The 2019 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15,639 | 24,382 | 27,643 |
| Africa | 2,752 | 4,357 | 5,431 |
| Asia | 5,694 | 7,830 | 9,441 |
| Europe | 655 | 1,551 | 1,862 |
| North America | 5,808 | 4,292 | 3,905 |
| Oceania | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| South America | 683 | 6,268 | 6,886 |
| Unknown | 42 | 81 | 115 |
| Country of Nationality | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15,639 | 24,382 | 27,643 |
| Afghanistan | 88 | 78 | 82 |
| Albania | 18 | 45 | 48 |
| Algeria | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| Angola | 14 | 36 | 27 |
| Armenia | 32 | 107 | 126 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 71 | 100 |
| Bahrain | D | D | D |
| Bangladesh | 109 | 152 | 71 |
| Belarus | 40 | 136 | 178 |
| Benin | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| Bolivia | D | 5 | 8 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | D | 9 | 11 |
| Brazil | 29 | 110 | 185 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Burkina Faso | 64 | 115 | 74 |
| Burma | 17 | 73 | 132 |
| Burundi | 35 | 42 | 44 |
| Cambodia | D | 10 | 10 |
| Cameroon | 68 | 179 | 267 |
| Central African Republic | 10 | 19 | 17 |
| Chad | 7 | 30 | 7 |
| China, People's Republic | 2,822 | 3,747 | 4,027 |
| Colombia | 72 | 324 | 278 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | 51 | 76 | 84 |
| Congo, Republic | 51 | 91 | 92 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 27 | 41 | 28 |
| Cuba | D | D | 10 |
| Djibouti | 16 | 22 | 35 |
| Dominican Republic | D | 5 | 15 |
| Ecuador | 64 | 61 | 36 |
| Egypt | 1,014 | 1,402 | 2,156 |
| El Salvador | 2,112 | 1,148 | 897 |
| Eritrea | 348 | 335 | 255 |
| Ethiopia | 291 | 411 | 313 |
| Fiji | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Gambia | 83 | 63 | 52 |
| Georgia | 26 | 46 | 57 |
| Ghana | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Guatemala | 1,998 | 1,307 | 1,047 |
| Guinea | 52 | 66 | 59 |
| Guyana | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| Haiti | 55 | 162 | 191 |
| Honduras | 1,085 | 817 | 532 |
| India | 214 | 350 | 338 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 54 | 85 |
| Iran | 314 | 302 | 342 |
| Iraq | 470 | 399 | 379 |
| Israel | 15 | 18 | 6 |
| Jamaica | 38 | 92 | 89 |
| Jordan | 51 | 114 | 101 |
| Kazakhstan | 41 | 108 | 245 |
| Kenya | 70 | 90 | 127 |
| Kosovo | 29 | 22 | 27 |
| Kuwait | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 98 | 92 | 92 |
| Laos | 3 | 10 | D |
| Lebanon | 27 | 38 | 30 |
| Liberia | 33 | 41 | 107 |
| Libya | 19 | 106 | 65 |
| Madagascar | - | - | - |
| Malaysia | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| Mali | 22 | 39 | 17 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 74 | 75 |
| Mexico | 477 | 717 | 791 |
| Moldova | 51 | 100 | 69 |
| Mongolia | 35 | 56 | 73 |
| Montenegro | D | 6 | 15 |
| Morocco | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| Nepal | 147 | 91 | 36 |
| Nicaragua | 30 | 32 | 319 |
| Niger | 6 | 21 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 461 | 785 |
| North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| Pakistan | 246 | 462 | 388 |
| Peru | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| Philippines | 7 | 23 | 11 |
| Romania | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Russia | 288 | 765 | 1,109 |
| Rwanda | 70 | 85 | 135 |
| Saudi Arabia | 48 | 68 | 82 |
| Senegal | 14 | 22 | 15 |
| Serbia | - | - | 26 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (former) | 11 | 45 | 17 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 36 | 19 |
| Somalia | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| South Africa | - | 8 | 15 |
| South Sudan | D | 5 | 18 |
| Soviet Union (former) | - | - | 25 |
| Sri Lanka | 28 | 40 | 43 |
| Sudan | 65 | 97 | 124 |
| Syria | 635 | 546 | 513 |
| Tajikistan | 8 | 19 | 13 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Togo | 13 | 29 | 41 |
| Tunisia | D | 12 | 4 |
| Turkey | 15 | 475 | 1,739 |
| Turkmenistan | 17 | 26 | 54 |
| Uganda | 57 | 165 | 179 |
| Ukraine | 189 | 370 | 283 |
| Uzbekistan | 48 | 121 | 84 |
| Venezuela | 482 | 5,726 | 6,320 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 34 | 36 |
| Yemen | 48 | 56 | 109 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 60 | 77 |
| All other countries1 | 42 | 74 | 76 |
| Unknown | 42 | 81 | 115 |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Includes countries with fewer than 10 individuals granted asylum affirmatively per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.