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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
CharacteristicTotalFemaleMaleUnknown
    Total1,183,505644,002539,47231
Under 1 year3,3131,6691,6431
1 to 4 years38,55018,74219,808-
5 to 9 years61,15829,83131,3225
10 to 14 years67,61832,74734,8692
15 to 19 years90,61044,13946,4683
20 to 24 years103,62058,97344,6461
25 to 29 years139,17278,27660,8942
30 to 34 years147,28276,62470,6562
35 to 39 years116,46660,79555,6674
40 to 44 years97,48653,72343,7612
45 to 49 years81,34646,45434,8911
50 to 54 years66,83939,72127,1144
55 to 59 years54,15132,97021,181-
60 to 64 years44,36626,96317,4003
65 to 74 years51,93630,70121,2341
75 years and over19,59211,6747,918-

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Broad Age Groups: Fiscal Year 2016
CharacteristicTotalFemaleMaleUnknown
   Total1,183,505644,002539,47231
Under 16 years187,01090,87496,1288
16 to 20 years95,69947,69747,9984
21 years and over900,796505,431395,34619

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Marital Status: Fiscal Year 2016
CharacteristicTotalFemaleMaleUnknown
   Total1,183,505644,002539,47231
Married688,392386,142302,250-
Single401,561192,854208,707-
Widowed32,34128,4393,902-
Divorced/separated50,91831,19719,721-
Unknown10,2935,3704,89231

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Occupation: Fiscal Year 2016
CharacteristicTotalFemaleMaleUnknown
   Total1,183,505644,002539,47231
Management, professional, and related occupations115,96145,21870,7421
Service occupations29,46414,09015,3731
Sales and office occupations44,29521,55622,7363
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations13,1682,42610,742-
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations12,21369711,516-
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations43,2688,10535,163-
Military741955-
No occupation/not working outside home565,255361,965203,26822
Homemakers160,758152,8647,8895
Students or children281,933138,305143,61612
Retirees11,7696,7055,064-
Unemployed110,79564,09146,6995
Unknown359,807189,926169,8774

- Represents zero.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 11/10/2021
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