Where are authorized immigrants to the US coming from?
In 2022, the largest number of immigrants came from Mexico. Immigrants from Mexico made up 20.8% of all people who immigrated to the US in 2022. Authorized immigrants are those who came to the US through channels such as a visa, green card, or as a refugee or asylee.
In 2022
534K
people immigrated from Mexico via authorized channels
In 2022
20.8%
of authorized immigrants came from Mexico
In 2022
4 in 19
of authorized immigrants came from Mexico
Authorized immigrants came from 205 countries or foreign territories in 2022. The top 5 countries were Mexico (20.8%), India (19.1%), China (5.4%), Brazil (2.4%), and South Korea (2.2%), which together accounted for 49.9% of all new immigrant arrivals.
In 2022, more new US immigrants came from Mexico than any other country
Most authorized immigrants come to the US for work or educational opportunities. While these opportunities became more limited during the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration from regions around the world either approached or returned to their pre-pandemic rates by 2022.
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Historically, new arrivals have varied by region. For example, immigration from Asia peaked in 2015 with 1,350,292 arrivals, dropped to 529,923 in 2020, and rose to 1,061,977 in 2022. Similarly, North America peaked in 2018 with 610,222 arrivals, dropped to 412,554 in 2020, and rose to 741,845 in 2022. Other regions like Africa, Europe, Oceania, and South America showed similar patterns of decline during the pandemic and recovery by 2022.
New arrivals have changed historically by region
