The Office of Immigration Statistics serves a decision-support function by producing annual core reports on immigrants by legal status and by conducting quantitative studies and research on immigration.
DHS Components
More from DHS
- Immigration Forms Data
- Applications for Benefits and Naturalization Reports
- H-1B Statistics, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- International Student Statistics, SEVIS
Across the Agencies
- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State
- Executive Office of Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice
- Foreign-Born Population Statistics, Census Bureau
- Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor
- Foreign Tourist Statistics, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Visa Issuance Statistics, U.S. Department of State
Immigration Statistics
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New Releases
Mapping Historical Legal Permanent Resident Trends by Country of Last Residence, (PDF, 11 pages - 8 MB)
This map series provides information on the total number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status each year by region and country of last residence during fiscal years 1820 to 2010.
Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2010, October 2011, (view summary and full report)
This report presents estimates of the legal permanent resident (LPR) population living in the United States on January 1, 2010.
Mapping Historical Legal Permanent Resident Trends by State of Residence (PDF, 6 pages - 3.91 MB)
This map series provides information on the total number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status each year by U.S. state and region of residence during fiscal years 1892 to 2010.
Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2010 (view summary and full report)
This report examines the number and characteristics of nonimmigrant admissions in fiscal year 2010.
Data on Nonimmigrant Admissions
Access data on nonimmigrant admissions by class, country, and other characteristics for fiscal year 2010.
Reports and Publications
Top Requested
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010, February 2011 (PDF, 8 pages - 361 KB)
- U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2010, March 2011 (PDF, 6 pages - 446 KB)
- Profiles on Legal Permanent Residents
- Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status: Fiscal Years 1820 to 2010 (XLS, 99 KB)
Working Papers
An Analysis of Migrant Smuggling Costs along the Southwest Border, November 2010 (PDF 22 pages – 438 KB) This Working Paper uses DHS data and econometric techniques to isolate the impact of enforcement activities on smuggling costs as compared to other influences.
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and Overseas Travel to the United States: Initial Impacts and Longer-Run Recovery (PDF, 16 pages, 988 KB) - This Working Paper examines whether the initial decline and eventual recovery of overseas travel to United States during the post-9/11 period varied according to sending countries’ participation in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
Yearbook
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF, 110 pages - 2.05 MB)
The Yearbook is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during the specified fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration law enforcement actions. Yearbook data tables are released as Excel file as they become available.
Topic Areas
Legal Permanent Residents
Annual Flow Reports
- U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2010, March 2011
- Data on Legal Permanent Residents: 2010
- Profiles on Legal Permanent Residents
- More Legal Permanent Residents >>
Naturalized Citizens
- U.S. Naturalizations: 2010
- Data on Naturalizations
- Profiles on Naturalized Citizens
- More on Naturalizations >>
Nonimmigrant Admissions
- Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2010 (view summary and full report)
- Data on Nonimmigrant Admissions 2010
- Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2009, April 2010 (PDF, 10 pages – 485.5 KB)
- Estimates of the Resident Nonimmigrant Population in the United States: 2008, June 2010 (PDF, 5 pages – 344 KB)
- Data on Nonimmigrant admissions: 2009
- More on Nonimmigrants >>
Unauthorized Immigrant Population Estimates
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010, February 2011 (PDF - 7 pages – 481 KB)
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009, January 2010 (PDF, 8 pages – 361 KB)
- More Unauthorized >>
Annual Population Estimates
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2010, October 2011, (view summary and full report)
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2009, October 2010 (PDF, 4 pages - 226 KB)
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2008, October 2009 (PDF, 4 pages - 326 KB)
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2007, February 2009 (PDF, 4 pages - 184 KB)
Refugees and Asylees
- Refugees and Asylees: 2010
- Data on Refugees and Asylees: 2010
- Refugees and Asylees: 2009, April 2010 (PDF, 6 pages – 335 KB)
- Data on Refugees and Asylees: 2009
- More Refugees and Asylees >>
Enforcement Actions
- Apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol: 2005-2010, July 2011 (view summary and full report)
- Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2010, (view summary and full report)
- Data on Enforcement Actions: 2010
- Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2009, (PDF, 4 pages – 409 KB)
- Data on Enforcement Actions: 2009
- More Enforcement Actions >>
Mapping Immigration
- Legal Permanent Residents by Country of Last Residence (PDF, 11 pages - 8 MB)
- Legal Permanent Residents by State of Residence (PDF, 6 pages - 3.91 MB)
- Mapping Naturalized Citizens
- More Mapping Immigration >>
Contact
For additional information about publications released by the Office of Immigration Statistics, write or call:
Office of Immigration Statistics
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
800 K Street, NW
10th Floor, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20536
(202) 786-9900
Immigrationstatistics@dhs.gov
To check your application status, please visit USCIS.
To report suspicious activity, please visit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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