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Table 6. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Type and Major Class of Admission: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2022

Totals: Adjustments of Status and New Arrivals

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	990,553	1,016,518	1,051,031	1,183,505	1,127,167	1,096,611	1,031,765	707,362	740,002	1,018,349
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	439,460	416,456	465,068	566,706	516,508	478,961	505,765	321,148	385,396	428,268
Family-sponsored preferences	210,303	229,104	213,910	238,087	232,238	216,563	204,139	121,560	65,690	166,041
Employment-based preferences	161,110	151,596	144,047	137,893	137,855	138,171	139,458	148,959	193,338	270,284
Diversity	45,618	53,490	47,934	49,865	51,592	45,350	43,463	25,028	15,145	43,233
Refugees	77,395	96,066	118,431	120,216	120,356	155,734	80,908	44,404	35,847	29,423
Asylees	42,235	38,176	33,564	37,209	25,647	30,175	26,003	19,471	20,550	53,659
Parolees	556	95	23	15	26	14	16	13	13	14
Children born abroad to noncitizen residents	643	594	403	92	75	69	60	30	75	85
Certain Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. Government and their spouses and children	2,195	11,873	7,048	12,151	19,191	10,297	8,081	9,727	8,303	11,911
Cancellation of removal	5,763	5,248	4,713	3,453	3,539	4,421	4,033	3,685	5,017	4,160
Victims of human trafficking	608	1,149	970	1,069	1,317	1,208	818	866	942	712
Victims of crimes and their immediate relatives	3,756	11,715	14,138	16,184	18,065	15,012	18,442	11,937	9,257	9,952
Other	911	956	782	565	758	636	579	534	429	607

Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	439,460	416,456	465,068	566,706	516,508	478,961	505,765	321,148	385,396	428,268
Spouses	248,332	238,852	265,367	304,358	292,909	268,149	304,334	195,718	251,825	238,632
Children ^[1]	71,382	61,217	66,740	88,494	74,989	66,794	61,303	37,379	53,056	57,131
Parents	119,746	116,387	132,961	173,854	148,610	144,018	140,128	88,051	80,515	132,505

Family-sponsored preferences

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	210,303	229,104	213,910	238,087	232,238	216,563	204,139	121,560	65,690	166,041
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children	24,358	25,686	24,533	22,072	26,219	27,251	24,497	11,383	6,837	17,763
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of lawful permanent residents	99,115	105,641	104,892	121,267	113,500	109,841	93,398	51,701	39,126	89,856
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children	21,294	25,830	24,271	27,392	23,260	19,531	25,213	13,930	6,625	17,449
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children	65,536	71,947	60,214	67,356	69,259	59,940	61,031	44,546	13,102	40,973

Employment-based preferences

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	161,110	151,596	144,047	137,893	137,855	138,171	139,458	148,959	193,338	270,284
First: Priority workers	38,978	40,554	41,688	42,862	41,060	39,514	39,471	47,388	61,451	53,433
Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability	63,026	48,801	44,344	38,858	39,331	40,095	39,506	43,666	59,834	109,081
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers	43,632	43,156	37,243	35,933	38,083	39,228	41,787	43,218	54,099	79,362
Fourth: Certain special immigrants	6,931	8,362	10,584	10,377	9,504	9,711	9,609	10,704	15,315	20,526
Fifth: Employment creation (investors)	8,543	10,723	10,188	9,863	9,877	9,623	9,085	3,983	2,639	7,882

Adjustments of Status

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	532,952	537,348	546,000	570,258	553,393	572,727	578,047	439,209	512,796	552,631
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	233,823	229,948	233,381	261,406	255,954	241,242	316,174	210,074	240,828	217,692
Family-sponsored preferences	26,618	23,401	17,075	15,433	13,824	12,738	19,475	13,958	21,502	12,426
Employment-based preferences	140,208	129,814	122,151	114,019	113,522	110,948	111,016	133,741	177,056	221,373
Diversity	1,527	1,359	1,292	1,071	955	1,139	1,025	868	1,590	1,567
Refugees	77,395	96,066	118,431	120,216	120,356	155,734	80,908	44,404	35,847	29,423
Asylees	42,235	38,176	33,564	37,209	25,647	30,175	26,003	19,471	20,550	53,659
Parolees	556	95	23	15	26	14	16	13	13	14
Children born abroad to noncitizen residents	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Certain Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. Government and their spouses and children	7	5	27	16	48	32	23	0	37	1,467
Cancellation of removal	5,763	5,248	4,713	3,453	3,539	4,421	4,033	3,685	5,017	4,160
Victims of human trafficking	608	1,149	970	1,069	1,317	1,208	818	866	942	712
Victims of crimes and their immediate relatives	3,712	11,665	14,112	16,148	17,993	14,909	18,326	11,888	9,216	9,871
Other	500	422	261	203	212	167	230	241	198	267

Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	233,823	229,948	233,381	261,406	255,954	241,242	316,174	210,074	240,828	217,692
Spouses	167,849	162,894	160,579	173,745	179,345	158,424	220,071	140,337	172,606	151,451
Children ^[2]	16,899	15,929	16,475	18,024	17,260	17,293	21,211	14,397	17,530	14,465
Parents	49,075	51,125	56,327	69,637	59,349	65,525	74,892	55,340	50,692	51,776

Family-sponsored preferences

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	26,618	23,401	17,075	15,433	13,824	12,738	19,475	13,958	21,502	12,426
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children	2,570	2,335	2,557	2,025	2,027	2,023	3,718	2,252	2,542	1,390
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of lawful permanent residents	6,599	11,889	7,032	6,861	5,984	4,481	8,380	7,507	14,720	7,752
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children	1,843	1,858	2,555	2,112	2,126	1,564	2,363	1,456	1,847	1,712
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children	15,606	7,319	4,931	4,435	3,687	4,670	5,014	2,743	2,393	1,572

Employment-based preferences

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	140,208	129,814	122,151	114,019	113,522	110,948	111,016	133,741	177,056	221,373
First: Priority workers	37,315	38,830	39,936	40,490	38,527	35,558	37,322	46,104	60,657	47,343
Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability	60,991	46,903	42,563	36,570	36,265	37,005	36,151	41,262	58,868	103,876
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers	34,991	35,641	29,696	26,926	29,432	28,750	28,333	35,819	43,396	49,258
Fourth: Certain special immigrants	5,635	6,972	8,966	8,638	7,666	7,935	7,597	9,343	13,174	16,900
Fifth: Employment creation (investors)	1,276	1,468	990	1,395	1,632	1,700	1,613	1,213	961	3,996

New Arrivals

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	457,601	479,170	505,031	613,247	573,774	523,884	453,718	268,153	227,206	465,718
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	205,637	186,508	231,687	305,300	260,554	237,719	189,591	111,074	144,568	210,576
Family-sponsored preferences	183,685	205,703	196,835	222,654	218,414	203,825	184,664	107,602	44,188	153,615
Employment-based preferences	20,902	21,782	21,896	23,874	24,333	27,223	28,442	15,218	16,282	48,911
Diversity	44,091	52,131	46,642	48,794	50,637	44,211	42,438	24,160	13,555	41,666
Refugees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asylees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parolees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Children born abroad to noncitizen residents	643	594	403	92	75	69	60	30	75	85
Certain Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. Government and their spouses and children	2,188	11,868	7,021	12,135	19,143	10,265	8,058	9,727	8,266	10,444
Cancellation of removal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Victims of human trafficking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Victims of crimes and their immediate relatives	44	50	26	36	72	103	116	49	41	81
Other	411	534	521	362	546	469	349	293	231	340

Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	205,637	186,508	231,687	305,300	260,554	237,719	189,591	111,074	144,568	210,576
Spouses	80,483	75,958	104,788	130,613	113,564	109,725	84,263	55,381	79,219	87,181
Children ^[3]	54,483	45,288	50,265	70,470	57,729	49,501	40,092	22,982	35,526	42,666
Parents	70,671	65,262	76,634	104,217	89,261	78,493	65,236	32,711	29,823	80,729

Family-sponsored preferences

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	183,685	205,703	196,835	222,654	218,414	203,825	184,664	107,602	44,188	153,615
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children	21,788	23,351	21,976	20,047	24,192	25,228	20,779	9,131	4,295	16,373
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of lawful permanent residents	92,516	93,752	97,860	114,406	107,516	105,360	85,018	44,194	24,406	82,104
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children	19,451	23,972	21,716	25,280	21,134	17,967	22,850	12,474	4,778	15,737
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children	49,930	64,628	55,283	62,921	65,572	55,270	56,017	41,803	10,709	39,401

Employment-based preferences

Class of admission	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Total	20,902	21,782	21,896	23,874	24,333	27,223	28,442	15,218	16,282	48,911
First: Priority workers	1,663	1,724	1,752	2,372	2,533	3,956	2,149	1,284	794	6,090
Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or persons of exceptional ability	2,035	1,898	1,781	2,288	3,066	3,090	3,355	2,404	966	5,205
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and unskilled workers	8,641	7,515	7,547	9,007	8,651	10,478	13,454	7,399	10,703	30,104
Fourth: Certain special immigrants	1,296	1,390	1,618	1,739	1,838	1,776	2,012	1,361	2,141	3,626
Fifth: Employment creation (investors)	7,267	9,255	9,198	8,468	8,245	7,923	7,472	2,770	1,678	3,886