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 Birth | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,016,518 | 1,051,031 | 1,183,505 |
| Africa | 98,413 | 101,415 | 113,426 |
| Asia | 430,508 | 419,297 | 462,299 |
| Europe | 83,266 | 85,803 | 93,567 |
| North America | 324,354 | 366,126 | 427,293 |
| Oceania | 5,112 | 5,404 | 5,588 |
| South America | 73,715 | 72,309 | 79,608 |
| Unknown | 1,150 | 677 | 1,724 |
| Country of Birth | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,016,518 | 1,051,031 | 1,183,505 |
| Afghanistan | 10,527 | 8,328 | 12,513 |
| Albania | 3,828 | 4,653 | 5,773 |
| Algeria | 1,669 | 1,775 | 2,180 |
| American Samoa | - | - | - |
| Angola | 148 | 154 | 198 |
| Anguilla | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 369 | 290 | 324 |
| Argentina | 3,874 | 3,730 | 4,091 |
| Armenia | 2,913 | 2,962 | 3,543 |
| Aruba | 40 | 38 | 23 |
| Australia | 2,809 | 3,034 | 3,239 |
| Austria | 438 | 474 | 432 |
| Azerbaijan | 672 | 676 | 784 |
| Bahamas | 654 | 725 | 656 |
| Bahrain | 122 | 145 | 138 |
| Bangladesh | 14,645 | 13,570 | 18,723 |
| Barbados | 384 | 376 | 371 |
| Belarus | 2,015 | 1,994 | 2,127 |
| Belgium | 632 | 662 | 691 |
| Belize | 789 | 772 | 851 |
| Benin | 517 | 466 | 577 |
| Bermuda | 106 | 112 | 99 |
| Bhutan | 7,298 | 6,325 | 4,217 |
| Bolivia | 1,719 | 1,626 | 1,595 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 693 | 859 | 971 |
| Botswana | 58 | 61 | 78 |
| Brazil | 10,429 | 11,424 | 13,812 |
| Brunei | 25 | 21 | 31 |
| Bulgaria | 2,981 | 2,688 | 2,670 |
| Burkina Faso | 583 | 575 | 642 |
| Burma | 11,144 | 12,808 | 13,065 |
| Burundi | 273 | 351 | 415 |
| Cabo Verde | 1,154 | 1,253 | 2,242 |
| Cambodia | 2,536 | 1,868 | 3,173 |
| Cameroon | 3,943 | 4,374 | 4,899 |
| Canada | 11,586 | 12,673 | 12,793 |
| Cayman Islands | 48 | 53 | 55 |
| Central African Republic | 155 | 234 | 202 |
| Chad | 119 | 175 | 136 |
| Chile | 1,581 | 1,596 | 1,698 |
| China, People's Republic | 76,089 | 74,558 | 81,772 |
| Colombia | 18,175 | 17,316 | 18,610 |
| Comoros | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 4,347 | 5,345 | 6,791 |
| Congo, Republic | 552 | 496 | 625 |
| Costa Rica | 1,966 | 2,029 | 2,224 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1,477 | 1,497 | 1,617 |
| Croatia | 297 | 348 | 388 |
| Cuba | 46,679 | 54,396 | 66,516 |
| Curacao | 27 | 22 | 35 |
| Cyprus | 129 | 113 | 131 |
| Czechia | 606 | 637 | 650 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | 74 | 58 | 62 |
| Denmark | 514 | 609 | 521 |
| Djibouti | 190 | 370 | 281 |
| Dominica | 345 | 229 | 298 |
| Dominican Republic | 44,577 | 50,610 | 61,161 |
| Ecuador | 10,960 | 10,187 | 10,757 |
| Egypt | 11,477 | 12,085 | 12,045 |
| El Salvador | 19,273 | 19,487 | 23,449 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 15 | 25 | 18 |
| Eritrea | 2,002 | 2,220 | 2,267 |
| Estonia | 220 | 189 | 211 |
| Ethiopia | 12,300 | 11,394 | 13,232 |
