The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the five countries whose citizens have obtained the most naturalization or citizenship of the United States by 2022. Three of the countries are American. The other two, Asian.

Last year, the list of the top five countries of origin for people who naturalized was led by Mexico with 13.3%.

In the order of the list, they were followed by India (6.8%), the Philippines (5.5%), Cuba (4.8%) and the Dominican Republic (3.6%).

The top five countries of origin accounted for 34% of naturalized citizens in fiscal year 2022.

Nearly one million immigrants, the Voice of America reported, “acquired U.S. citizenship in 2022, becoming the highest number of naturalized people in the past 15 years.”

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Women received more naturalizations or citizenships

According to what the USCIS reported on its website, more than 40% of naturalized citizens in 2022 were between the ages of 30 and 44. The average age is 41 years.

About 19% were under the age of 30 and 20 new citizens were 100 or older.

Women made up more than 54% of those naturalized in fiscal year 2022, instead making up the majority across all age groups. Fifteen of the group of 20 centenarians were also women.

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Most people who naturalized came to the United States as direct relatives of U.S. citizens or through family-sponsored preference categories, followed by refugees and asylum seekers, employment-based preference categories, and immigrants’ Diversity Visa Program.

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USCIS, breaks out that it actually welcomed 967,500 new citizens in fiscal year 2022 in naturalization ceremonies that took place in the United States and around the world.

This is a 20% increase on last year and the highest number of naturalizations reported since 2008.

The Voice of America recalled that immigrants “are eligible for citizenship if they are at least 18 years old, are legal permanent residents, and have lived in the United States for at least five years, or three years if they are married to a US citizen. .”

Click here for more information about the naturalization statistics for fiscal year 2022