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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Green cards issued to people from

United States

Every year with data, and the category each green card came through. See United States visa issuances.

Showing United States.

Green cards issued · 2006
270
People from United States, fiscal year 2006.

By year

160270150180120180230220280330330410330250220160200240150160
05200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420

By category · 2006

Select a bar above to change the year, or a category here to look at only that one. DHS prints F2A and F2B together, so they can’t be split.

  1. Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)170
  2. F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)30
  3. Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)30
  4. Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)30
  5. EB-1 · Priority workers10

By category and year

A dash means DHS did not publish a number (very small or withheld).

Category20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
EB-1 · Priority workers101010101010101010101010001001001010
EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)00101010101020102010010101000000
EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability10101010010101010101020010101010000
EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals01020101010100010101000001010010
F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)001010001001010101001001010203010
Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)1010101010101010201010201020201010203020
Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)5050605030406050905060404040201010203010
Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)806011090901301302302602102101701601401108012080170100
All together160150240200160220250330410330330280220230180120180150270160

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, by fiscal year. Rounded to the nearest 10. Family, employment and diversity categories only. Unofficial.