Below is a table showing persons from India obtaining legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States:
| FY 2008 | FY 2007 | FY 2006 | |
| Total | 63,352 | 65,353 | 61,369 |
| New arrivals | 27,385 | 30,815 | 34,047 |
| Adjustments of status | 35,967 | 34,538 | 27,322 |
| Age | |||
| Under 18 years | 8,613 | 9,755 | 9,914 |
| 18 to 24 years | 5,061 | 5,732 | 6,452 |
| 25 to 34 years | 20,067 | 20,170 | 16,552 |
| 35 to 44 years | 12,873 | 12,771 | 9,807 |
| 45 to 54 years | 6,921 | 7,374 | 7,644 |
| 55 to 64 years | 5,641 | 5,523 | 6,223 |
| 65 years and over | 4,176 | 4,028 | 4,775 |
| Unknown | - | - | 2 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 14,139 | 16,286 | 16,212 |
| Married | 46,442 | 46,189 | 42,102 |
| Other | 2,595 | 2,734 | 2,850 |
| Unknown | 176 | 144 | 205 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 15,682 | 15,103 | 11,638 |
| Service occupations | 1,374 | 1,620 | 1,897 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2,231 | 2,391 | 3,142 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,932 | 2,129 | 2,208 |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations | D | 64 | D |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 892 | 660 | 1,383 |
| Military | D | - | D |
| No occupation/not working outside home | 30,144 | 32,523 | 31,606 |
| Homemakers | 13,697 | 14,705 | 13,233 |
| Students or children | 11,789 | 13,288 | 13,346 |
| Retirees | 764 | 685 | 641 |
| Unemployed | 3,894 | 3,845 | 4,386 |
| Unknown | 11,038 | 10,863 | 9,433 |
| Broad class of admission | |||
| Family-sponsored preferences | 15,042 | 15,551 | 14,525 |
| Employment-based preferences | 25,577 | 28,703 | 17,169 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 19,116 | 18,205 | 22,608 |
| Diversity | 65 | 57 | 30 |
| Refugees and asylees | 3,423 | 2,680 | 6,841 |
| Other | 129 | 157 | 196 |
| Leading states of residence | |||
| Arizona | 611 | 726 | 715 |
| California | 14,112 | 12,820 | 14,110 |
| Connecticut | 896 | 1,173 | 906 |
| Florida | 1,785 | 2,828 | 3,183 |
| Georgia | 2,085 | 2,850 | 2,433 |
| Illinois | 4,114 | 5,096 | 4,479 |
| Maryland | 1,642 | 1,617 | 1,533 |
| Massachusetts | 1,787 | 1,681 | 1,520 |
| Michigan | 1,741 | 2,173 | 1,526 |
| New Jersey | 8,083 | 7,477 | 6,491 |
| New York | 5,561 | 5,371 | 6,691 |
| North Carolina | 1,002 | 1,469 | 1,128 |
| Ohio | 1,169 | 1,307 | 1,090 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,272 | 2,465 | 2,111 |
| Texas | 4,811 | 4,681 | 4,131 |
| Virginia | 2,561 | 2,387 | 1,799 |
| Washington | 1,813 | 1,544 | 1,441 |
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security