Table 20. Petitions for Naturalization Filed, Persons Naturalized, and Petitions for Naturalization Denied: Fiscal Years 1907 to 2016

Year	Petitions Filed	Persons Naturalized	Petitions Denied
2016	972,151	753,060	86,033
2015	783,062	730,259	75,810
2014	773,824	653,416	66,767
2013	772,623	779,929	83,112
2012	899,162	757,434	65,874
2011	756,008	694,193	57,065
2010	710,544	619,913	56,994
2009	570,442	743,715	109,832
2008	525,786	1,046,539	121,283
2007	1,382,993	660,477	89,683
2006	730,642	702,589	120,722
2005	602,972	604,280	108,247
2004	662,796	537,151	103,339
2003	523,370	462,435	91,599
2002	700,649	572,646	139,779
2001	501,643	606,259	218,326
2000	460,916	886,026	399,670
1999	765,346	837,418	379,993
1998	932,957	461,169	137,395
1997	1,412,712	596,010	130,676
1996	1,277,403	1,040,991	229,842
1995	959,963	485,720	46,067
1994	543,353	429,123	40,561
1993	521,866	313,590	39,931
1992	342,238	239,664	19,293
1991	206,668	307,394	6,268
1990	233,843	267,586	6,516
1989	227,692	232,655	5,200
1988	237,752	240,775	4,304
1987	232,988	223,249	6,771
1986	290,732	279,497	5,980
1985	305,981	242,451	3,610
1984	286,440	195,862	3,373
1983	187,719	178,415	3,160
1982	201,507	141,004	3,994
1981	171,073	164,389	4,316
1980	192,230	156,627	4,370
1979	165,434	163,107	3,987
1978	168,854	171,971	3,894
1977	186,354	159,873	2,845
1976 3	199,152	189,988	2,799
1975	149,399	140,749	2,300
1974	136,175	131,153	2,210
1973	126,929	120,404	1,708
1972	121,883	116,215	1,837
1971	109,897	108,407	2,028
1970	114,760	110,399	1,979
1969	102,317	98,709	2,043
1968	103,085	102,726	1,962
1967	108,369	104,902	2,008
1966	104,853	103,059	2,029
1965	106,813	104,299	2,059
1964	113,218	112,234	2,309
1963	121,170	124,178	2,436
1962	129,682	127,307	3,557
1961	138,718	132,450	3,175
1960	127,543	119,442	2,277
1959	109,270	103,931	2,208
1958	117,344	119,866	2,688
1957	140,547	138,043	2,948
1956	137,701	145,885	3,935
1955	213,508	209,526	4,571
1954	130,722	117,831	2,084
1953	98,128	92,051	2,300
1952	94,086	88,655	2,163
1951	61,634	54,716	2,395
1950	66,038	66,346	2,276
1949	71,044	66,594	2,271
1948	68,265	70,150	2,887
1947	88,802	93,904	3,953
1946	123,864	150,062	6,575
1945	195,917	231,402	9,782
1944	325,717	441,979	7,297
1943	377,125	318,933	13,656
1942	343,487	270,364	8,348
1941	277,807	277,294	7,769
1940	278,028	235,260	6,549
1939	213,413	188,813	5,630
1938	175,413	162,078	4,854
1937	165,464	164,976	4,042
1936	167,127	141,265	3,124
1935	131,378	118,945	2,765
1934	117,125	113,669	1,133
1933	112,629	113,363	4,703
1932	131,062	136,600	5,478
1931	145,474	143,495	7,514
1930	113,151	169,377	9,068
1929	255,519	224,728	11,848
1928	240,321	233,155	12,479
1927	240,339	199,804	11,946
1926	172,232	146,331	13,274
1925	162,258	152,457	15,613
1924	177,117	150,510	18,324
1923	165,168	145,084	24,884
1922	162,638	170,447	29,076
1921	195,534	181,292	18,981
1920	218,732	177,683	15,586
1919	256,858	217,358	13,119
1918	169,507	151,449	12,182
1917	130,865	88,104	9,544
1916	108,767	87,831	11,927
1915	106,399	91,848	13,691
1914	124,475	104,145	13,133
1913	95,380	83,561	10,891
1912	95,661	70,310	9,635
1911	74,740	56,683	9,017
1910	55,750	39,448	7,781
1909	43,141	38,374	6,341
1908	44,032	25,975	3,330
1907¹	21,113	7,941	250

