2011 Naturalizations: Nearly 700,000 New U.S. Citizens

This Office of Immigration Statistics Annual Flow Report presents information on the number and characteristics of foreign nationals aged 18 years and over who were naturalized during 2011.1 Data were obtained from administrative records of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security.  Here is the latest naturalization fact sheet  

In 2011, the total number of persons naturalizing was 694,193. The leading countries of birth of new citizens were

Mexico (94,783)

India (45,985)

Philippines (42,520)

People’s Republic of China (32,864)

Colombia (22,693)

The largest number of persons naturalizing lived in California (151,183), Florida (87,309), and New York (76,603).

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