Below is a table showing persons from the Philippines obtaining legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States:
| FY 2008 | FY 2007 | FY 2006 | |
| Total | 54,030 | 72,596 | 74,607 |
| New arrivals | 32,478 | 46,537 | 43,684 |
| Adjustments of status | 21,552 | 26,059 | 30,923 |
| Age | |||
| Under 18 years | 11,913 | 16,280 | 15,644 |
| 18 to 24 years | 6,052 | 7,961 | 7,667 |
| 25 to 34 years | 9,478 | 14,325 | 18,627 |
| 35 to 44 years | 9,046 | 11,990 | 13,759 |
| 45 to 54 years | 6,411 | 7,433 | 8,183 |
| 55 to 64 years | 6,373 | 7,655 | 6,062 |
| 65 years and over | 4,755 | 6,952 | 4,661 |
| Unknown | 2 | - | 4 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 20,857 | 28,424 | 29,439 |
| Married | 29,986 | 39,617 | 41,800 |
| Other | 3,073 | 4,383 | 3,161 |
| Unknown | 114 | 172 | 207 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 5,795 | 9,767 | 14,424 |
| Service occupations | 2,482 | 3,073 | 3,527 |
| Sales and office occupations | 3,083 | 3,794 | 4,003 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,081 | 1,404 | 1,153 |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations | 82 | D | 123 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 947 | 1,564 | 1,727 |
| Military | 4 | D | 5 |
| No occupation/not working outside home | 30,636 | 40,351 | 36,131 |
| Homemakers | 7,079 | 9,093 | 7,850 |
| Students or children | 14,570 | 19,763 | 18,703 |
| Retirees | 543 | 745 | 562 |
| Unemployed | 8,444 | 10,750 | 9,016 |
| Unknown | 9,920 | 12,550 | 13,514 |
| Broad class of admission | |||
| Family-sponsored preferences | 13,799 | 13,535 | 16,020 |
| Employment-based preferences | 9,193 | 17,182 | 23,733 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 30,662 | 41,416 | 34,354 |
| Diversity | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Refugees and asylees | 304 | 372 | 272 |
| Other | 64 | 87 | 218 |
| Leading states of residence | |||
| Arizona | 745 | 862 | 871 |
| California | 22,423 | 29,300 | 26,982 |
| Florida | 2,189 | 3,391 | 3,721 |
| Georgia | 584 | 790 | 979 |
| Hawaii | 4,109 | 3,723 | |
| Illinois | 2,365 | 3,524 | 4,125 |
| Maryland | 982 | 1,407 | 1,576 |
| Michigan | 567 | 860 | 751 |
| Nevada | 1,660 | 2,415 | 2,400 |
| New Jersey | 2,347 | 3,174 | 4,007 |
| New York | 2,570 | 3,899 | 5,337 |
| North Carolina | 479 | 582 | 718 |
| Ohio | 461 | 848 | 1,179 |
| Pennsylvania | 537 | 676 | 865 |
| Texas | 2,567 | 3,435 | 3,937 |
| Virginia | 1,324 | 1,687 | 1,753 |
| Washington | 1,623 | 2,172 | 1,774 |
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security