Below is a table showing persons from Russia obtaining legal permanent resident status (green card) in the United States:
| FY 2008 | FY 2007 | FY 2006 | |
| Total | 11,695 | 9,426 | 13,188 |
| New arrivals | 3,872 | 4,319 | 6,175 |
| Adjustments of status | 7,823 | 5,107 | 7,013 |
| Age | |||
| Under 18 years | 4,455 | 4,377 | 5,819 |
| 18 to 24 years | 1,033 | 749 | 1,126 |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,898 | 1,327 | 1,768 |
| 35 to 44 years | 1,845 | 993 | 1,511 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,061 | 689 | 1,164 |
| 55 to 64 years | 719 | 588 | 840 |
| 65 years and over | 684 | 703 | 960 |
| Unknown | - | - | - |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 5,785 | 5,227 | 7,089 |
| Married | 5,103 | 3,389 | 5,043 |
| Other | 754 | 762 | 1,000 |
| Unknown | 53 | 48 | 56 |
| Occupation | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 2,028 | 1,006 | 1,197 |
| Service occupations | 279 | 278 | 386 |
| Sales and office occupations | 309 | 291 | 406 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 6 | D | 3 |
| Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations | 43 | D | 87 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 158 | 144 | 222 |
| Military | - | - | - |
| No occupation/not working outside home | 6,751 | 6,100 | 8,196 |
| Homemakers | 839 | 474 | 666 |
| Students or children | 5,032 | 4,775 | 6,399 |
| Retirees | 145 | 105 | 191 |
| Unemployed | 735 | 746 | 940 |
| Unknown | 2,121 | 1,562 | 2,691 |
| Broad class of admission | |||
| Family-sponsored preferences | 235 | 135 | 198 |
| Employment-based preferences | 4,045 | 1,466 | 1,461 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 4,023 | 4,502 | 6,932 |
| Diversity | 200 | 182 | 232 |
| Refugees and asylees | 3,114 | 3,065 | 4,146 |
| Other | 78 | 76 | 219 |
| Leading states of residence | |||
| Arizona | 168 | 158 | |
| California | 1,960 | 1,446 | 2,226 |
| Colorado | 252 | 271 | 324 |
| Connecticut | 166 | 179 | |
| Florida | 573 | 552 | 793 |
| Georgia | 325 | 268 | 281 |
| Illinois | 534 | 398 | 525 |
| Maryland | 425 | 286 | 415 |
| Massachusetts | 479 | 368 | 447 |
| Michigan | 222 | 202 | 224 |
| Minnesota | 226 | 333 | |
| New Jersey | 472 | 350 | 521 |
| New York | 1,437 | 1,205 | 2,048 |
| North Carolina | 195 | 170 | 247 |
| Ohio | 262 | 202 | 316 |
| Pennsylvania | 492 | 363 | 515 |
| Texas | 495 | 366 | 493 |
| Virginia | 408 | 267 | 350 |
| Washington | 742 | 622 | 698 |
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security