The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) recently released a Naturalization Fact Sheet.
The fact sheet indicates that the USCIS welcomed more than 7.4 MILLION naturalized citizens over the last decade. Since 2009, USCIS welcomed approx. 620,000 to 780,000 citizens EACH YEAR.
– In FY 2018, 73% of all naturalized citizens resided in 10 states (in descending order):
– California;
– Florida;
– New York;
– Texas;
– New Jersey;
– Illinois;
– Massachusetts;
– Virginia;
– Pennsylvania; and
– Washington.
– In FY 2018, the top countries of origin for naturalization were in the following descending order:
– Mexico;
– India;
– Philippines;
– Cuba; and
– People’s Republic of China.
Source: https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/naturalization-fact-sheet-0
