U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published an update of its naturalization statistics. Highlights include:

  • USCIS welcomed 818,500 new citizens in fiscal year (FY) 2024. Although this was a 7% decrease from last year, the 3-year total was more than 2.6 million new citizens.
  • Among the top five countries of birth for people naturalizing in FY 2024, Mexico was the lead country, with 13.1% of all naturalizations, followed by India (6.1%), the Philippines (5.0%), the Dominican Republic (4.9%), and Vietnam (4.1%). The top five countries of birth comprised 33% of the naturalized citizens in FY 2024.
  • Of all citizens naturalized in FY 2024, 70% resided in 10 states (in descending order): California, Florida, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Washington. More than 50% resided in the top four states.
  • The top five cities (including boroughs) where people who naturalized resided were (in descending order): Miami, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Houston, and Los Angeles.
  • The top five Core Based Statistical Areas where people who naturalized resided were (in descending order): New York-Newark-Jersey City (14.4%), Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (6.9%), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (6.5%), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (3.9%), and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land (3.2%).
  • More than 37% of citizens naturalized in FY 2024 were 30 to 44 years old. The median age of those naturalizing in FY 2024 was 42 years. About 17% were younger than 30, and 23 new citizens were centenarians (100 and older).
  • Women made up more than 55% of those naturalized in FY 2024, and they were the majority in every age group.
  • Most people who naturalized came to the United States as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or through family-sponsored preference categories, followed by employment-based preference categories, refugees and asylees, and the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program.

The table below shows approved naturalizations for FY 2024 for the top 10 countries:

Country of Birth FY 2024 Naturalizations
Mexico 107,700
India 49,700
Philippines 41,200
Dominican Republic 39,900
Cuba 33,700
Vietnam 33,400
China 24,300
El Salvador 21,900
Jamaica 20,000
Colombia 17,900
All Others 428,800
Total 818,500

Source: USCIS, Electronic Immigration System.