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By Region of Nationality
| Region of Nationality | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 216,257 | 281,928 | 287,977 |
| Africa | 6,745 | 7,580 | 8,580 |
| Asia | 35,880 | 77,819 | 81,149 |
| Europe | 15,065 | 22,893 | 22,730 |
| North America | 146,000 | 155,048 | 153,044 |
| Oceania | 1,344 | 1,127 | 1,142 |
| South America | 10,962 | 17,226 | 21,104 |
| Unknown | 261 | 235 | 228 |
By Country of Nationality
| Country of Nationality | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 216,257 | 281,928 | 287,977 |
| Afghanistan | 118 | 79 | 85 |
| Albania | 132 | 163 | 104 |
| Algeria | 78 | 203 | 268 |
| Angola | 124 | 188 | 279 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Argentina | 252 | 302 | 407 |
| Armenia | 458 | 620 | 413 |
| Australia | 814 | 650 | 645 |
| Austria | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Azerbaijan | 26 | 64 | 63 |
| Bahamas | 244 | 354 | 440 |
| Bahrain | 22 | 8 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 333 | 489 | 505 |
| Barbados | 31 | 35 | 42 |
| Belarus | 68 | 85 | 104 |
| Belgium | 138 | 190 | 157 |
| Belize | 129 | 128 | 105 |
| Benin | 19 | 56 | 32 |
| Bolivia | 125 | 93 | 107 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45 | 66 | 64 |
| Botswana | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3,081 | 6,231 | 3,548 |
| Bulgaria | 113 | 221 | 256 |
| Burkina Faso | 37 | 81 | 37 |
| Burma | 693 | 2,730 | 3,202 |
| Burundi | 41 | 20 | 18 |
| Cabo Verde | 29 | 54 | 38 |
| Cambodia | 20 | 17 | 22 |
| Cameroon | 545 | 770 | 1,899 |
| Canada | 22,353 | 23,917 | 24,696 |
| Chad | 27 | 10 | 13 |
| Chile | 607 | 582 | 861 |
| China, People's Republic | 9,151 | 18,575 | 20,295 |
| Colombia | 2,459 | 3,219 | 3,836 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 264 | 379 | 852 |
| Congo, Republic | 79 | 103 | 101 |
| Costa Rica | 287 | 354 | 344 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 45 | 111 | 80 |
| Croatia | 165 | 292 | 313 |
| Cuba | 20,263 | 9,415 | 22,367 |
| Cyprus | 10 | 27 | 21 |
| Czechia | 177 | 166 | 146 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 101 | 83 | 86 |
| Djibouti | 33 | 10 | 4 |
| Dominica | 32 | 44 | 42 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,178 | 1,407 | 1,226 |
| Ecuador | 957 | 802 | 1,125 |
| Egypt | 335 | 375 | 407 |
| El Salvador | 7,931 | 6,310 | 3,371 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| Eritrea | 665 | 514 | 301 |
| Estonia | 48 | 74 | 45 |
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) | 3 | 4 | D |
| Ethiopia | 176 | 206 | 181 |
| Fiji | 119 | 83 | 82 |
| Finland | 142 | 92 | 97 |
| France | 1,061 | 1,646 | 1,207 |
| Gabon | 20 | 22 | 14 |
| Gambia | 102 | 25 | 21 |
| Georgia | 75 | 190 | 614 |
| Germany | 781 | 816 | 684 |
| Ghana | 347 | 324 | 395 |
| Greece | 366 | 773 | 808 |
| Grenada | 33 | 75 | 57 |
| Guatemala | 11,700 | 18,669 | 7,116 |
| Guinea | 299 | 111 | 93 |
| Guyana | 256 | 515 | 805 |
| Haiti | 9,921 | 1,059 | 1,861 |
| Honduras | 7,327 | 13,270 | 8,609 |
| Hungary | 287 | 228 | 216 |
| Iceland | 8 | 19 | 20 |
| India | 5,644 | 8,597 | 8,531 |
| Indonesia | 689 | 1,207 | 1,422 |
| Iran | 805 | 1,272 | 1,895 |
| Iraq | 330 | 231 | 246 |
| Ireland | 395 | 689 | 912 |
| Israel | 455 | 494 | 390 |
| Italy | 1,058 | 1,287 | 1,240 |
| Jamaica | 1,180 | 1,181 | 1,334 |
| Japan | 660 | 528 | 582 |
| Jordan | 503 | 437 | 321 |
| Kazakhstan | 59 | 84 | 129 |
| Kenya | 173 | 206 | 211 |
| Kiribati | 24 | 112 | 61 |
| Korea, North | - | D | 13 |
| Korea, South | 1,386 | 2,012 | 2,093 |
| Kosovo | 28 | 30 | 18 |
| Kuwait | 69 | 75 | 70 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 78 | 176 | 77 |
| Laos | 25 | 14 | 7 |
