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Table 5. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) of Residence: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2014

Geographic Area201220132014
Total1,031,631990,5531,016,518
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA180,583168,727174,714
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA81,50879,89280,527
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66,15366,63672,038
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38,57539,22239,531
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX31,72831,94933,856
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI34,89832,81933,042
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA29,58330,60032,904
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX28,08126,81028,780
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH25,04523,86824,026
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA21,29920,06519,626
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA16,93717,29218,590
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA18,89316,56717,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD17,90518,12117,665
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA17,64217,86517,529
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA14,54714,02713,362
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11,59711,13112,814
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ12,80411,02411,956
Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI10,70010,50411,202
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL10,22910,20010,217
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8,7008,3609,647
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA7,9787,5168,724
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV8,7858,3818,652
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD8,6118,5988,437
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO8,9677,4987,375
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA6,3495,9336,228
Austin-Round Rock, TX5,8946,0156,134
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC5,8675,4625,421
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX5,7095,0815,404
Columbus, OH5,1394,8755,287
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN4,3594,3584,584
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT4,6404,4684,414
El Paso, TX5,4615,2844,403
Urban Honolulu, HI5,0204,6564,358
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN4,3803,9894,251
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA4,7874,2634,193
Raleigh, NC3,7463,7984,028
Salt Lake City, UT3,7023,3283,967
Kansas City, MO-KS3,8293,6883,654
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT4,0593,3733,439
Saint Louis, MO-IL3,4033,1733,279
Jacksonville, FL3,3653,1703,266
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN2,6342,6013,209
Cleveland-Elyria, OH3,1113,0763,074
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX3,6173,2673,045
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN2,6872,7572,999
Worcester, MA-CT3,3002,9452,983
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,9352,5992,982
Fresno, CA2,8942,8532,878
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC2,7862,5932,755
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI2,7672,6862,685
Other metropolitan CBSAs175,368166,455164,514
Other micropolitan CBSAs24,85723,50622,713
Non-CBSA13,21512,58413,442
Unknown34545

Note: Metropolitan areas defined based on the 2013 update of Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) definitions. As a result, numbers for previous years may differ from previously published figures. The most current 2013 CBSA definitions are available from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.