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.
The 1850 United States census was the first federal U.S. census to query respondents about their "nativity"âÂÂi.e, where they were born, whether in the United States or outside of itâÂÂand 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, 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 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. 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 tabulated reflect actual written recording of (most) non-U.S. citizens arriving before 1933, but -from then on- bestowal of permanent residencies ("green cards").
This table lists the number of naturalizations, petitions along with the number accepted or denied from the 2023 to 2000 fiscal years. Please note that for the 2023 fiscal year's source the data has been rounded to the nearest tenth. Sources:
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. Keep in mind that the 2023 data is rounded.
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.
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. The Immigration and Nationality Act gives the president the authority to set the ceiling. The year with the lowest ceiling was in 2021. The years where the number of refugees admitted surpassed the ceiling was in: 1992 and 2017. Note that data from the 2024 fiscal year has been rounded.
This table shows the number of people who were granted asylum whether it be defensively or affirmatively by fiscal year starting in 1990. Please note that data from the source for 2023 is rounded to the nearest tenth. Table source:
This table displays the number of Asylum court decisions by fiscal year along with the decision made. This is regardless of which immigration court or other information pertaining to the case. Table source:
This table shows the backlog or pending cases by fiscal year pertaining to asylum cases. This shows all asylum cases. Data from the source goes back to 2012. Table source:
(NA) Not available.<br> n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.<br> 1/ Prior to 1980, Taiwan included with China.
Data is shown by the most current fiscal year.
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.
Data is shown by the most current fiscal year.
This table shows the number of persons who gained lawful permanent resident status in the newest fiscal year with data available. In the data source, it is rounded.
In 2024 there were an estimated 100,060 refugee applicants with an estimated 37,050 being classified as "Principal Applicants".
Data is shown by most recent fiscal year.
This table shows the number of arrivals by sex. Which sex is listed first is determined based on the number of admissions in the given fiscal year. Data is as of the most recent fiscal year and the data from 2024 is rounded.
Displayed below is the number of refugee arrivals by age range. The data included is as of the most recent fiscal year which is 2024 and the data in this table is rounded as this is what the source reports.
This shows the number of refugee arrivals by marital status including those classified as being "Principal applicants". This is regardless of sex or other factors. Those in a civil union or a common-law marriage as of the data are classified as being "Married" following what the data source reports. Data is rounded.
This table lists the number of people who were granted affirmative asylum by the region or continent based on their nationality. The data is listed is as of 2023 and the continents are arranged alphabetically. Data source:
This table lists the number of people who were granted affirmative asylum by the region or continent based on their nationality. The data is listed is as of 2023 and the continents are arranged alphabetically. Data source:
In 2022, the United States Department of Homeland Security estimated the number of illegal immigrants (or unauthorized immigrants) to be 11,990,000 people.
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:
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 2018âÂÂJanuary 2022 which is the source of information from 2018 to 2022.
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.
This table looks at the number of immigration related arrests made by ICE by fiscal year regardless of country and area. Table source: