Table 4. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by State or Territory of Residence: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2018
The 2018 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.
State or Territory of Residence | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,183,505 | 1,127,167 | 1,096,611 |
Alabama | 4,736 | 3,801 | 3,737 |
Alaska | 1,726 | 1,547 | 1,375 |
Arizona | 20,694 | 19,344 | 18,335 |
Arkansas | 3,158 | 3,071 | 3,000 |
California | 223,141 | 214,243 | 200,897 |
Colorado | 14,225 | 14,520 | 13,913 |
Connecticut | 12,669 | 11,938 | 11,629 |
Delaware | 2,204 | 2,244 | 1,831 |
District of Columbia | 3,114 | 2,885 | 2,775 |
Florida | 136,337 | 127,609 | 130,405 |
Georgia | 29,572 | 26,242 | 26,725 |
Guam | 1,147 | 1,107 | 1,231 |
Hawaii | 6,285 | 5,396 | 5,430 |
Idaho | 2,562 | 2,709 | 2,728 |
Illinois | 43,207 | 40,530 | 38,287 |
Indiana | 9,946 | 10,052 | 9,741 |
Iowa | 5,299 | 5,577 | 5,484 |
Kansas | 5,709 | 5,703 | 5,630 |
Kentucky | 7,098 | 7,537 | 8,734 |
Louisiana | 5,784 | 4,688 | 4,889 |
Maine | 1,748 | 1,594 | 1,749 |
Maryland | 26,077 | 25,095 | 24,301 |
Massachusetts | 35,706 | 37,010 | 33,174 |
Michigan | 22,569 | 18,927 | 19,850 |
Minnesota | 15,603 | 16,009 | 16,721 |
Mississippi | 2,149 | 1,793 | 1,643 |
Missouri | 6,868 | 7,707 | 7,638 |
Montana | 566 | 529 | 565 |
Nebraska | 5,654 | 5,327 | 6,500 |
Nevada | 11,555 | 12,733 | 10,851 |
New Hampshire | 2,332 | 2,279 | 2,200 |
New Jersey | 56,187 | 54,440 | 54,424 |
New Mexico | 4,104 | 4,002 | 4,296 |
New York | 159,878 | 139,409 | 134,839 |
North Carolina | 20,811 | 21,184 | 20,838 |
North Dakota | 1,595 | 1,471 | 1,674 |
Ohio | 17,251 | 16,894 | 18,809 |
Oklahoma | 5,960 | 5,535 | 5,938 |
Oregon | 10,033 | 9,221 | 9,679 |
Pennsylvania | 27,217 | 27,762 | 26,078 |
Puerto Rico | 3,581 | 3,298 | 3,062 |
Rhode Island | 4,194 | 4,102 | 4,336 |
South Carolina | 5,104 | 5,027 | 5,078 |
South Dakota | 1,229 | 1,017 | 1,132 |
Tennessee | 10,032 | 9,793 | 9,590 |
Texas | 110,651 | 110,126 | 104,515 |
Utah | 7,271 | 6,390 | 5,723 |
Vermont | 886 | 787 | 824 |
Virginia | 29,242 | 29,466 | 27,426 |
Washington | 27,304 | 27,363 | 26,029 |
West Virginia | 928 | 776 | 675 |
Wisconsin | 7,111 | 6,681 | 7,433 |
Wyoming | 462 | 444 | 409 |
Other 1 | 1,225 | 1,413 | 1,212 |
Unknown | 1,809 | 820 | 624 |
- Represents zero.
1 Includes American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Armed Forces posts.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Last Published Date:
January 6, 2020