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