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Get the Facts: How many Venezuelans are in the US?

The U.S. Census Bureau reported the Venezuelan immigrant population rose about 28% from 2023 to 2024, reaching about 988,000 in the United States.
The UN Refugee Agency reports that about 7.9 million people have fled Venezuela, with 85% remaining in Latin America and the Caribbean, driven by regional resource pressures.
Including U.S.-born residents, about 1.2 million people of Venezuelan origin in the United States include many who stayed under Temporary Protected Status granted in 2021 and 2023, while about 22% are naturalized U.S. citizens.
Venezuelans represent about 2% of the estimated 50 million immigrants in the U.S., and the UN Refugee Agency reports about 8% sought asylum in 2025, despite TPS extensions in 2021 and 2023.
Jeanne Batalova said, `The perception that the resources shrank for the local population really took hold not only among public sentiments but also seeped through the political discourse`, and in early January U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

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