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Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the U.S. from FY 1990 to FY 2017 (in millions)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2017. In 2017, 1.13 million immigrants received legal permanent resident status.
Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the U.S. from FY 1990 to FY 2017 (in millions)
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| Number of persons in millions | |
|---|---|
| '17 | 1.13 |
| '16 | 1.18 |
| '15 | 1.05 |
| '14 | 1.02 |
| '13 | 0.99 |
| '12 | 1.03 |
| '11 | 1.06 |
| '10 | 1.04 |
| '09 | 1.13 |
| '08 | 1.11 |
| '07 | 1.05 |
| '06 | 1.27 |
| '05 | 1.12 |
| '04 | 0.96 |
| '03 | 0.7 |
| '02 | 1.06 |
| '01 | 1.06 |
| '00 | 0.84 |
| '99 | 0.64 |
| '98 | 0.65 |
| '97 | 0.8 |
| '96 | 0.92 |
| '95 | 0.72 |
| '94 | 0.8 |
| '93 | 0.9 |
| '92 | 0.97 |
| '91 | 1.83 |
| '90 | 1.54 |
| Number of persons in millions | |
|---|---|
| '17 | 1.13 |
| '16 | 1.18 |
| '15 | 1.05 |
| '14 | 1.02 |
| '13 | 0.99 |
| '12 | 1.03 |
| '11 | 1.06 |
| '10 | 1.04 |
| '09 | 1.13 |
| '08 | 1.11 |
| '07 | 1.05 |
| '06 | 1.27 |
| '05 | 1.12 |
| '04 | 0.96 |
| '03 | 0.7 |
| '02 | 1.06 |
| '01 | 1.06 |
| '00 | 0.84 |
| '99 | 0.64 |
| '98 | 0.65 |
| '97 | 0.8 |
| '96 | 0.92 |
| '95 | 0.72 |
| '94 | 0.8 |
| '93 | 0.9 |
| '92 | 0.97 |
| '91 | 1.83 |
| '90 | 1.54 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from the fiscal year of 1990 to the fiscal year of 2017. In 2017, 1.13 million immigrants received legal permanent resident status.
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- October 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- FY 1990 to FY 2017
- Special properties
- fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30
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- United States
- Survey time period
- FY 1990 to FY 2017
- Special properties
- fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30
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