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Legal immigration

Lawful permanent residence, naturalization, and affirmative asylum applications.

Federal fiscal years run from October 1 through September 30. Grants of permanent residence include people already living in the country.
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Lawful permanent resident grants

1,172,910

FY 2023 · New lawful permanent residents

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Data 2021–2023 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

DHS OHSS

Published 1 Sept 2024 · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2020-10-012023-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Naturalizations

878,500

FY 2023 · Persons taking the Oath of Allegiance

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Data 2022–2023 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published Not stated · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2021-10-012023-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Affirmative asylum applications

457,200

FY 2023 · USCIS affirmative asylum applications

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Data 2022–2023 · Source retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Retrieval confirms when the source was collected, not that the underlying figures describe today.

USCIS

Published Not stated · Retrieved 16 Sept 2026

Source period: 2021-10-012023-09-30

Release schedule: Annual.

Next release: No confirmed next publication date is recorded here.

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Refugee admissions, defensive asylum, admission categories, and country breakdowns are not yet imported. Affirmative applications are not all asylum cases.