Table 4. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by State or Territory of Residence: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2015

State or Territory of Residence	2013	2014	2015
Total	990,553	1,016,518	1,051,031
Alabama	3,848	3,685	3,928
Alaska	1,460	1,505	1,572
Arizona	16,097	16,908	17,997
Arkansas	2,900	2,793	2,814
California	191,806	198,379	209,568
Colorado	11,108	10,872	12,661
Connecticut	10,985	11,252	11,102
Delaware	2,325	2,085	2,168
District of Columbia	2,981	3,169	2,976
Florida	102,939	109,310	118,873
Georgia	24,387	23,792	25,919
Guam	1,210	1,089	1,249
Hawaii	6,226	5,741	6,513
Idaho	2,120	2,202	2,531
Illinois	35,988	36,535	40,482
Indiana	7,668	8,008	8,554
Iowa	4,105	4,225	5,047
Kansas	5,000	4,861	5,419
Kentucky	5,159	5,634	5,647
Louisiana	4,355	4,382	4,696
Maine	1,208	1,382	1,464
Maryland	25,361	24,787	22,627
Massachusetts	29,482	29,776	28,535
Michigan	16,952	18,185	18,049
Minnesota	12,781	13,764	14,737
Mississippi	1,716	1,587	1,587
Missouri	6,345	6,419	6,731
Montana	445	451	519
Nebraska	4,141	4,442	5,234
Nevada	9,886	10,089	11,053
New Hampshire	2,227	2,103	2,159
New Jersey	53,082	51,609	49,801
New Mexico	3,664	3,359	3,626
New York	133,601	141,406	130,010
North Carolina	16,798	17,152	18,495
North Dakota	1,234	1,351	1,600
Ohio	13,819	14,641	16,050
Oklahoma	4,648	4,441	4,880
Oregon	7,171	7,379	8,655
Pennsylvania	24,720	23,944	24,969
Puerto Rico	2,942	2,709	3,322
Rhode Island	3,337	3,297	3,610
South Carolina	4,266	4,233	4,417
South Dakota	1,231	1,108	1,265
Tennessee	8,380	8,507	8,833
Texas	92,674	95,295	99,727
Utah	5,503	6,166	6,883
Vermont	838	791	792
Virginia	27,861	28,477	27,622
Washington	22,994	22,710	24,765
West Virginia	760	783	786
Wisconsin	5,918	5,997	6,655
Wyoming	522	414	539
Other¹	1,379	1,336	1,116
Unknown	-	1	202

- 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.