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Table 1.
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PERSONS OBTAINING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS: FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2013
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YearNumberYearNumberYearNumberYearNumber
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1820 8,385 1870 387,203 1920 430,001 1970 373,326
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1821 9,127 1871 321,350 1921 805,228 1971 370,478
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1822 6,911 1872 404,806 1922 309,556 1972 384,685
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1823 6,354 1873 459,803 1923 522,919 1973 398,515
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1824 7,912 1874 313,339 1924 706,896 1974 393,919
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1825 10,199 1875 227,498 1925 294,314 1975 385,378
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1826 10,837 1876 169,986 1926 304,488 1976¹ 499,093
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1827 18,875 1877 141,857 1927 335,175 1977 458,755
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1828 27,382 1878 138,469 1928 307,255 1978 589,810
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1829 22,520 1879 177,826 1929 279,678 1979 394,244
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1830 23,322 1880 457,257 1930 241,700 1980 524,295
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1831 22,633 1881 669,431 1931 97,139 1981 595,014
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1832 60,482 1882 788,992 1932 35,576 1982 533,624
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1833 58,640 1883 603,322 1933 23,068 1983 550,052
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1834 65,365 1884 518,592 1934 29,470 1984 541,811
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1835 45,374 1885 395,346 1935 34,956 1985 568,149
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1836 76,242 1886 334,203 1936 36,329 1986 600,027
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1837 79,340 1887 490,109 1937 50,244 1987 599,889
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1838 38,914 1888 546,889 1938 67,895 1988 641,346
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1839 68,069 1889 444,427 1939 82,998 1989 1,090,172
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1840 84,066 1890 455,302 1940 70,756 1990 1,535,872
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1841 80,289 1891 560,319 1941 51,776 1991 1,826,595
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1842 104,565 1892 579,663 1942 28,781 1992 973,445
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1843 52,496 1893 439,730 1943 23,725 1993 903,916
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1844 78,615 1894 285,631 1944 28,551 1994 803,993
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1845 114,371 1895 258,536 1945 38,119 1995 720,177
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1846 154,416 1896 343,267 1946 108,721 1996 915,560
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1847 234,968 1897 230,832 1947 147,292 1997 797,847
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1848 226,527 1898 229,299 1948 170,570 1998 653,206
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1849 297,024 1899 311,715 1949 188,317 1999 644,787
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1850 369,980 1900 448,572 1950 249,187 2000 841,002
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1851 379,466 1901 487,918 1951 205,717 2001 1,058,902
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1852 371,603 1902 648,743 1952 265,520 2002 1,059,356
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1853 368,645 1903 857,046 1953 170,434 2003 703,542
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1854 427,833 1904 812,870 1954 208,177 2004 957,883
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1855 200,877 1905 1,026,499 1955 237,790 20051,122,257
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1856 200,436 1906 1,100,735 1956 321,625 20061,266,129
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1857 251,306 1907 1,285,349 1957 326,867 20071,052,415
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1858 123,126 1908 782,870 1958 253,265 20081,107,126
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1859 121,282 1909 751,786 1959 260,686 20091,130,818
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1860 153,640 1910 1,041,570 1960 265,398 20101,042,625
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1861 91,918 1911 878,587 1961 271,344 20111,062,040
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1862 91,985 1912 838,172 1962 283,763 20121,031,631
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1863 176,282 1913 1,197,892 1963 306,260 2013990,553
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1864 193,418 1914 1,218,480 1964 292,248
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1865 248,120 1915 326,700 1965 296,697
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1866 318,568 1916 298,826 1966 323,040
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1867 315,722 1917 295,403 1967 361,972
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1868 138,840 1918 110,618 1968 454,448
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1869 352,768 1919 141,132 1969 358,579
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¹ Includes the 15 months from July 1, 1975 to September 30, 1976 because the end date of fiscal years was changed from June 30 to September 30.
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Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.