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Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Sex, Age, Marital Status, and Occupation: Fiscal Year 2017

The 2017 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 2017
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,127,167 605,911 521,242 14
Under 1 year 3,432 1,643 1,789 -
1 to 4 years 37,855 18,485 19,368 2
5 to 9 years 60,278 29,590 30,688 -
10 to 14 years 63,974 31,196 32,776 2
15 to 19 years 82,879 40,487 42,389 3
20 to 24 years 97,441 55,118 42,321 2
25 to 29 years 134,393 74,474 59,918 1
30 to 34 years 144,428 73,431 70,997 -
35 to 39 years 115,861 59,457 56,404 -
40 to 44 years 93,482 50,696 42,786 -
45 to 49 years 78,802 44,612 34,189 1
50 to 54 years 63,326 36,965 26,361 -
55 to 59 years 49,444 29,728 19,714 2
60 to 64 years 40,012 23,834 16,177 1
65 to 74 years 45,226 26,376 18,850 -
75 years and over 16,334 9,819 6,515 -

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Broad Age Groups: Fiscal Year 2017
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,127,167 605,911 521,242 14
Under 16 years 179,919 87,950 91,965 4
16 to 20 years 88,944 44,246 44,693 5
21 years and over 858,304 473,715 384,584 5

 

8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Marital Status: Fiscal Year 2017
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,127,167 605,911 521,242 14
Married 656,878 363,340 293,534 4
Single 405,916 194,442 211,469 5
Widowed 27,429 24,200 3,229 -
Divorced/separated 30,758 20,971 9,786 1
Unknown 6,186 2,958 3,224 4

 

Table 8. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status By Occupation: Fiscal Year 2017
Characteristic Total Female Male Unknown
   Total 1,127,167 605,911 521,242 14
Management, professional, and related occupations 114,218 44,892 69,325 1
Service occupations 28,021 13,248 14,773 -
Sales and office occupations 41,284 20,269 21,015 -
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12,594 2,612 9,982 -
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations 12,867 562 12,305 -
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 42,745 7,989 34,756 -
Military 44 18 26 -
No occupation/not working outside home 525,564 334,343 191,209 12
   Homemakers 143,149 135,232 7,913 4
   Students or children 266,526 131,304 135,214 8
   Retirees 9,735 5,555 4,180 -
   Unemployed 106,154 62,252 43,902 -
Unknown 349,830 181,978 167,851 1

- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 11/22/2023
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