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Number of persons obtaining lawful permanent resident status in the United States from 1820 to 2019, by continent and decade

Characteristic	Europe	Asia	Americas	Africa	Oceania	Not specified
2010-2019	906,816	4,062,777	4,433,094	1,037,674	59,663	133,422
2000-2009	1,349,609	3,470,835	4,441,529	759,734	65,793	21,193
1990-1999	1,349,219	2,859,899	5,137,142	34,641	568	25,928
1980-1989	669.69	2,391,356	2,694,504	141,987	41,432	305,406
1970-1979	826,327	1,406,526	1,903,636	71,405	39,983	326
1960-1969	1,133,443	358,563	1,674,185	2,378	23,659	119
1950-1959	1,404,973	135,844	921,644	13,016	11,319	12,472
1940-1949	472,524	34,532	328,435	672	14,262	135
1930-1939	444,404	19,292	230,319	212	324	-
1920-1929	2,560,340	12,674	1,591,278	6,362	986	930
1910-1919	4,985,411	269,736	1,070,539	8,867	12,339	488
1900-1909	7,572,569	300,441	277,882	6,326	11,677	33.49
1890-1899	3,576,411	61,304	38,756	432	3,279	14,112
1880-1889	4,638,684	71,152	529,845	768	7,341	778
1870-1879	2,252,050	134,071	345,889	441	9,094	592
1860-1869	1,880,389	54,408	130,427	458	107	15,472
1850-1859	2,622,617	3,608	84,201	104	110	71,442
1840-1849	1,369,423	121	50.53	67	3	7,196
1830-1839	422,853	55	31,911	66	1	83,495
1820-1829	99,618	34	9,656	19	2	19,173

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January 2022

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1820 to 2019

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Throughout history, Europe has been the most common region of origin for lawful migration to the United States. However, European migration went into decline in the early-1900s, and the Americas has been the most common region of origin since the 1960s. Additionally, legal migration from Europe was overtaken by Asia in the 1970s and Africa in the 2010s.