Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Region and Country of Birth in 2018 - Map

Legal permanent residents (LPRs) are non-citizens who are lawfully authorized to live permanently within the United States, also known as green card recipients. In 2018, 1,096,611 persons were granted LPR status in the United States. Mexico comes by far first with nearly 14.8% of green cards granted.

Morgane Bougouin

Nov 16, 2020