| Fiji | 802 | 875 | 866 |
| Finland | 350 | 407 | 489 |
| France | 4,284 | 4,693 | 5,159 |
| French Polynesia | 24 | 14 | 27 |
| Gabon | 167 | 146 | 165 |
| Gambia | 1,111 | 1,142 | 1,247 |
| Georgia | 1,240 | 1,410 | 1,635 |
| Germany | 5,584 | 5,436 | 5,306 |
| Ghana | 7,115 | 6,186 | 6,949 |
| Greece | 1,235 | 1,211 | 1,451 |
| Grenada | 633 | 525 | 585 |
| Guatemala | 10,238 | 11,773 | 13,002 |
| Guinea | 1,375 | 1,389 | 1,501 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 30 | 39 | 37 |
| Guyana | 6,267 | 5,543 | 5,771 |
| Haiti | 15,274 | 16,967 | 23,584 |
| Honduras | 8,156 | 9,274 | 13,302 |
| Hong Kong | 2,278 | 2,085 | 2,510 |
| Hungary | 996 | 1,095 | 1,048 |
| Iceland | 86 | 104 | 97 |
| India | 77,908 | 64,116 | 64,687 |
| Indonesia | 2,139 | 2,084 | 2,129 |
| Iran | 11,615 | 13,114 | 13,298 |
| Iraq | 19,153 | 21,107 | 18,904 |
| Ireland | 1,605 | 1,607 | 1,759 |
| Israel | 3,805 | 3,965 | 4,142 |
| Italy | 3,298 | 3,544 | 4,078 |
| Jamaica | 19,026 | 17,642 | 23,350 |
| Japan | 5,545 | 5,395 | 5,207 |
| Jordan | 5,187 | 4,664 | 5,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,221 | 1,201 | 1,310 |
| Kenya | 5,884 | 5,602 | 6,274 |
| Kiribati | 6 | D | 9 |
| Korea, North | 142 | 55 | 47 |
| Korea, South 1 | 20,423 | 17,138 | 21,801 |
| Kosovo | 758 | 814 | 1,020 |
| Kuwait | 1,057 | 1,055 | 1,186 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 707 | 790 | 847 |
| Laos | 806 | 917 | 856 |
| Latvia | 384 | 480 | 391 |
| Lebanon | 3,245 | 2,813 | 2,971 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 23 | 19 |
| Liberia | 3,874 | 3,795 | 3,619 |
| Libya | 524 | 734 | 642 |
| Lithuania | 747 | 750 | 735 |
| Luxembourg | 26 | 27 | 34 |
| Macau | 105 | 99 | 109 |
| Macedonia | 960 | 1,060 | 1,262 |
| Madagascar | 86 | 72 | 88 |
| Malawi | 172 | 160 | 205 |
| Malaysia | 2,622 | 2,749 | 3,382 |
| Maldives | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Mali | 604 | 587 | 598 |
| Malta | 39 | 58 | 65 |
| Marshall Islands | 56 | 32 | 32 |
| Mauritania | 320 | 298 | 317 |
| Mauritius | 81 | 96 | 110 |
| Mexico | 134,052 | 158,619 | 174,534 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Moldova | 2,341 | 2,496 | 2,929 |
| Monaco | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Mongolia | 651 | 644 | 750 |
| Montenegro | 289 | 251 | 387 |
| Montserrat | 38 | 14 | 14 |
| Morocco | 3,605 | 3,710 | 4,586 |
| Mozambique | 71 | 107 | 101 |
| Namibia | 44 | 86 | 87 |
| Nepal | 12,357 | 12,926 | 12,851 |
| Netherlands | 1,195 | 1,309 | 1,319 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | 45 | 22 | 18 |
| New Caledonia | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 796 | 855 | 846 |
| Nicaragua | 2,886 | 3,324 | 3,486 |
| Niger | 71 | 55 | 119 |
| Nigeria | 12,828 | 11,542 | 14,380 |
| Norway | 271 | 310 | 362 |
| Oman | 90 | 85 | 116 |
| Pakistan | 18,612 | 18,057 | 19,313 |
