A Nation of Families: The Leading Countries of Origin Among New U.S. Permanent Residents
Migration Policy Institute, Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States, March 2026, citing U.S. Department of Homeland Security data. Country-of-nationality percentages reflect the share of all new lawful permanent residents granted in fiscal year 2024, which ran from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Estimated green card totals are calculated by applying MPI-reported FY2024 percentages against the DHS-reported FY2024 total of 1.36 million new lawful permanent residents and have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
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