Table 18. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively By Relationship To Principal Applicant And Sex, Age, And Marital Status: Fiscal Year 2014
The 2014 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.
Characteristic | Total | Principal applicants | Dependents | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spouses | Children | |||
Total | 14,758 | 10,023 | 1,995 | 2,740 |
Male | 7,531 | 4,917 | 1,166 | 1,448 |
Female | 7,227 | 5,106 | 829 | 1,292 |
Characteristic | Total | Principal applicants | Dependents | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spouses | Children | |||
Total | 14,758 | 10,023 | 1,995 | 2,740 |
Under 1 year | 11 | - | - | 11 |
1 to 4 years | 535 | D | - | D |
5 to 9 years | 892 | 11 | - | 881 |
10 to 14 years | 749 | D | D | 688 |
15 to 19 years | 1,037 | 520 | D | D |
20 to 24 years | 1,514 | 1,322 | 82 | 110 |
25 to 29 years | 2,427 | 2,076 | D | D |
30 to 34 years | 2,337 | 1,887 | D | D |
35 to 39 years | 1,800 | 1,440 | 360 | - |
40 to 44 years | 1,375 | 1,093 | 282 | - |
45 to 49 years | 868 | 668 | 200 | - |
50 to 54 years | 504 | 398 | 106 | - |
55 to 59 years | 302 | 233 | 69 | - |
60 to 64 years | 162 | 132 | 30 | - |
65 to 74 years | 181 | 128 | 53 | - |
75 years and over | 64 | 53 | 11 | - |
Characteristic | Total | Principal applicants | Dependents | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spouses | Children | |||
Total | 14,758 | 10,023 | 1,995 | 2,740 |
Under 16 years | 2,345 | D | D | 2,237 |
16 to 20 years | 1,136 | D | D | 456 |
21 years and over | 11,277 | 9,241 | 1,989 | 47 |
Characteristic | Total | Principal applicants | Dependents | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spouses | Children | |||
Total | 14,758 | 10,023 | 1,995 | 2,740 |
Single | 7,095 | 4,355 | - | 2,740 |
Married | 6,876 | 4,881 | 1,995 | - |
Widowed | 214 | 214 | - | - |
Divorced/separated | 570 | 570 | - | - |
Unknown | 3 | 3 | - | - |
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
Note: Data not available for individuals granted asylum defensively.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Refugee, Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS).
Last Published Date:
November 1, 2016