Type and class of admission	Number				Percent Change
Immigrants Admitted from Bangladesh by Class of Admission
New York City, 1982 to 2021
Type and class of admission	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	80s to 10s	00s to 10s
TOTAL	8,695	29,708	52,658	60,570	596.6	15.0
Family-related visas	4,223	17,847	35,208	58,094	1,275.7	65.0
Family preferences	2,760	9,568	17,013	31,436	1,039.0	84.8
First	17	266	415	336	1,876.5	−19.0
Second	1,475	6,839	4,845	8,407	470.0	73.5
Third (Fourth preference prior to 1992)	132	424	676	947	617.4	40.1
Fourth (Fifth preference prior to 1992)	1,136	2,039	11,077	21,746	1,814.3	96.3
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens	1,463	8,279	18,195	26,658	1,722.2	46.5
Spouses	813	3,260	8,038	10,895	1,240.1	35.5
Children	229	1,832	2,622	2,150	838.9	−18.0
Parents	421	3,187	7,535	13,613	3,133.5	80.7
Employment preferences	242	911	1,809	691	185.5	−61.8
First	-	94	71	104	-	46.5
Second	-	133	165	160	-	−3.0
Third	-	519	1,228	226	-	−81.6
Skilled workers	-	460	1,194	212	-	−82.2
Needed unskilled workers	-	59	34	14	-	−58.8
Fourth	-	165	305	182	-	−40.3
Fifth	-	-	-	19	-	-
Pre-1992 Third preference	100	-	-	-	-	-
Pre-1992 Sixth preference	142	-	-	-	-	-
Diversity	4,104	10,169	13,706	580	−85.9	−95.8
Refugees/Asylees	8	334	1,566	977	12,112.5	−37.6
Other	118	447	369	228	93.2	−38.2