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Syrian Immigrants in the United States
The Syrian immigrant population in the United States doubled to 122,000 during the Syrian civil war, which raged from 2011 into 2024. Still, Syrians were less than 0.5 percent of all U.S. immigrants.
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The Syrian immigrant population in the United States doubled to 122,000 during the Syrian civil war, which raged from 2011 into 2024. Still, Syrians were less than 0.5 percent of all U.S. immigrants.
About 70 percent of Syrian immigrants were naturalized U.S. citizens in 2024—well above the 51 percent rate for all immigrants—despite 55 percent having arrived only since 2010.
One-quarter of Syrian immigrants lived in poverty in 2024.
Travel bans, refugee program cuts, and moves to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Syrians could sharply limit future growth of the population.
Income and Poverty
In 2024, 25 percent of Syrian immigrants experienced poverty, a significantly higher share than for either the overall foreign-born population (14 percent) or the U.S. born (12 percent). (The U.S. Census Bureau defines poverty as having an income below $32,100 for a family of four in 2024.)
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Approximately 70 percent of Syrians were naturalized U.S. citizens in 2024, compared to 51 percent of all immigrants.
This high naturalization share is especially notable since Syrian immigrants tend to have arrived more recently: About 55 percent had arrived since 2010, compared to 38 percent of all immigrants (see Figure 6).
>>they should wait 99 years before naturalization.
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