Below is a table showing persons from Korea obtaining legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States:
| FY 2008 | FY 2007 | FY 2006 | |
| Total | 26,666 | 22,405 | 24,386 |
| New arrivals | 5,229 | 5,339 | 5,614 |
| Adjustments of status | 21,437 | 17,066 | 18,772 |
| Age | |||
| Under 18 years | 5,822 | 5,177 | 5,707 |
| 18 to 24 years | 1,869 | 1,739 | 1,882 |
| 25 to 34 years | 4,770 | 4,460 | 5,066 |
| 35 to 44 years | 8,087 | 5,465 | 5,553 |
| 45 to 54 years | 3,976 | 3,306 | 3,386 |
| 55 to 64 years | 1,045 | 1,080 | 1,324 |
| 65 years and over | 1,097 | 1,178 | 1,468 |
| Unknown | - | - | - |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 8,559 | 7,525 | 8,230 |
| Married | 17,260 | 13,994 | 15,035 |
| Other | 787 | 834 | 1,039 |
| Unknown | 60 | 52 | 82 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 5,446 | 3,584 | 3,402 |
| Service occupations | 520 | 547 | 623 |
| Sales and office occupations | 636 | 600 | 678 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 23 | D | 17 |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations | 75 | 56 | 121 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 327 | 329 | 409 |
| Military | 3 | D | - |
| No occupation/not working outside home | 13,162 | 11,543 | 12,403 |
| Homemakers | 3,732 | 3,033 | 3,129 |
| Students or children | 7,376 | 6,457 | 6,781 |
| Retirees | 171 | 173 | 250 |
| Unemployed | 1,883 | 1,880 | 2,243 |
| Unknown | 6,474 | 5,719 | 6,733 |
| Broad class of admission | |||
| Family-sponsored preferences | 2,042 | 2,222 | 2,412 |
| Employment-based preferences | 16,165 | 11,308 | 10,886 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 8,423 | 8,848 | 11,040 |
| Diversity | 7 | D | 6 |
| Refugees and asylees | 8 | D | 14 |
| Other | 21 | 15 | 28 |
| Leading states of residence | |||
| Arizona | 302 | 256 | 226 |
| California | 9,315 | 7,420 | 6,910 |
| Colorado | 293 | 262 | 298 |
| Florida | 509 | 336 | 513 |
| Georgia | 1,063 | 950 | 915 |
| Illinois | 1,109 | 1,011 | 945 |
| Maryland | 893 | 699 | 887 |
| Massachusetts | 400 | 292 | 335 |
| Michigan | 443 | 370 | 431 |
| New Jersey | 2,186 | 1,756 | 2,096 |
| New York | 2,290 | 2,266 | 3,006 |
| North Carolina | 359 | 300 | 314 |
| Ohio | 234 | 235 | 246 |
| Pennsylvania | 621 | 587 | 529 |
| Texas | 1,267 | 874 | 1,046 |
| Virginia | 1,416 | 1,388 | 1,827 |
| Washington | 729 | 759 | 869 |
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security