Year	Total	Civilian	Military²	Not Reported
2016	753,060	742,090	8,885	2,085
2015	730,259	720,645	7,234	2,380
2014	653,416	642,431	7,468	3,517
2013	779,929	769,073	6,652	4,204
2012	757,434	745,932	7,257	4,245
2011	694,193	677,385	8,373	8,435
2010	619,913	604,410	9,122	6,381
2009	743,715	726,043	7,100	10,572
2008	1,046,539	1,032,281	4,342	9,916
2007	660,477	648,005	3,808	8,664
2006	702,589	684,484	6,259	11,846
2005	604,280	589,269	4,614	10,397
2004	537,151	520,771	4,668	11,712
2003	462,435	449,123	3,865	9,447
2002	572,646	550,835	1,053	20,758
2001	606,259	575,030	758	30,471
2000	886,026	812,579	836	72,611
1999	837,418	740,718	711	95,989
1998	461,169	437,689	961	22,519
1997	596,010	532,871	531	62,608
1996	1,040,991	924,368	1,214	115,409
1995	485,720	472,518	3,855	9,347
1994	429,123	398,364	5,890	24,869
1993	313,590	302,383	7,062	4,145
1992	239,664	221,997	5,699	11,968
1991	307,394	298,741	1,802	6,851
1990	267,586	245,410	1,618	20,558
1989	232,655	230,088	1,947	620
1988	240,775	238,275	2,278	222
1987	223,249	220,393	2,362	494
1986	279,497	274,263	2,886	2,348
1985	242,451	236,202	3,237	3,012
1984	195,862	190,984	2,944	1,934
1983	178,415	175,159	3,182	74
1982	141,004	138,188	2,816	-
1981	164,389	160,342	4,047	-
1980	156,627	152,073	4,554	-
1979	163,107	157,305	5,802	-
1978	171,971	166,911	5,060	-
1977	159,873	154,568	5,305	-
1976 3	189,988	182,887	7,101	-
1975	140,749	134,586	6,163	-
1974	131,153	124,342	6,811	-
1973	120,404	112,628	7,776	-
1972	116,215	107,740	8,475	-
1971	108,407	98,858	9,549	-
1970	110,399	99,783	10,616	-
1969	98,709	93,251	5,458	-
1968	102,726	100,288	2,438	-
1967	104,902	102,211	2,691	-
1966	103,059	100,498	2,561	-
1965	104,299	101,214	3,085	-
1964	112,234	109,629	2,605	-
1963	124,178	121,618	2,560	-
1962	127,307	124,972	2,335	-
1961	132,450	130,731	1,719	-
1960	119,442	117,848	1,594	-
1959	103,931	102,623	1,308	-
1958	119,866	118,950	916	-
1957	138,043	137,198	845	-
1956	145,885	138,681	7,204	-
1955	209,526	197,568	11,958	-
1954	117,831	104,086	13,745	-
1953	92,051	90,476	1,575	-
1952	88,655	87,070	1,585	-
1951	54,716	53,741	975	-
1950	66,346	64,279	2,067	-
1949	66,594	64,138	2,456	-
1948	70,150	69,080	1,070	-
1947	93,904	77,442	16,462	-
1946	150,062	134,849	15,213	-
1945	231,402	208,707	22,695	-
1944	441,979	392,766	49,213	-
1943	318,933	281,459	37,474	-
1942	270,364	268,762	1,602	-
1941	277,294	275,747	1,547	-
1940	235,260	232,500	2,760	-
1939	188,813	185,175	3,638	-
1938	162,078	158,142	3,936	-
1937	164,976	162,923	2,053	-
1936	141,265	140,784	481	-
1935	118,945	118,945	NA	-
1934	113,669	110,867	2,802	-
1933	113,363	112,368	995	-
1932	136,600	136,598	2	-
1931	143,495	140,271	3,224	-
1930	169,377	167,637	1,740	-
1929	224,728	224,197	531	-
1928	233,155	228,006	5,149	-
1927	199,804	195,493	4,311	-
1926	146,331	146,239	92	-
1925	152,457	152,457	NA	-
1924	150,510	140,340	10,170	-
1923	145,084	137,975	7,109	-
1922	170,447	160,979	9,468	-
1921	181,292	163,656	17,636	-
1920	177,683	125,711	51,972	-
1919	217,358	89,023	128,335	-
1918	151,449	87,456	63,993	-
1917	88,104	88,104	NA	-
1916	87,831	87,831	NA	-
1915	91,848	91,848	NA	-
1914	104,145	104,145	NA	-
1913	83,561	83,561	NA	-
1912	70,310	70,310	NA	-
1911	56,683	56,683	NA	-
1910	39,448	39,448	NA	-
1909	38,374	38,374	NA	-
1908	25,975	25,975	NA	-
1907¹	7,941	7,941	NA	-

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