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Table 5. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) of Residence: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2015

Geographic Area201320142015
Total990,5531,016,5181,051,031
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA168,734174,727162,175
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA79,89280,52782,979
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66,63472,03877,647
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV39,23239,53237,340
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI32,81933,03836,658
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX31,94933,85634,591
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA30,60032,90434,152
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX26,81028,78029,660
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH23,86824,02622,836
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA20,06519,62620,875
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA17,29218,59019,866
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA17,86417,52719,007
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA16,56717,67018,524
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD18,12117,66518,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA14,02713,36215,915
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ11,02411,95612,364
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11,13112,81412,302
Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI10,50411,20211,655
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8,3609,64711,040
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL10,20010,21710,730
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV8,3818,6529,394
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA7,5168,7248,940
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO7,4987,3758,549
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD8,5988,4377,550
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA5,9336,2287,225
Austin-Round Rock, TX6,0156,1346,812
Columbus, OH4,8755,2875,860
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC5,4625,4215,791
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX5,0815,4045,721
El Paso, TX5,2844,4034,814
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN4,3584,5844,735
Urban Honolulu, HI4,6564,3584,731
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA4,2634,1934,539
Salt Lake City, UT3,3283,9674,503
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN3,9894,2514,360
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT4,4684,4144,260
Raleigh, NC3,7984,0284,199
Kansas City, MO-KS3,6883,6544,116
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT3,3733,4393,446
Jacksonville, FL3,1703,2663,296
Fresno, CA2,8532,8783,212
Saint Louis, MO-IL3,1733,2793,205
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN2,7572,9993,169
Stockton-Lodi, CA2,5992,9823,150
Cleveland-Elyria, OH3,0763,0743,124
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI2,6862,6853,079
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN2,6013,2093,057
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX3,2673,0453,054
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR2,6872,4363,012
Worcester, MA-CT2,9452,9823,010
Other metropolitan CBSAs166,352164,833178,265
Other micropolitan CBSAs23,50622,71125,648
Non-CBSA12,57913,43714,426
Unknown4545253

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.