In the fiscal year of 2021, 813,861 people became naturalized citizens in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when 628,254 people became naturalized citizens -- a figure that was likely due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Number of persons naturalized in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2021
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US Department of Homeland Security. (September 26, 2022). Number of persons naturalized in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247069/number-of-persons-naturalized-in-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of persons naturalized in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2021." Chart. September 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247069/number-of-persons-naturalized-in-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2022). Number of persons naturalized in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247069/number-of-persons-naturalized-in-us/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Persons Naturalized in The United States from The Fiscal Year of 1990 to The Fiscal Year of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247069/number-of-persons-naturalized-in-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of persons naturalized in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247069/number-of-persons-naturalized-in-us/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
Number of persons naturalized in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2021 [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, September 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247069/number-of-persons-naturalized-in-us/