Citizenship Numbers: 2009 and 2010

The USA naturalizes about 680,000 new citizens per year, at ceremonies across the USA and around the world. For many immigration law clients of Romben Law, APC, US citizenship is their goal. For many, US citizenship is the culmination of a life-long dream.

In 2009, just under 75% of all newly-naturalized persons resided in ten states (in descending order): California, New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia, Massachusetts, Washington, and Maryland. The leading metropolitan areas were:
* New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island: 15%
* Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Ana: 11%
* Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach: 7.3%

The top countries of origin for the newly-naturalized citizens were (in order):
* México
* India
* Philippines
* China
* Vietnam

For 2010, the USA naturalized 675,967 new citizens. –jcf