Table 4. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by State or Territory of Residence: Fiscal Years 2014 to 2016

State or Territory of Residence	2014	2015	2016
Total	1,016,518	1,051,031	1,183,505
Alabama	3,685	3,928	4,736
Alaska	1,505	1,572	1,726
Arizona	16,908	17,997	20,694
Arkansas	2,793	2,814	3,158
California	198,379	209,568	223,141
Colorado	10,872	12,661	14,225
Connecticut	11,252	11,102	12,669
Delaware	2,085	2,168	2,204
District of Columbia	3,169	2,976	3,114
Florida	109,310	118,873	136,337
Georgia	23,792	25,919	29,572
Guam	1,089	1,249	1,147
Hawaii	5,741	6,513	6,285
Idaho	2,202	2,531	2,562
Illinois	36,535	40,482	43,207
Indiana	8,008	8,554	9,946
Iowa	4,225	5,047	5,299
Kansas	4,861	5,419	5,709
Kentucky	5,634	5,647	7,098
Louisiana	4,382	4,696	5,784
Maine	1,382	1,464	1,748
Maryland	24,787	22,627	26,077
Massachusetts	29,776	28,535	35,706
Michigan	18,185	18,049	22,569
Minnesota	13,764	14,737	15,603
Mississippi	1,587	1,587	2,149
Missouri	6,419	6,731	6,868
Montana	451	519	566
Nebraska	4,442	5,234	5,654
Nevada	10,089	11,053	11,555
New Hampshire	2,103	2,159	2,332
New Jersey	51,609	49,801	56,187
New Mexico	3,359	3,626	4,104
New York	141,406	130,010	159,878
North Carolina	17,152	18,495	20,811
North Dakota	1,351	1,600	1,595
Ohio	14,641	16,050	17,251
Oklahoma	4,441	4,880	5,960
Oregon	7,379	8,655	10,033
Pennsylvania	23,944	24,969	27,217
Puerto Rico	2,709	3,322	3,581
Rhode Island	3,297	3,610	4,194
South Carolina	4,233	4,417	5,104
South Dakota	1,108	1,265	1,229
Tennessee	8,507	8,833	10,032
Texas	95,295	99,727	110,651
Utah	6,166	6,883	7,271
Vermont	791	792	886
Virginia	28,477	27,622	29,242
Washington	22,710	24,765	27,304
West Virginia	783	786	928
Wisconsin	5,997	6,655	7,111
Wyoming	414	539	462
Other ¹	1,336	1,116	1,225
Unknown	1	202	1,809

- 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.