| Latvia | 100 | 172 | 171 |
| Lebanon | 158 | 189 | 195 |
| Liberia | 43 | 72 | 50 |
| Libya | 29 | 43 | 65 |
| Lithuania | 102 | 133 | 147 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 20 | 5 |
| Malawi | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 469 | 747 | 851 |
| Maldives | 9 | - | 15 |
| Mali | 65 | 57 | 108 |
| Malta | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Marshall Islands | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 36 | 47 |
| Mauritius | 52 | 49 | 71 |
| Mexico | 62,439 | 77,570 | 78,888 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| Moldova | 80 | 63 | 75 |
| Mongolia | 96 | 85 | 75 |
| Montenegro | 52 | 100 | 144 |
| Morocco | 119 | 244 | 457 |
| Namibia | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| Nepal | 99 | 96 | 97 |
| Netherlands | 363 | 415 | 395 |
| New Zealand | 263 | 202 | 208 |
| Nicaragua | 369 | 683 | 1,842 |
| Niger | 9 | 16 | 28 |
| Nigeria | 1,851 | 2,022 | 959 |
| North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) | 60 | 58 | 45 |
| Norway | 91 | 103 | 87 |
| Oman | 16 | 10 | 22 |
| Pakistan | 677 | 859 | 623 |
| Palau | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| Panama | 134 | 127 | 170 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | D | D |
| Paraguay | 34 | 37 | 56 |
| Peru | 948 | 1,347 | 2,102 |
| Philippines | 8,988 | 31,432 | 31,002 |
| Poland | 485 | 525 | 566 |
| Portugal | 283 | 384 | 365 |
| Qatar | 28 | 16 | 16 |
| Romania | 1,154 | 1,450 | 728 |
| Russia | 1,082 | 3,807 | 3,910 |
| Rwanda | 23 | 48 | 69 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33 | 22 | 9 |
| Saint Lucia | 54 | 61 | 56 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66 | 118 | 154 |
| Samoa | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Saudi Arabia | 395 | 339 | 280 |
| Senegal | 146 | 131 | 115 |
| Serbia | 134 | 139 | 173 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | - | - | - |
| Seychelles | - | 8 | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | 56 | 27 | 38 |
| Singapore | 132 | 137 | 107 |
| Slovakia | 98 | 104 | 74 |
| Slovenia | 40 | 48 | 29 |
| Somalia | 187 | 58 | 53 |
| South Africa | 251 | 295 | 386 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 2,413 | 1,669 | 1,724 |
| Sri Lanka | 225 | 555 | 691 |
| Sudan | 102 | 64 | 62 |
| Suriname | 34 | 18 | 11 |
| Sweden | 258 | 203 | 236 |
| Switzerland | 119 | 126 | 117 |
| Syria | 436 | 319 | 298 |
| Taiwan | 833 | 750 | 967 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 20 | 22 |
| Tanzania | 36 | 133 | 124 |
| Thailand | 290 | 398 | 622 |
| Togo | 64 | 45 | 35 |
| Tonga | 46 | 19 | 52 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 135 | 143 | 204 |
| Tunisia | 76 | 205 | 340 |
| Turkey | 600 | 2,568 | 2,744 |
| Turkmenistan | 122 | 96 | 86 |
| Tuvalu | 3 | D | D |
| Uganda | 52 | 88 | 153 |
| Ukraine | 1,345 | 4,383 | 4,985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 28 | 34 | 40 |
| United Kingdom | 1,747 | 2,100 | 2,288 |
| Uruguay | 63 | 38 | 68 |
| Uzbekistan | 83 | 496 | 557 |
| Vanuatu | 5 | - | 11 |
| Venezuela | 2,146 | 4,042 | 8,178 |
| Vietnam | 496 | 670 | 789 |
| Yemen | 76 | 71 | 42 |
| Zambia | 23 | 25 | 32 |
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 54 | 74 |
| All other countries1 | 29 | 22 | 28 |
| Unknown | 261 | 235 | 228 |
Footnotes
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with fewer than 10 aliens determined inadmissible per year.
Notes: Data are current as of October 2019. OIS made an update to the methodology used for nationality in Fiscal Year 2019 Yearbook production; country of citizenship counts may deviate from historical nationality numbers.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
