The 2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.
| Region of Nationality | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,672 | 8,184 | 8,726 |
| Africa | 1,636 | 1,347 | 1,288 |
| Asia | 5,426 | 4,802 | 4,262 |
| Europe | 636 | 534 | 499 |
| North America | 733 | 1,302 | 2,545 |
| Oceania | D | D | - |
| South America | 204 | 164 | 120 |
| Unknown | D | D | 12 |
| Country of Nationality | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,672 | 8,184 | 8,726 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 14 | 22 |
| Albania | 64 | 76 | 95 |
| Argentina | - | D | D |
| Armenia | 47 | 21 | 19 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 11 | D |
| Bangladesh | 52 | 91 | 93 |
| Belarus | 54 | 35 | 25 |
| Benin | 4 | 10 | D |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | D | D |
| Brazil | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | D | 6 |
| Burkina Faso | 61 | 52 | 71 |
| Burma | 30 | 20 | 17 |
| Burundi | 31 | 18 | 28 |
| Cambodia | D | D | - |
| Cameroon | 110 | 92 | 113 |
| Canada | D | - | 5 |
| Central African Republic | D | D | D |
| Chad | 7 | D | 4 |
| China, People's Republic | 3,975 | 3,610 | 3,103 |
| Colombia | 64 | 56 | 25 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 25 | 21 | 8 |
| Congo, Republic | 21 | 15 | 29 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 48 | 35 | 17 |
| Cuba | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Djibouti | D | 12 | D |
| Dominican Republic | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 44 | 43 |
| Egypt | 241 | 138 | 149 |
| El Salvador | 182 | 305 | 753 |
| Eritrea | 162 | 138 | 152 |
| Estonia | - | D | - |
| Ethiopia | 315 | 248 | 181 |
| Fiji | D | - | - |
| Gambia | 75 | 53 | 44 |
| Georgia | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Ghana | 14 | 36 | 65 |
| Greece | 8 | D | D |
| Guatemala | 174 | 373 | 632 |
| Guinea | 58 | 40 | 49 |
| Guyana | D | D | - |
| Haiti | 51 | 63 | 27 |
| Honduras | 154 | 309 | 620 |
| India | 370 | 299 | 309 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 25 | 11 |
| Iran | 58 | 37 | 58 |
| Iraq | 80 | 54 | 26 |
| Israel | D | D | - |
| Jamaica | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Jordan | 6 | D | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 16 | 18 |
| Kenya | 46 | 21 | 10 |
| Kosovo | 29 | 18 | 18 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 35 | 48 | 49 |
| Laos | D | D | - |
| Lebanon | 4 | D | 7 |
| Liberia | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Macedonia | 4 | D | D |
| Mali | 57 | 33 | 25 |
| Mauritania | 23 | 28 | 12 |
| Mexico | 120 | 204 | 464 |
| Moldova | 70 | 41 | 32 |
| Mongolia | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| Morocco | 4 | 6 | D |
| Nepal | 296 | 256 | 265 |
| Nicaragua | 16 | 19 | 19 |
| Niger | D | 7 | D |
| Nigeria | 58 | 65 | 60 |
| Niue | D | D | - |
| Pakistan | 91 | 53 | 70 |
| Peru | 17 | 20 | 17 |
| Philippines | D | D | D |
| Romania | 20 | 27 | 37 |
| Russia | 116 | 100 | 78 |
| Rwanda | 44 | 15 | 18 |
| Senegal | 16 | 20 | 7 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 30 | 18 | 19 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Somalia | 118 | 169 | 153 |
| South Africa | D | D | - |
| Soviet Union (former) | 157 | 159 | 129 |
| Sri Lanka | 75 | 47 | 34 |
| Sudan | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| Syria | 63 | 101 | 75 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 7 | 10 |
| Tanzania | D | D | D |
| Togo | 9 | 10 | D |
| Turkey | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 4 | D |
| Uganda | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| Ukraine | 52 | 41 | 47 |
| Uzbekistan | 37 | 24 | 14 |
| Venezuela | 92 | 34 | 27 |
| Vietnam | D | D | D |
| Yemen | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | D | D |
| All other countries | 68 | 46 | 51 |
| Unknown 1 | D | D | 12 |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes admissions from Palestinian Territory.
Note: In this table, data are withheld for any cell with a count of 1, 2, or 3, and for any associated cell that could be used to reveal such a count through calculation.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice.