DHS Immigration Yearbook

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CategoriesDemographics & Population
Detailnumber and percent of people receiving Legal Permanent Resident status, by region and selected countries
Download Availableyes
GeographiesCBSA (Core Based Statistical Area), State
Last Updated on PolicyMapApril 2024
Public Edition or Subscriber-onlyPublic Edition
SourceDepartment of Homeland Security Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
Years Available2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Description:

The Department of Homeland Security’s Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is an annual publication on documented foreign nationals in the United States. PolicyMap contains state and CBSA-level data on the number of people granted Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status by region of birth and by selected countries. If the volume of immigrants receiving green cards in any year was more than 15,000 people, the country was included.

Available Data Layers & Indicators
Indicator Name Geographies Measurement Type Time Frame Coverage
Of all people who received green cards, the percent residing in each area Nation, State, Metro Area Percent nationally Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Mexican-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Haitian-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Oceanian-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Colombian-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Salvadoran-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Cuban-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Dominican-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to European-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Jamaican-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Filipino-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Korean-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Percent of all green cards issued that went to African-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to North American-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Asian-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Indian-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Pakistani-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to South American-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Chinese-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Vietnamese-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Burmese-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to Iraqi-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2004 to 2022
Percent of all green cards issued that went to South Korean-born people Nation, State, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2022