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 | 225,016 | 254,714 | 274,617 |
| Africa | 4,758 | 6,314 | 6,665 |
| Asia | 61,047 | 60,588 | 48,338 |
| Europe | 17,871 | 18,207 | 16,011 |
| North America | 135,514 | 162,030 | 192,214 |
| Oceania | 919 | 1,015 | 1,193 |
| South America | 4,720 | 6,383 | 9,950 |
| Unknown | 187 | 177 | 246 |
| Country of Nationality | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 225,016 | 254,714 | 274,617 |
| Afghanistan | 77 | 92 | 109 |
| Albania | 83 | 79 | 83 |
| Algeria | 43 | 110 | 228 |
| Angola | 50 | 39 | 51 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 27 | 17 | 25 |
| Argentina | 174 | 230 | 239 |
| Armenia | 115 | 299 | 512 |
| Australia | 553 | 675 | 763 |
| Austria | 79 | 71 | 68 |
| Azerbaijan | 42 | 26 | 29 |
| Bahamas | 598 | 499 | 189 |
| Bahrain | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Bangladesh | 644 | 981 | 383 |
| Barbados | 46 | 42 | 32 |
| Belarus | 52 | 54 | 55 |
| Belgium | 140 | 110 | 114 |
| Belize | 104 | 139 | 166 |
| Benin | 30 | 38 | 28 |
| Bermuda | 94 | 125 | 106 |
| Bolivia | 82 | 62 | 112 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55 | 62 | 52 |
| Botswana | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Brazil | 881 | 1,164 | 2,537 |
| Bulgaria | 146 | 228 | 155 |
| Burkina Faso | 39 | 79 | 126 |
| Burma | 2,026 | 2,069 | 1,548 |
| Burundi | 17 | 23 | 11 |
| Cabo Verde | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| Cambodia | 19 | 36 | 28 |
| Cameroon | 318 | 294 | 558 |
| Canada | 28,100 | 26,347 | 22,120 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 | 16 | 10 |
| Chad | 25 | 14 | 19 |
| Chile | 258 | 413 | 536 |
| China, People's Republic | 14,487 | 15,531 | 12,083 |
| Colombia | 1,385 | 1,860 | 2,419 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 71 | 118 | 116 |
| Congo, Republic | 27 | 17 | 23 |
| Costa Rica | 215 | 247 | 279 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 49 | 56 | 67 |
| Croatia | 204 | 191 | 183 |
| Cuba | 24,301 | 43,146 | 54,226 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 19 | 17 |
| Czechia | 160 | 171 | 126 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | - | - | - |
| Denmark | 91 | 87 | 93 |
| Djibouti | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Dominica | 32 | 43 | 55 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,324 | 1,253 | 1,241 |
| Ecuador | 456 | 694 | 1,063 |
| Egypt | 350 | 304 | 301 |
| El Salvador | 3,160 | 2,828 | 9,738 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Eritrea | 187 | 263 | 354 |
| Estonia | 46 | 66 | 38 |
| Ethiopia | 315 | 296 | 206 |
| Fiji | 61 | 54 | 97 |
| Finland | 53 | 60 | 135 |
| France | 971 | 925 | 982 |
| Gabon | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| Gambia | 24 | 25 | 118 |
| Georgia | 102 | 122 | 152 |
| Germany | 714 | 709 | 738 |
| Ghana | 396 | 778 | 780 |
| Greece | 565 | 552 | 520 |
| Grenada | 49 | 67 | 45 |
| Guatemala | 4,637 | 6,278 | 13,490 |
| Guinea | 62 | 90 | 198 |
| Guyana | 128 | 188 | 190 |
| Haiti | 1,097 | 968 | 6,974 |
| Honduras | 5,922 | 3,235 | 7,996 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 106 | 95 |
| Hungary | 251 | 255 | 182 |
| Iceland | 20 | 11 | 20 |
| India | 8,585 | 7,207 | 7,115 |
| Indonesia | 854 | 889 | 681 |
| Iran | 760 | 736 | 711 |
| Iraq | 308 | 354 | 351 |
| Ireland | 224 | 230 | 257 |
| Israel | 358 | 393 | 375 |
| Italy | 1,110 | 1,280 | 987 |
| Jamaica | 1,004 | 1,249 | 1,244 |
| Japan | 598 | 626 | 560 |
| Jordan | 244 | 462 | 389 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 45 | 51 |
| Kenya | 78 | 103 | 111 |
| Kiribati | 29 | 42 | 40 |
| Korea, South | 1,670 | 1,757 | 1,513 |
| Kosovo | 26 | 28 | 18 |
| Kuwait | 50 | 74 | 82 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 27 | 7 | 9 |
| Laos | 10 | 21 | 17 |
| Latvia | 158 | 150 | 88 |
