Number of green cards U.S. FY 1820-2022

In the fiscal year of 2022, about 1.02 million immigrants received legal permanent resident status in the United States. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when about 740,000 people received legal permanent resident status. 1991 was the year with the highest number of residency permits granted in United States history - this was largely due to the signing of the Immigration Act of 1990, which greatly eased restrictions for legal migration and naturalization.

Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States from FY 1820 to FY 2022

Characteristic	Number of persons
2022	1,018,349
2021	740,002
2020	707,362
2019	1,031,765
2018	1,096,611
2017	1,127,167
2016	1,183,505
2015	1,051,031
2014	1,016,518
2013	990,553
2012	1,031,631
2011	1,062,040
2010	1,042,625
2009	1,130,818
2008	1,107,126
2007	1,052,415
2006	1,266,129
2005	1,122,257
2004	957,883
2003	703,542
2002	1,059,356
2001	1,058,902
2000	841,002
1999	644,787
1998	653,206
1997	797,847
1996	915,560
1995	720,177
1994	803,993
1993	903,916
1992	973,445
1991	1,826,595
1990	1,535,872
1989	1,090,172
1988	641,346
1987	599,889
1986	600,027
1985	568,149
1984	541,811
1983	550,052
1982	533,624
1981	595,014
1980	524,295
1979	394,244
1978	589,810
1977	458,755
1976*	499,093
1975	385,378
1974	393,919
1973	398,515
1972	384,685
1971	370,478
1970	373,326
1969	358,579
1968	454,448
1967	361,972
1966	323,040
1965	296,697
1964	292,248
1963	306,260
1962	283,763
1961	271,344
1960	265,398
1959	260,686
1958	253,265
1957	326,867
1956	321,625
1955	237,790
1954	208,177
1953	170,434
1952	265,520
1951	205,717
1950	249,187
1949	188,317
1948	170,570
1947	147,292
1946	108,721
1945	38,119
1944	28,551
1943	23,725
1942	28,781
1941	51,776
1940	70,756
1939	82,998
1938	67,895
1937	50,244
1936	36,329
1935	34,956
1934	29,470
1933	23,068
1932	35,576
1931	97,139
1930	241,700
1929	279,678
1928	307,255
1927	335,175
1926	304,488
1925	294,314
1924	706,896
1923	522,919
1922	309,556
1921	805,228
1920	430,001
1919	141,132
1918	110,618
1917	295,403
1916	298,826
1915	326,700
1914	1,218,480
1913	1,197,892
1912	838,172
1911	878,587
1910	1,041,570
1909	751,786
1908	782,870
1907	1,285,349
1906	1,100,735
1905	1,026,499
1904	812,870
1903	857,046
1902	648,743
1901	487,918
1900	448,572
1899	311,715
1898	229,299
1897	230,832
1896	343,267
1895	258,536
1894	285,631
1893	439,730
1892	579,663
1891	560,319
1890	455,302
1889	444,427
1888	546,889
1887	490,109
1886	334,203
1885	395,346
1884	518,592
1883	603,322
1882	788,992
1881	669,431
1880	457,257
1879	177,826
1878	138,469
1877	141,857
1876	169,986
1875	227,498
1874	313,339
1873	459,803
1872	404,806
1871	321,350
1870	387,203
1869	352,768
1868	138,840
1867	315,722
1866	318,568
1865	248,120
1864	193,418
1863	176,282
1862	91,985
1861	91,918
1860	153,640
1859	121,282
1858	123,126
1857	251,306
1856	200,436
1855	200,877
1854	427,833
1853	368,645
1852	371,603
1851	379,466
1850	369,980
1849	297,024
1848	226,527
1847	234,968
1846	154,416
1845	114,371
1844	78,615
1843	52,496
1842	104,565
1841	80,289
1840	84,066
1839	68,069
1838	38,914
1837	79,340
1836	76,242
1835	45,374
1834	65,365
1833	58,640
1832	60,482
1831	22,633
1830	23,322
1829	22,520
1828	27,382
1827	18,875
1826	10,837
1825	10,199
1824	7,912
1823	6,354
1822	6,911
1821	9,127
1820	8,385