carolina	360,000	360,000	340,000	360,000	320,000	360,000
Georgia	340,000	360,000	360,000	390,000	400,000	400,000
Washington (state)	340,000	340,000	330,000	310,000	280,000	280,000
Arizona	290,000	340,000	330,000	340,000	340,000	330,000
Other/unknown	3,090,000	3,040,000	3,200,000	3,380,000	3,300,000	3,430,000
Total	10,990,000	10,510,000	11,110,000	11,570,000	11,410,000	11,750,000

DACA recipients

Number by age

This table lists the number of DACA recipients regardless of age as being at 578,680 in March 2023. Keep in mind this is being described as being a "rounded" number. The average age was 29.2 years old while the median was 29.^[14]

Age	Number (rounded)
Under 16	10
16 to 20	4,730
21 to 25	153,090
26 to 30	204,790
31 to 35	142,150
36 to 40	68,840
NA	5,070
Total	578,680

Refugees

Arrivals by year

This table lists the number of refugee arrivals by each fiscal year along with the ceiling. Since the United States created a refugee resettlement program in 1980, there has been a ceiling on the number allowed.^[15] The Immigration and Nationality Act gives the president the authority to set the ceiling. The year with the lowest ceiling was in 2021.^[16] The years where the number of refugees admitted surpassed the ceiling was in: 1992 and 2017.^[15]

Year	Number of arrivals
2023^[16]	60,050
2022^[17]	25,519
2021^[17]	11,454
2020^[17]	11,840
2019^[17]	29,916
2018^[17]	22,405
2017^[17]	53,691
2016^[17]	84,989
2015^[17]	69,920
2014^[17]	69,975
2013^[17]	69,909
2012^[17]	58,179
2011^[17]	56,384
2010^[17]	73,293
2009^[17]	74,602
2008^[17]	60,107
2007^[17]	48,218
2006^[17]	41,094
2005^[17]	53,738
2004^[17]	52,840
2003^[17]	28,286
2002^[17]	26,785
2001^[17]	68,920
2000^[17]	72,165
1999^[17]	85,285
1998^[17]	76,712
1997^[17]	69,653
1996^[17]	75,421
1995^[17]	98,973
1994^[17]	111,680
1993^[17]	114,181
1992^[17]	115,548
1991^[17]	113,389
1990^[17]	122,066
1989^[17]	107,070
1988^[17]	76,483
1987^[17]	64,528
1986^[17]	62,146
1985^[17]	67,704
1984^[17]	70,393
1983^[17]	61,218
1982^[17]	98,096
1981^[17]	159,252
1980^[17]	207,116

Asylum seekers

By year

This table shows the number of people who were granted asylum whether it be defensively or affirmatively by fiscal year starting in 1990. Table source:^[18]

Year	Granted defensive status	Granted affirmative status	Total
2022	22,481	14,134	36,615
2021	7,416	9,212	16,628
2020	14,604	16,132	30,736
2019	18,912	26,893	45,805
2018	13,198	24,504	37,702
2017	10,565	15,817	26,382
2016	8,695	11,616	20,311
2015	8,139	17,807	25,946
2013	9,745	14,886	24,631
2012	10,575	16,871	27,446
2011	10,138	13,493	23,631
2010	8,519	11,258	19,777
2009	10,300	12,003	22,303
2008	10,892	12,130	23,022
2007	12,859	12,459	25,318
2006	13,304	13,048	26,352
2005	11,757	13,547	25,304
2004	13,022	14,354	27,376
2003	13,376	15,367	28,743
2002	10,977	25,960	36,937
2001	10,001	29,147	39,148
2000	9,236	23,278	32,514
1999	8,421	18,150	26,571
1998	7,291	13,216	20,507
1997	6,559	16,380	22,939
1996	4,908	18,624	23,532
1995	3,130	17,573	20,703
1994	2,053	11,775	13,828
1993	2,034	7,509	9,543
1992	2,184	4,123	6,307
1991	2,127	2,908	5,035
1990	2,800	5,672	8,472

