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OHSS | Office of Homeland Security Statistics

Table 4

The 2015 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.

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.