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Table 5. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) of Residence: Fiscal Years 2015 to 2017

Geographic Area201520162017
Total1,051,0311,183,5051,127,167
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA162,168195,593174,421
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA82,97988,74382,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL77,64788,65180,133
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV37,34040,64239,927
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX34,59137,77738,686
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI36,65839,74936,832
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA34,15236,47635,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX29,66033,60534,620
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH22,83628,67729,908
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA20,87523,62021,341
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA19,00720,58220,814
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD18,21019,31819,948
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA19,86619,79019,880
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA18,52418,69018,106
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA15,91216,55915,987
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ12,36414,48513,556
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL11,04011,79213,420
Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI11,65512,23312,680
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA8,94011,30612,533
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL10,73013,27312,379
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI12,30215,86412,310
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV9,3949,83211,052
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO8,5499,7389,798
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD7,5508,5998,390
Austin-Round Rock, TX6,8128,3367,908
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA7,2258,4437,741
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC5,7906,6936,811
Columbus, OH5,8606,4436,463
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX5,7216,4626,274
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN4,3605,2415,617
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA4,5385,3635,382
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN4,7355,2185,205
Raleigh, NC4,1994,6254,924
Kansas City, MO-KS4,1164,4734,600
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN3,0574,1264,408
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT4,2604,8104,400
El Paso, TX4,8145,0824,397
Jacksonville, FL3,2964,3064,082
Urban Honolulu, HI4,7314,7354,081
Salt Lake City, UT4,5034,4934,065
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN3,1694,0013,845
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT3,4463,9253,834
Saint Louis, MO-IL3,2053,0683,760
Worcester, MA-CT3,0103,5753,624
Stockton-Lodi, CA3,1513,6003,476
Fresno, CA3,2123,5913,377
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI3,0793,1833,176
Cleveland-Elyria, OH3,1243,3153,091
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL2,7583,2233,016
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR3,0123,2222,989
Other metropolitan CBSAs178,638199,408190,255
Other micropolitan CBSAs25,83828,29226,500
Non-CBSA14,17014,82314,357
Unknown2531,836898

Note: Metropolitan areas defined based on the 2015 update of Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) definitions. As a result, numbers for previous years may differ from previously published figures. The most current CBSA definitions are available from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.