British in America: Green Cards

Below is a table showing persons from UK obtaining legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States:

	FY 2008	FY 2007	FY 2006
Total	14,348	14,545	17,207

New arrivals	2,829	3,143	3,864
Adjustments of status	11,519	11,402	13,343

Age
Under 18 years	2,802	2,645	3,156
18 to 24 years	1,060	1,128	1,402
25 to 34 years	3,391	3,764	4,500
35 to 44 years	4,009	3,998	4,656
45 to 54 years	1,848	1,678	1,961
55 to 64 years	824	898	1,018
65 years and over	414	434	513
Unknown	-	-	1

Marital status
Single	4,323	4,079	4,672
Married	9,600	9,987	12,007
Other	373	409	463
Unknown	52	70	65

Occupation
Management, professional, and related occupations	3,932	3,641	4,244
Service occupations	298	338	405
Sales and office occupations	462	500	645
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	12	D	29
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	75	103	108
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	175	208	285
Military	4	D	3
No occupation/not working outside home	5,779	5,751	6,504
Homemakers	1,146	1,121	1,276
Students or children	3,206	3,039	3,620
Retirees	196	218	259
Unemployed	1,231	1,373	1,349
Unknown	3,611	3,984	4,984

Broad class of admission
Family-sponsored preferences	723	647	671
Employment-based preferences	6,630	5,821	6,409
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	6,781	7,913	9,893
Diversity	106	96	131
Refugees and asylees	33	22	47
Other	75	46	56

Leading states of residence
Arizona	245	300	345
California	2,347	2,488	2,526
Colorado	223	250	262
Connecticut	314	321	431
Florida	1,490	1,554	2,255
Georgia	559	531	683
Illinois	433	515	599
Maryland	314	235	387
Massachusetts	449	503	633
Michigan	326	318	350
New Jersey	633	702	772
New York	1,559	1,463	1,872
North Carolina	396	347	507
Ohio	274	261	326
Pennsylvania	446	489	475
Texas	1,201	1,125	1,233
Virginia	446	358	471
Washington	401	484	392
Other	2,167	1,984	2,270

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security