Table 4. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by State or Territory of Residence: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2014

State or Territory of Residence	2012	2013	2014
Total	1,031,631	990,553	1,016,518
Alabama	3,873	3,848	3,685
Alaska	1,612	1,460	1,505
Arizona	18,434	16,097	16,908
Arkansas	2,795	2,900	2,793
California	196,622	191,806	198,379
Colorado	13,327	11,108	10,872
Connecticut	12,237	10,985	11,252
Delaware	2,208	2,325	2,085
District of Columbia	2,811	2,981	3,169
Florida	103,047	102,939	109,310
Georgia	26,134	24,387	23,792
Guam	1,430	1,210	1,089
Hawaii	6,764	6,226	5,741
Idaho	2,428	2,120	2,202
Illinois	38,373	35,988	36,535
Indiana	8,359	7,668	8,008
Iowa	4,679	4,105	4,225
Kansas	4,980	5,000	4,861
Kentucky	5,243	5,159	5,634
Louisiana	4,454	4,355	4,382
Maine	1,497	1,208	1,382
Maryland	24,971	25,361	24,787
Massachusetts	31,392	29,482	29,776
Michigan	17,494	16,952	18,185
Minnesota	12,999	12,781	13,764
Mississippi	1,583	1,716	1,587
Missouri	6,635	6,345	6,419
Montana	503	445	451
Nebraska	4,384	4,141	4,442
Nevada	10,343	9,886	10,089
New Hampshire	2,466	2,227	2,103
New Jersey	50,790	53,082	51,609
New Mexico	3,714	3,664	3,359
New York	149,505	133,601	141,406
North Carolina	17,487	16,798	17,152
North Dakota	1,144	1,234	1,351
Ohio	13,948	13,819	14,641
Oklahoma	4,646	4,648	4,441
Oregon	7,791	7,171	7,379
Pennsylvania	25,032	24,720	23,944
Puerto Rico	3,106	2,942	2,709
Rhode Island	3,798	3,337	3,297
South Carolina	3,924	4,266	4,233
South Dakota	1,521	1,231	1,108
Tennessee	8,573	8,380	8,507
Texas	95,557	92,674	95,295
Utah	5,932	5,503	6,166
Vermont	877	838	791
Virginia	28,227	27,861	28,477
Washington	23,060	22,994	22,710
West Virginia	779	760	783
Wisconsin	6,049	5,918	5,997
Wyoming	427	522	414
Other¹	1,667	1,379	1,336
Unknown	-	-	1

- Represents zero.

¹Includes American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. armed forces posts.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.