Table 5. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) of Residence: Fiscal Years 2011 to 2020

Ranked by 2020 LPR flow

Geographic area	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total	1,062,040	1,031,631	990,553	1,016,518	1,051,031	1,183,505	1,127,167	1,096,611	1,031,765	707,362
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	183,678	178,998	167,390	173,318	160,932	194,008	173,006	168,933	155,187	99,746
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	86,160	81,508	79,892	80,524	82,979	88,743	82,470	74,032	75,859	51,429
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	71,773	66,152	66,634	72,038	77,647	88,651	80,133	80,341	73,040	39,318
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	32,433	29,583	30,600	32,904	34,152	36,476	35,420	31,918	32,787	27,376
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	31,129	31,728	31,949	33,856	34,591	37,777	38,686	36,263	40,137	26,861
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	35,039	34,895	32,819	33,043	36,661	39,749	36,831	35,045	34,881	25,043
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	39,412	38,579	39,233	39,533	37,343	40,644	39,936	37,796	33,964	24,693
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	28,087	28,016	26,764	28,722	29,589	33,529	34,533	28,915	32,984	22,462
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	25,911	25,044	23,866	24,026	22,836	28,676	29,907	26,411	24,717	17,695
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	17,814	17,642	17,864	17,527	19,007	20,582	20,814	19,553	19,850	17,347
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	18,554	16,937	17,292	18,590	19,866	19,790	19,880	19,906	18,418	16,703
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	22,038	21,299	20,065	19,626	20,875	23,620	21,341	21,334	21,573	14,803
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	18,918	17,905	18,120	17,665	18,210	19,318	19,947	17,704	17,940	11,882
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	12,198	11,597	11,131	12,814	12,302	15,864	12,310	12,454	11,772	9,738
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	14,011	12,803	11,024	11,956	12,364	14,485	13,556	12,707	13,327	9,150
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	21,550	18,893	16,567	17,670	18,524	18,690	18,106	19,381	15,025	9,109
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	14,884	14,547	14,027	13,362	15,912	16,559	15,987	15,000	14,227	9,107
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	10,204	10,229	10,200	10,217	10,730	13,273	12,379	12,730	14,191	8,481
Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	10,183	10,684	10,494	11,181	11,645	12,224	12,672	12,859	11,201	8,106
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	8,486	7,978	7,516	8,724	8,940	11,306	12,533	11,646	10,578	7,982
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	6,067	5,894	6,015	6,133	6,812	8,336	7,908	9,366	7,559	6,249
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	9,189	8,967	7,498	7,375	8,548	9,738	9,798	9,285	9,005	6,169
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	8,996	8,700	8,360	9,647	11,040	11,792	13,420	14,399	10,040	6,167
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	8,719	8,785	8,381	8,652	9,394	9,832	11,052	9,181	9,996	5,826
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	6,466	6,349	5,933	6,228	7,225	8,443	7,741	8,299	7,328	5,481
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	8,229	8,611	8,598	8,437	7,550	8,599	8,390	8,244	7,453	5,366
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	5,420	5,709	5,081	5,404	5,721	6,462	6,274	7,155	5,924	4,637
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	5,466	5,875	5,476	5,422	5,793	6,699	6,827	6,892	6,336	4,607
Columbus, OH	4,964	5,139	4,875	5,287	5,860	6,443	6,463	7,184	5,662	4,486
Raleigh-Cary, NC	3,793	3,746	3,798	4,028	4,199	4,625	4,924	4,642	4,314	3,682
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	3,967	4,380	3,989	4,250	4,360	5,241	5,617	5,184	4,399	3,660
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	4,214	4,351	4,352	4,579	4,724	5,216	5,202	5,144	4,898	3,388
Kansas City, MO-KS	4,097	3,829	3,688	3,654	4,116	4,473	4,600	4,598	4,320	3,316
Salt Lake City, UT	4,298	3,702	3,328	3,967	4,503	4,493	4,065	3,701	4,156	3,235
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	4,651	4,640	4,467	4,413	4,260	4,810	4,400	4,431	4,102	3,051
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	4,675	4,787	4,263	4,193	4,538	5,363	5,382	5,516	4,536	3,039
Saint Louis, MO-IL	3,547	3,403	3,173	3,279	3,205	3,068	3,760	3,663	3,130	2,921
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	2,844	2,689	2,760	3,000	3,170	4,004	3,849	4,121	4,466	2,878
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	2,883	3,111	3,076	3,074	3,124	3,315	3,091	3,511	3,044	2,645
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	4,090	4,059	3,373	3,439	3,446	3,925	3,834	3,618	3,394	2,502
El Paso, TX	5,667	5,461	5,284	4,403	4,814	5,082	4,397	4,317	4,145	2,485
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	3,409	3,617	3,267	3,045	3,054	3,308	2,845	3,302	3,093	2,342
Stockton, CA	2,901	2,935	2,599	2,983	3,151	3,600	3,476	3,226	3,129	2,231
Jacksonville, FL	3,453	3,365	3,170	3,266	3,296	4,306	4,082	4,319	3,657	2,197
Worcester, MA-CT	3,453	3,300	2,945	2,982	3,010	3,575	3,624	3,344	2,994	2,175
Pittsburgh, PA	2,736	2,614	2,650	2,449	2,503	2,867	2,706	2,792	2,592	2,082
Urban Honolulu, HI	5,550	5,020	4,656	4,358	4,731	4,735	4,081	4,152	3,728	2,039
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	2,885	2,767	2,686	2,685	3,079	3,183	3,176	3,331	3,225	2,026
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	2,645	2,616	2,592	3,199	3,054	4,111	4,401	5,538	3,193	2,017
Fresno, CA	3,073	2,894	2,853	2,878	3,212	3,591	3,377	3,667	3,222	2,009
Other metropolitan CBSAs	179,996	177,780	168,402	166,911	180,810	202,023	192,836	195,984	177,080	121,496
Other micropolitan CBSAs	24,357	24,410	23,143	22,259	25,094	27,621	25,857	25,226	23,008	15,546
Non-CBSA	12,869	13,106	12,330	13,298	14,277	14,826	14,367	13,531	12,050	7,978
Unknown	9	3	45	45	253	1,836	898	820	929	403

Data File	File Extension	File size	Date Posted	Report Year	Data Category	categories
Lawful Permanent Residents 2020 Data Tables	zip	213.69 KB	01/06/2022	2020	Yearbook, LPR	9, 69
Lawful Permanent Residents 2020 Supplementary Data Tables	zip	215.27 KB	01/06/2022	2020	Yearbook, LPR	9, 69

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