| Lebanon | 186 | 220 | 168 |
| Liberia | 72 | 35 | 40 |
| Libya | 44 | 47 | 38 |
| Lithuania | 155 | 126 | 103 |
| Luxembourg | D | D | D |
| Macedonia | 68 | 64 | 40 |
| Madagascar | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| Malawi | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 313 | 370 | 392 |
| Maldives | 54 | 10 | 18 |
| Mali | 36 | 41 | 57 |
| Malta | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Marshall Islands | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 18 | 23 |
| Mauritius | 56 | 34 | 42 |
| Mexico | 63,805 | 74,473 | 73,338 |
| Micronesia, Federated States | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Moldova | 58 | 62 | 41 |
| Mongolia | 55 | 88 | 70 |
| Montenegro | 32 | 52 | 36 |
| Morocco | 131 | 100 | 221 |
| Nepal | 51 | 196 | 273 |
| Netherlands | 422 | 392 | 332 |
| Netherlands Antilles (former) | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 160 | 180 | 193 |
| Nicaragua | 419 | 484 | 510 |
| Niger | 16 | 8 | 17 |
| Nigeria | 1,162 | 1,613 | 1,382 |
| Norway | 96 | 82 | 96 |
| Oman | 8 | 10 | 20 |
| Pakistan | 575 | 782 | 688 |
| Palau | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Panama | 132 | 149 | 123 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | D | 6 |
| Paraguay | 31 | 33 | 38 |
| Peru | 778 | 729 | 1,044 |
| Philippines | 24,313 | 22,731 | 15,842 |
| Poland | 682 | 714 | 461 |
| Portugal | 398 | 351 | 309 |
| Qatar | 14 | 21 | 20 |
| Romania | 681 | 751 | 1,039 |
| Russia | 2,331 | 2,097 | 1,483 |
| Rwanda | 50 | 35 | 24 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27 | 25 | 15 |
| Saint Lucia | 96 | 106 | 89 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 82 | 101 | 57 |
| Samoa | 20 | 8 | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 474 | 613 | 532 |
| Senegal | 107 | 121 | 298 |
| Serbia | 96 | 139 | 109 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | - | - | - |
| Seychelles | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Sierra Leone | 40 | 25 | 42 |
| Singapore | 106 | 120 | 105 |
| Slovakia | 94 | 84 | 74 |
| Slovenia | 44 | 38 | 19 |
| Solomon Islands | D | - | D |
| Somalia | 333 | 879 | 434 |
| South Africa | 249 | 300 | 233 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | - |
| Spain | 2,072 | 2,603 | 2,494 |
| Sri Lanka | 211 | 196 | 203 |
| Sudan | 57 | 64 | 52 |
| Suriname | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Swaziland | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| Sweden | 182 | 220 | 237 |
| Switzerland | 121 | 130 | 93 |
| Syria | 295 | 273 | 310 |
| Taiwan | 670 | 827 | 684 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Tanzania | 33 | 43 | 43 |
| Thailand | 392 | 316 | 323 |
| Togo | 29 | 51 | 78 |
| Tonga | 36 | 23 | 32 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 198 | 167 | 123 |
| Tunisia | 45 | 39 | 147 |
| Turkey | 1,242 | 1,186 | 1,117 |
| Turkmenistan | 53 | 99 | 105 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 16 | 11 |
| Tuvalu | D | D | 3 |
| Uganda | 38 | 34 | 29 |
| Ukraine | 3,415 | 3,123 | 2,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 32 | 27 |
| United Kingdom | 1,765 | 1,730 | 1,531 |
| Uruguay | 37 | 41 | 52 |
| Uzbekistan | 61 | 29 | 41 |
| Vanuatu | - | D | - |
| Venezuela | 500 | 961 | 1,715 |
| Vietnam | 717 | 663 | 486 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 13 | 6 | 10 |
| Yemen | 51 | 53 | 63 |
| Zambia | 18 | 11 | 19 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 42 | 42 |
| All other countries 1 | 37 | 32 | 50 |
| Unknown | 187 | 177 | 246 |
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with less than 10 aliens determined inadmissible per year.
Note: Before April 2008, did not include all crew members detained onboard vessels. Data are current as of October 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.