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Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Age: Fiscal Year 2016

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.

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Age: Fiscal Year 2016
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
    Total 1,183,505 644,002 539,472 31
Under 1 year 3,313 1,669 1,643 1
1 to 4 years 38,550 18,742 19,808 -
5 to 9 years 61,158 29,831 31,322 5
10 to 14 years 67,618 32,747 34,869 2
15 to 19 years 90,610 44,139 46,468 3
20 to 24 years 103,620 58,973 44,646 1
25 to 29 years 139,172 78,276 60,894 2
30 to 34 years 147,282 76,624 70,656 2
35 to 39 years 116,466 60,795 55,667 4
40 to 44 years 97,486 53,723 43,761 2
45 to 49 years 81,346 46,454 34,891 1
50 to 54 years 66,839 39,721 27,114 4
55 to 59 years 54,151 32,970 21,181 -
60 to 64 years 44,366 26,963 17,400 3
65 to 74 years 51,936 30,701 21,234 1
75 years and over 19,592 11,674 7,918 -

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Broad Age Groups: Fiscal Year 2016
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,183,505 644,002 539,472 31
Under 16 years 187,010 90,874 96,128 8
16 to 20 years 95,699 47,697 47,998 4
21 years and over 900,796 505,431 395,346 19

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Marital Status: Fiscal Year 2016
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,183,505 644,002 539,472 31
Married 688,392 386,142 302,250 -
Single 401,561 192,854 208,707 -
Widowed 32,341 28,439 3,902 -
Divorced/separated 50,918 31,197 19,721 -
Unknown 10,293 5,370 4,892 31

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Occupation: Fiscal Year 2016
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,183,505 644,002 539,472 31
Management, professional, and related occupations 115,961 45,218 70,742 1
Service occupations 29,464 14,090 15,373 1
Sales and office occupations 44,295 21,556 22,736 3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 13,168 2,426 10,742 -
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations 12,213 697 11,516 -
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 43,268 8,105 35,163 -
Military 74 19 55 -
No occupation/not working outside home 565,255 361,965 203,268 22
Homemakers 160,758 152,864 7,889 5
Students or children 281,933 138,305 143,616 12
Retirees 11,769 6,705 5,064 -
Unemployed 110,795 64,091 46,699 5
Unknown 359,807 189,926 169,877 4

- Represents zero.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 11/21/2023
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