Fact Sheets

Naturalization for Low Income Applicants

Naturalization for Lawful Permanent Residents Living and Working in Multiple States

Naturalization for Those Granted Cancellation of Removal or Suspension of Deportation

Naturalization for Lawful Permanent Residents Age 50 and Over

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in the Dallas, Texas core-based statistical area (CBSA).

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Pasco County Florida.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Santa Clara County California.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Houston Texas core-based statistical area (CBSA).

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Kern County California.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia core-based statistical area (CBSA).

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Lake County Florida.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Lehigh County Pennsylvania.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn core-based statistical area (CBSA).

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Hidalgo County Texas.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Starr and Willacy County Texas.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Berks County Pennsylvania.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin core-based statistical area (CBSA).

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Fresno County California.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in San Joaquin County California.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Erie Pennsylvania core-based statistical area (CBSA).

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Imperial County California.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Orange County Florida.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders residing in Cameron County, Texas.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Hillsborough County Florida.

USCIS is committed to providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population. This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known as Green Card holders in Lancaster County Pennsylvania.

USCIS is committed to helping Green Card holders understand the naturalization process. This fact sheet provides information to lawful permanent residents who had T or U nonimmigrant status.

USCIS is committed to helping Green Card holders understand the naturalization process. This fact sheet provides information to lawful permanent residents who had asylee and refugee status.   

USCIS is committed to helping Green Card holders understand the naturalization process. This fact sheet provides information to adoptive parents whose children were issued IH-4 and IR-4 visas.

USCIS is committed to helping Green Card holders understand the naturalization process. This fact sheet provides information to VAWA lawful permanent residents.

USCIS is committed to helping Green Card holders understand the naturalization process. This fact sheet provides information to special immigrant juveniles.

USCIS is recognizing the one-year anniversary of several executive orders (EO) that impact USCIS and highlighting the progress we have made so far.

The United States has a long history of welcoming immigrants from all parts of the world. During the last decade, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) welcomed more than 7.3 million naturalized citizens into the fabric of our nation. Deciding to become a U.S. citizen is an important milestone in an immigrant’s life. Candidates for citizenship must show they are committed to the unifying principles that bind us as Americans. For that commitment, in return, they will enjoy the rights and privileges fundamental to U.S. citizenship.

The purpose of this report is to update the Trends in Naturalization Rate FY 2014 Update Report. In line with its predecessor, this report focuses on understanding the naturalization trends of lawful permanent residents (LPRs) who are eligible to naturalize. Those who obtained LPR status in the same fiscal year (FY), also known as cohort, were tracked over time to understand their tendency to naturalize within certain time frames. Specifically, we analyzed how often LPRs naturalized within 6-years,1 10-years, and 20-years.

Overview Over 3.7 million people became U.S. citizens between fiscal years (FY) 2015 and 2019.1 This fact sheet summarizes data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization records to provide information on the demographic characteristics of these new citizens.2