Migration Information Source

U.S. Immigrant Population Spotlights

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Naturalized Citizens in the United States

Naturalization rates have rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic ended. Immigrants who have become U.S. citizens tend to out-earn noncitizens and are much less likely to live in poverty.

A woman at a naturalization ceremony in California.

Inmigrantes sudamericanos en Estados Unidos

La inmigración sudamericana a Estados Unidos está aumentando, impulsada en gran medida por la crisis de Venezuela, con un número récord de interceptaciones en la frontera, un crecimiento de la población indocumentada y un aumento de los flujos de remesas.

Banderas de países sudamericanos.

Immigrant Veterans in the United States

Nearly 731,000 immigrants were U.S. veterans as of 2022; this population is growing, highly educated, and more diverse than its native-born counterparts.

An immigrant from Rwanda serving in the U.S. Air Force.

Afghan Immigrants in the United States

The Afghan immigrant population in the United States nearly quadrupled since 2010. Many faced high poverty, limited English proficiency, and no clear path to permanent legal status.

A family of Afghan evacuees leaving Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

European Immigrants in the United States

Once the leading source of immigrants to the United States, Europeans made up just 10 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2022. War in Ukraine pushed more Ukrainians to the United States.

A celebration for the Feast of San Gennaro in New York's Little Italy