Green cards (lawful permanent residents)
United States · lawful permanent residence
- Green cards, FY2024
- 1,364,090
- Change on FY2023
- +16.3%
- Employment-based share
- 12.5%
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Green cards by year
Persons obtaining lawful permanent resident status, new arrivals and adjustments of status, fiscal years.
Green cards by fiscal year
Data table
| 2015 | 1,051,030 |
| 2016 | 1,183,510 |
| 2017 | 1,127,170 |
| 2018 | 1,096,610 |
| 2019 | 1,031,770 |
| 2020 | 707,360 |
| 2021 | 740,000 |
| 2022 | 1,018,350 |
| 2023 | 1,172,910 |
| 2024 | 1,364,090 |
| Class of admission | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 321,150 | 385,400 | 428,270 | 551,590 | 672,240 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 121,560 | 65,690 | 166,040 | 204,240 | 188,190 |
| Employment-based preferences | 148,960 | 193,340 | 270,280 | 196,760 | 171,120 |
| Diversity | 25,030 | 15,150 | 43,230 | 67,350 | 49,890 |
| Refugees | 44,400 | 35,850 | 29,420 | 59,030 | 178,200 |
| Asylees | 19,470 | 20,550 | 53,660 | 40,330 | 41,650 |
Employment-based green cards
Preference categories, fiscal years.
| Preference | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First: Priority workers | 47,390 | 61,450 | 53,430 | 57,140 | 46,990 |
| Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability | 43,670 | 59,830 | 109,080 | 55,790 | 46,580 |
| Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers | 43,220 | 54,100 | 79,360 | 57,310 | 48,550 |
| Fourth: Certain special immigrants | 10,700 | 15,320 | 20,530 | 14,600 | 14,460 |
| Fifth: Employment creation (investors) | 3,980 | 2,640 | 7,880 | 11,930 | 14,540 |
- China29,140
- India18,800
- Brazil11,870
- Philippines11,060
- South Korea8,500
- Mexico7,900
- Vietnam4,830
- Canada4,150
- El Salvador3,930
- Guatemala3,650
- Colombia3,440
- United Kingdom3,300
- Nigeria2,770
- Honduras2,630
- Venezuela2,590
Countries of birth
FY2024.
- Mexico202,600
- Cuba184,040
- China71,470
- Dominican Republic69,630
- India66,800
- Afghanistan50,310
- Philippines48,820
- Vietnam39,080
- El Salvador31,110
- Colombia30,140
- Jamaica28,670
- Brazil28,490
- Pakistan23,310
- Nigeria19,610
- Venezuela18,490
- Guatemala17,300
- Honduras17,250
- Bangladesh16,600
- South Korea15,100
- Ecuador13,800
Where they live
State and metropolitan area of residence, FY2024.
- Florida219,470
- California217,420
- Texas160,400
- New York136,750
- New Jersey58,180
- Illinois44,650
- Virginia37,850
- Massachusetts36,180
- Georgia35,100
- Pennsylvania34,850
- Washington33,420
- Maryland31,320
- North Carolina28,120
- Arizona24,890
- Michigan20,750
- Ohio19,960
- Colorado17,350
- Nevada17,040
- Minnesota14,670
- Tennessee13,370
- Other CBSAs - metropolitan areas208,000
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ157,070
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL122,990
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA69,560
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX52,840
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV48,380
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX42,780
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN37,870
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA31,150
- Other CBSAs - micropolitan areas28,560
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH27,040
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA25,750
- Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL25,440
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA24,440
- Non-CBSA23,390
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