The number of people gaining permanent residency in the United States has increased by huge amounts since WWII.
Stats cumulatized from a QM chart.
| Year | # Immigrants |
| 2019 | 85990168 |
| 2018 | 84958403 |
| 2017 | 83861792 |
| 2016 | 82734625 |
| 2015 | 81551120 |
| 2014 | 80500089 |
| 2013 | 79483571 |
| 2012 | 78493018 |
| 2011 | 77461387 |
| 2010 | 76399347 |
| 2009 | 75356722 |
| 2008 | 74225904 |
| 2007 | 73118778 |
| 2006 | 72066363 |
| 2005 | 70800234 |
| 2004 | 69677977 |
| 2003 | 68720094 |
| 2002 | 68016552 |
| 2001 | 66957196 |
| 2000 | 65898294 |
| 1999 | 65057292 |
| 1998 | 64412505 |
| 1997 | 63759299 |
| 1996 | 62961452 |
| 1995 | 62045892 |
| 1994 | 61325715 |
| 1993 | 60521722 |
| 1992 | 59617806 |
| 1991 | 58644361 |
| 1990 | 56817766 |
| 1989 | 55281894 |
| 1988 | 54191722 |
| 1987 | 53550376 |
| 1986 | 52950487 |
| 1985 | 52350460 |
| 1984 | 51782311 |
| 1983 | 51240500 |
| 1982 | 50690448 |
| 1981 | 50156824 |
| 1980 | 49561810 |
| 1979 | 49037515 |
| 1978 | 48643271 |
| 1977 | 48053461 |
| 1976 | 47594706 |
| 1975 | 47095613 |
| 1974 | 46710235 |
| 1973 | 46316316 |
| 1972 | 45917801 |
| 1971 | 45533116 |
| 1970 | 45162638 |
| 1969 | 44789312 |
| 1968 | 44430733 |
| 1967 | 43976285 |
| 1966 | 43614313 |
| 1965 | 43291273 |
| 1964 | 42994576 |
| 1963 | 42702328 |
| 1962 | 42396068 |
| 1961 | 42112305 |
| 1960 | 41840961 |
| 1959 | 41575563 |
| 1958 | 41314877 |
| 1957 | 41061612 |
| 1956 | 40734745 |
| 1955 | 40413120 |
| 1954 | 40175330 |
| 1953 | 39967153 |
| 1952 | 39796719 |
| 1951 | 39531199 |
| 1950 | 39325482 |
| 1949 | 39076295 |
| 1948 | 38887978 |
| 1947 | 38717408 |
| 1946 | 38570116 |
| 1945 | 38461395 |
| 1944 | 38423276 |
| 1943 | 38394725 |
| 1942 | 38371000 |
| 1941 | 38342219 |
| 1940 | 38290443 |
| 1939 | 38219687 |
| 1938 | 38136689 |
| 1937 | 38068794 |
| 1936 | 38018550 |
| 1935 | 37982221 |
| 1934 | 37947265 |
| 1933 | 37917795 |
| 1932 | 37894727 |
| 1931 | 37859151 |
| 1930 | 37762012 |
| 1929 | 37520312 |
| 1928 | 37240634 |
| 1927 | 36933379 |
| 1926 | 36598204 |
| 1925 | 36293716 |
| 1924 | 35999402 |
| 1923 | 35292506 |
| 1922 | 34769587 |
| 1921 | 34460031 |
| 1920 | 33654803 |
| 1919 | 33224802 |
| 1918 | 33083670 |
| 1917 | 32973052 |
| 1916 | 32677649 |
| 1915 | 32378823 |
| 1914 | 32052123 |
| 1913 | 30833643 |
| 1912 | 29635751 |
| 1911 | 28797579 |
| 1910 | 27918992 |
| 1909 | 26877422 |
| 1908 | 26125636 |
| 1907 | 25342766 |
| 1906 | 24057417 |
| 1905 | 22956682 |
| 1904 | 21930183 |
| 1903 | 21117313 |
| 1902 | 20260267 |
| 1901 | 19611524 |
| 1900 | 19123606 |
| 1899 | 18675034 |
| 1898 | 18363319 |
| 1897 | 18134020 |
| 1896 | 17903188 |
| 1895 | 17559921 |
| 1894 | 17301385 |
| 1893 | 17015754 |
| 1892 | 16576024 |
| 1891 | 15996361 |
| 1890 | 15436042 |
| 1889 | 14980740 |
| 1888 | 14536313 |
| 1887 | 13989424 |
| 1886 | 13499315 |
| 1885 | 13165112 |
| 1884 | 12769766 |
| 1883 | 12251174 |
| 1882 | 11647852 |
| 1881 | 10858860 |
| 1880 | 10189429 |
| 1879 | 9732172 |
| 1878 | 9554346 |
| 1877 | 9415877 |
| 1876 | 9274020 |
| 1875 | 9104034 |
| 1874 | 8876536 |
| 1873 | 8563197 |
| 1872 | 8103394 |
| 1871 | 7698588 |
| 1870 | 7377238 |
| 1869 | 6990035 |
| 1868 | 6637267 |
| 1867 | 6498427 |
| 1866 | 6182705 |
| 1865 | 5864137 |
| 1864 | 5616017 |
| 1863 | 5422599 |
| 1862 | 5246317 |
| 1861 | 5154332 |
| 1860 | 5062414 |
| 1859 | 4908774 |
| 1858 | 4787492 |
| 1857 | 4664366 |
| 1856 | 4413060 |
| 1855 | 4212624 |
| 1854 | 4011747 |
| 1853 | 3583914 |
| 1852 | 3215269 |
| 1851 | 2843666 |
| 1850 | 2464200 |
| 1849 | 2094220 |
| 1848 | 1797196 |
| 1847 | 1570669 |
| 1846 | 1335701 |
| 1845 | 1181285 |
| 1844 | 1066914 |
| 1843 | 988299 |
| 1842 | 935803 |
| 1841 | 831238 |
| 1840 | 750949 |
| 1839 | 666883 |
| 1838 | 598814 |
| 1837 | 559900 |
| 1836 | 480560 |
| 1835 | 404318 |
| 1834 | 358944 |
| 1833 | 293579 |
| 1832 | 234939 |
| 1831 | 174457 |
| 1830 | 151824 |
| 1829 | 128502 |
| 1828 | 105982 |
| 1827 | 78600 |
| 1826 | 59725 |
| 1825 | 48888 |
| 1824 | 38689 |
| 1823 | 30777 |
| 1822 | 24423 |
| 1821 | 17512 |
| 1820 | 8385 |
