Legal Immigration to the United States: Fiscal Years
1820 to 2007 (in millions)
Note: These data represent persons admitted for legal permanent residence during the 12-month fiscal year ending September 30 of the year designated. The total for 1976 includes both the fiscal year and transitional quarter data.
Source: Derived from Table 1 in US Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2007. Available at http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2007/table01.xls.