The Office of Immigration Statistics serves a decision-support function by producing annual core reports on immigrants by legal status and by conducting quantitative studies and research on immigration.
Homeland Security Components
Related Resources
- Applications for Benefits and Naturalization Reports
- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State
- Executive Office of Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice
- Foreign-Born Population Statistics, Census Bureau
- Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor
- Foreign Tourist Statistics, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries
- H-1B Statistics, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- International Student Statistics, SEVIS
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Visa Issuance Statistics, U.S. Department of State
Immigration Statistics
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New Releases
Refugees and Asylees: 2010 (view summary and full report)
This report provides information on the number and characteristics of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum in the United States in 2010.
Data on Refugees and Asylees
Access data on persons admitted to the United States as refugees or granted asylum in the United States in 2010.
U.S. Naturalizations: 2010 (view summary and full report)
This report presents information on the number and characteristics of foreign nationals who became American citizens during fiscal year 2010.
Data on Naturalizations
Access data on persons who became American citizens in fiscal year 2010 by country of birth, state of residence, and other characteristics.
Reports and Publications
Top Requested
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009, January 2010 (PDF, 8 pages - 361 KB)
- U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2009, April 2010 (PDF, 6 pages - 401 KB)
- Profiles on Legal Permanent Residents
- Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status: Fiscal Years 1820 to 2009 (XLS, 19 KB)
Working Papers
An Analysis of Migrant Smuggling Costs along the Southwest Border, November 2010 (PDF 22 pages – 438 KB) This Working Paper uses DHS data and econometric techniques to isolate the impact of enforcement activities on smuggling costs as compared to other influences.
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and Overseas Travel to the United States: Initial Impacts and Longer-Run Recovery (PDF, 16 pages, 988 KB) - This Working Paper examines whether the initial decline and eventual recovery of overseas travel to United States during the post-9/11 period varied according to sending countries’ participation in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
Yearbook
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (PDF, 112 pages - 4.91 MB)
The Yearbook is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during the specified fiscal year, were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration law enforcement actions. Yearbook data tables are released as Excel file as they become available. The final 2010 Yearbook in PDF format is released in August.
Legal Permanent Residents
Annual Flow Reports
Annual Population Estimates
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2009, October 2010 (PDF, 4 pages - 226 KB)
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2008, October 2009 (PDF, 4 pages - 326 KB)
- Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2007, February 2009 (PDF, 4 pages - 184 KB)
Topic Areas
Naturalized Citizens
- U.S. Naturalizations: 2010
- Data on Naturalizations
- Profiles on Naturalized Citizens
- Mapping Naturalized Citizens
- More on Naturalizations >>
Nonimmigrant Admissions
- Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2009, April 2010 (PDF, 10 pages - 485.5 KB)
- Estimates of the Resident Nonimmigrant Population in the United States: 2008, June 2010 (PDF, 5 pages, 344 KB)
- Data on Nonimmigrant admissions: 2009
- More on Nonimmigrants >>
Unauthorized Immigrant Population Estimates
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010, February 2011 (PDF - 7 pages - 481 KB)
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009, January 2010 (PDF, 8 pages - 361 KB)
- More Unauthorized >>
Refugees and Asylees
- Refugees and Asylees: 2010
- Data on Refugees and Asylees: 2010
- Refugees and Asylees: 2009, April 2010 (PDF, 6 pages - 335 KB)
- Data on Refugees and Asylees: 2009
- More Refugees and Asylees >>
Enforcement Actions
- Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2009, (PDF, 4 pages – 409 KB)
Data on Enforcement Actions: 2009 - Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2008, (PDF, 4 pages - 196 KB)
Data on Enforcement Actions: 2008 - Immigration Enforcement Actions: 2007, (PDF, 4 pages - 181.99 KB)
- More Enforcement Actions >>
Contact
For additional information about publications released by the Office of Immigration Statistics, write or call:
Office of Immigration Statistics
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
800 K Street, NW
10th Floor, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20536
(202) 786-9900
Immigrationstatistics@dhs.gov
To check your application status, please visit USCIS.
To report suspicious activity, please visit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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