| Palau | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Panama | 1,095 | 1,052 | 1,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 11 | 23 |
| Paraguay | 391 | 382 | 434 |
| Peru | 10,606 | 10,148 | 10,940 |
| Philippines | 49,996 | 56,478 | 53,287 |
| Poland | 5,689 | 5,275 | 5,603 |
| Portugal | 892 | 857 | 1,006 |
| Qatar | 202 | 229 | 272 |
| Romania | 3,246 | 3,376 | 3,554 |
| Russia | 9,079 | 8,799 | 9,297 |
| Rwanda | 555 | 732 | 1,357 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 263 | 222 | 250 |
| Saint Lucia | 844 | 739 | 777 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 448 | 415 | 422 |
| Samoa | 239 | 207 | 219 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,696 | 1,744 | 2,117 |
| Senegal | 1,273 | 1,244 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1,143 | 1,278 | 1,351 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 267 | 232 | 202 |
| Seychelles | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| Sierra Leone | 1,740 | 1,599 | 1,535 |
| Singapore | 779 | 781 | 812 |
| Sint Maarten | 45 | 45 | 42 |
| Slovakia | 460 | 424 | 483 |
| Slovenia | 78 | 107 | 119 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | D | 3 |
| Somalia | 5,190 | 6,796 | 6,958 |
| South Africa | 2,676 | 2,907 | 3,023 |
| South Sudan | 74 | 127 | 124 |
| Soviet Union (former) | 1,136 | 1,022 | 1,042 |
| Spain | 2,928 | 3,303 | 3,519 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,767 | 1,763 | 1,913 |
| Sudan | 2,442 | 3,580 | 3,159 |
| Suriname | 158 | 134 | 156 |
| Swaziland | 23 | 19 | 20 |
| Sweden | 954 | 1,066 | 1,144 |
| Switzerland | 656 | 640 | 743 |
| Syria | 3,540 | 3,840 | 4,800 |
| Taiwan | 4,697 | 4,888 | 5,120 |
| Tajikistan | 516 | 595 | 593 |
| Tanzania | 774 | 799 | 788 |
| Thailand | 6,197 | 7,502 | 7,039 |
| Togo | 1,612 | 1,547 | 1,938 |
| Tonga | 320 | 327 | 283 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3,988 | 3,212 | 3,469 |
| Tunisia | 429 | 518 | 518 |
| Turkey | 3,834 | 4,201 | 4,469 |
| Turkmenistan | 254 | 226 | 235 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 40 | 38 | 39 |
| Uganda | 1,409 | 1,664 | 1,649 |
| Ukraine | 7,752 | 7,987 | 10,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,039 | 1,193 | 1,370 |
| United Kingdom | 12,225 | 12,592 | 12,673 |
| United States | 358 | 370 | 468 |
| Uruguay | 1,128 | 1,078 | 972 |
| Uzbekistan | 5,194 | 3,977 | 4,359 |
| Venezuela | 8,427 | 9,144 | 10,772 |
| Vietnam | 30,283 | 30,832 | 41,451 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 56 | 38 | 40 |
| Yemen | 3,492 | 3,194 | 13,040 |
| Zambia | 441 | 460 | 487 |
| Zimbabwe | 797 | 779 | 815 |
| All other countries 2 | 31 | 34 | 31 |
| Unknown | 1,150 | 677 | 1,724 |
NA Not available.
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Data for South Korea prior to Fiscal Year 2009 include a small number of cases from North Korea.
2 Includes countries with less than 10 lawful permanent residents per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.