Name: Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status in the United States By State Of Residence: Data and Trends
Creator: USAFacts
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Persons obtaining lawful permanent resident status

By state of residence (persons)

2021 (most recent) persons obtaining lawful permanent resident status in the United States by state of residence:

Highest: California (135,181)
Lowest: Wyoming (280)

Data table

Year	Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland	Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina	South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming
2021	2,887	761	14,466	2,586	135,181	10,146	8,646	1,830	83,227	20,033	2,452	1,714	26,228	7,223	3,450	3,399	4,401	3,137	899	17,284	22,431	13,929	8,774	1,165	5,002	404	2,915	7,290	1,675	37,844	2,821	76,127	15,732	996	11,932	3,703	6,381	17,306	2,218	4,378	681	7,277	78,873	5,552	423	20,428	22,145	494	5,025	280
2020	2,843	823	12,516	2,224	138,996	9,223	7,802	1,301	65,799	18,282	2,709	1,853	27,377	6,551	3,907	3,943	3,932	2,584	935	16,049	22,107	13,953	9,828	1,020	5,836	505	2,768	7,040	1,446	30,275	2,925	81,755	13,989	1,001	12,651	3,031	5,984	17,398	2,292	3,705	885	6,704	74,565	5,421	495	18,183	21,549	547	4,525	241
2019	3,669	1,374	18,181	2,915	193,093	13,558	10,630	2,084	118,140	27,246	4,917	2,312	37,958	8,527	5,534	5,139	6,006	5,116	1,361	22,304	30,834	17,414	13,833	1,687	6,900	545	4,279	11,718	2,046	48,754	3,736	124,026	18,419	1,494	16,467	4,642	8,521	25,329	3,445	4,675	1,199	9,507	107,955	6,838	648	24,784	25,570	817	7,138	410
2018	3,737	1,375	18,335	3,000	200,897	13,913	11,629	1,831	130,405	26,725	5,430	2,728	38,287	9,741	5,484	5,630	8,734	4,889	1,749	24,301	33,174	19,850	16,721	1,643	7,638	565	6,500	10,851	2,200	54,424	4,296	134,839	20,838	1,674	18,809	5,938	9,679	26,078	4,336	5,078	1,132	9,590	104,515	5,723	824	27,426	26,029	675	7,433	409
2017	3,801	1,547	19,344	3,071	214,243	14,520	11,938	2,244	127,609	26,242	5,396	2,709	40,530	10,052	5,577	5,703	7,537	4,688	1,594	25,095	37,010	18,927	16,009	1,793	7,707	529	5,327	12,733	2,279	54,440	4,002	139,409	21,184	1,471	16,894	5,535	9,221	27,762	4,102	5,027	1,017	9,793	110,126	6,390	787	29,466	27,363	776	6,681	444
2016	4,736	1,726	20,694	3,158	223,141	14,225	12,669	2,204	136,337	29,572	6,285	2,562	43,207	9,946	5,299	5,709	7,098	5,784	1,748	26,077	35,706	22,569	15,603	2,149	6,868	566	5,654	11,555	2,332	56,187	4,104	159,878	20,811	1,595	17,251	5,960	10,033	27,217	4,194	5,104	1,229	10,032	110,651	7,271	886	29,242	27,304	928	7,111	462
2015	3,928	1,572	17,997	2,814	209,568	12,661	11,102	2,168	118,873	25,919	6,513	2,531	40,482	8,554	5,047	5,419	5,647	4,696	1,464	22,627	28,535	18,049	14,737	1,587	6,731	519	5,234	11,053	2,159	49,801	3,626	130,010	18,495	1,600	16,050	4,880	8,655	24,969	3,610	4,417	1,265	8,833	99,727	6,883	792	27,622	24,765	786	6,655	539
2014	3,685	1,505	16,908	2,793	198,379	10,872	11,252	2,085	109,310	23,792	5,741	2,202	36,535	8,008	4,225	4,861	5,634	4,382	1,382	24,787	29,776	18,185	13,764	1,587	6,419	451	4,442	10,089	2,103	51,609	3,359	141,406	17,152	1,351	14,641	4,441	7,379	23,944	3,297	4,233	1,108	8,507	95,295	6,166	791	28,477	22,710	783	5,997	414
2013	3,848	1,460	16,097	2,900	191,806	11,108	10,985	2,325	102,939	24,387	6,226	2,120	35,988	7,668	4,105	5,000	5,159	4,355	1,208	25,361	29,482	16,952	12,781	1,716	6,345	445	4,141	9,886	2,227	53,082	3,664	133,601	16,798	1,234	13,819	4,648	7,171	24,720	3,337	4,266	1,231	8,380	92,674	5,503	838	27,861	22,994	760	5,918	522
2012	3,873	1,612	18,434	2,795	196,622	13,327	12,237	2,208	103,047	26,134	6,764	2,428	38,373	8,359	4,679	4,980	5,243	4,454	1,497	24,971	31,392	17,494	12,999	1,583	6,635	503	4,384	10,343	2,466	50,790	3,714	149,505	17,487	1,144	13,948	4,646	7,791	25,032	3,798	3,924	1,521	8,573	95,557	5,932	877	28,227	23,060	779	6,049	427

Sources

Agency	The Department of Homeland Security
Source	Immigration Yearbook
Last updated at USAFacts	May 31, 2023
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