In the fiscal year of 2023, about 1.17 million immigrants received legal permanent resident status in the United States. This is an increase from the previous year, when about 1.02 people received legal permanent resident status. 1991 was the year with the highest number of residency permits granted in United States history - this was largely due to the signing of the Immigration Act of 1990, which greatly eased restrictions on legal migration and naturalization.
Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2023
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US Department of Homeland Security. (November 8, 2024). Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199958/number-of-green-cards-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2023." Chart. November 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199958/number-of-green-cards-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2024). Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199958/number-of-green-cards-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status in The United States from Fy 1820 to Fy 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199958/number-of-green-cards-in-the-united-states/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199958/number-of-green-cards-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2023 [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, November 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199958/number-of-green-cards-in-the-united-states/