References

^ "Immigrants in the United States". American Immigration Council. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ The statistics through 1990 are taken from Table 4, "Region and Country or Area of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population, With Geographic Detail Shown in Decennial Census Publications of 1930 or Earlier: 1850 to 1930 and 1960 to 1990", in: Gibson, Campbell J.; Lennon, Emily (February 1999). "Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-1990". Population Division, US Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
^ Manifests of arriving passengers were first legally required at U.S. ports of entry in 1819, under the Steerage Act of 1819. The resulting year by year immigrant arrival statistics now show in the official U.S. federal Immigration Statistics Yearbook tables. See, for instance, "Immigration Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, Yearbook 2023, Table 1. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status: Fiscal Years 1820 to 2023".
^ This is explained in the Historical Statistics of the United States (Millennial Edition), edited by Carter et. al. (2006), pages 1-538 to 1-540, which also points out -as Nancy Rytina ["IRCA Legalization Effects: Lawful Permanent Residence and Naturalization through 2001," Office of Policy and Planning Statistics Division, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, paper presented on October 25, 2002)] further elaborates- that most of the seemingly record high 1990 and 1991 totals for "permanent resident status" (in the thus-titled table on this Wikipedia page) actually reflects "legalizations," under the 1986 "Amnesty" program ("IRCA"), of persons who mostly moved to America in the 1970s and early '80s. See also "1986: Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
^ 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. 2023. p. 52. Retrieved November 28, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^ ^a ^b 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. p. 59. Retrieved March 3, 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^ Ward, Alicia (September 2024). U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents: 2023 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. p. 5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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^ 2022 Yearbook of Immigration (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security. pp. 12–15. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Table 6. PERSONS OBTAINING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND MAJOR CLASS OF ADMISSION: FISCAL YEARS 2013 TO 2022". 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF).
^ ^a ^b Baker, Bryan; Warren, Robert (April 2024). Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2018–January 2022 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Baker, Bryan; Warren, Robert (2024). Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2018–January 2022 (PDF). Office of Homeland Security Statistics. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b Baker, Bryan (2021). Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2015–January 2018 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Active DACA Recipients – March 31, 2023 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2023. pp. 2 & 3. Retrieved November 29, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Annual Refugee Resettlement Ceilings and Number of Refugees Admitted, 1980-Present". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Schofield, Noah; Yap, Amanda (2024). Refugees: 2023 (PDF). Office of Homeland Security Statistics.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq "REFUGEE ARRIVALS: FISCAL YEARS 1980 TO 2022". 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United Department of Homeland Security - Office of Homeland Security Statistics. November 2023. p. 39.
^ "INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM AFFIRMATIVELY OR DEFENSIVELY: FISCAL YEARS 1990 TO 2022". 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United Department of Homeland Security - Office of Homeland Security Statistics. November 2023. p. 43. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

[1] "Immigrants in the United States". American Immigration Council. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

[2] The statistics through 1990 are taken from Table 4, "Region and Country or Area of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population, With Geographic Detail Shown in Decennial Census Publications of 1930 or Earlier: 1850 to 1930 and 1960 to 1990", in: Gibson, Campbell J.; Lennon, Emily (February 1999). "Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-born Population of the United States: 1850-1990". Population Division, US Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC. Retrieved 2017-06-11.

[3] Manifests of arriving passengers were first legally required at U.S. ports of entry in 1819, under the Steerage Act of 1819. The resulting year by year immigrant arrival statistics now show in the official U.S. federal Immigration Statistics Yearbook tables. See, for instance, "Immigration Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, Yearbook 2023, Table 1. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status: Fiscal Years 1820 to 2023".

[4] This is explained in the Historical Statistics of the United States (Millennial Edition), edited by Carter et. al. (2006), pages 1-538 to 1-540, which also points out -as Nancy Rytina ["IRCA Legalization Effects: Lawful Permanent Residence and Naturalization through 2001," Office of Policy and Planning Statistics Division, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, paper presented on October 25, 2002)] further elaborates- that most of the seemingly record high 1990 and 1991 totals for "permanent resident status" (in the thus-titled table on this Wikipedia page) actually reflects "legalizations," under the 1986 "Amnesty" program ("IRCA"), of persons who mostly moved to America in the 1970s and early '80s. See also "1986: Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2025.

[5] 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. 2023. p. 52. Retrieved November 28, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[:7-6] 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. p. 59. Retrieved March 3, 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[7] Ward, Alicia (September 2024). U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents: 2023 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. p. 5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[:3-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics. 2023. p. 5. Retrieved June 28, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[9] 2022 Yearbook of Immigration (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security. pp. 12–15. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[:8-10] "Table 6. PERSONS OBTAINING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND MAJOR CLASS OF ADMISSION: FISCAL YEARS 2013 TO 2022". 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF).

[:0-11] Baker, Bryan; Warren, Robert (April 2024). Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2018–January 2022 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: Office of Homeland Security Statistics.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[:1-12] Baker, Bryan; Warren, Robert (2024). Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2018–January 2022 (PDF). Office of Homeland Security Statistics. p. 7.

[:2-13] Baker, Bryan (2021). Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2015–January 2018 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security. p. 5. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[14] Active DACA Recipients – March 31, 2023 (PDF). United States Department of Homeland Security: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 2023. pp. 2 & 3. Retrieved November 29, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[:5-15] "U.S. Annual Refugee Resettlement Ceilings and Number of Refugees Admitted, 1980-Present". Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved December 2, 2024.

[:6-16] Schofield, Noah; Yap, Amanda (2024). Refugees: 2023 (PDF). Office of Homeland Security Statistics.

[:4-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq "REFUGEE ARRIVALS: FISCAL YEARS 1980 TO 2022". 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United Department of Homeland Security - Office of Homeland Security Statistics. November 2023. p. 39.

[18] "INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM AFFIRMATIVELY OR DEFENSIVELY: FISCAL YEARS 1990 TO 2022". 2022 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF). United Department of Homeland Security - Office of Homeland Security Statistics. November 2023. p. 43. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

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