Legal Immigrants by State
The map below provides estimates of legal permanent residents by state of residence. Move mouse over States to see the number of persons who gained LPR status (green card recipients) in FY 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 & 2004.
| < 2500 | 2500 - 5K | 5K - 10K | 10K - 30K | 30K - 50K | 50K - 100K | > 100,000 |
Color Legend: Number of New Legal Immigrants (Permanent Residents) in the U.S.
See also: Estimate of illegal immigrants by state
Data: US Department of Homeland Security; Last updated: 08/14/2009.
Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by State of Residence
| State of residence | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Total | 1,266,129 | 1,052,415 | 1,107,126 |
| Alabama | 4,277 | 3,393 | 3,877 |
| Alaska | 1,554 | 1,617 | 1,534 |
| Arizona | 21,529 | 17,528 | 20,638 |
| Arkansas | 2,924 | 2,722 | 2,997 |
| California | 264,667 | 228,941 | 238,444 |
| Colorado | 12,713 | 11,039 | 12,741 |
| Connecticut | 18,697 | 12,932 | 12,190 |
| Delaware | 2,263 | 2,085 | 2,295 |
| District of Columbia | 3,775 | 2,541 | 2,652 |
| Florida | 155,986 | 126,277 | 133,445 |
| Georgia | 32,202 | 27,353 | 27,769 |
| Guam | 1,716 | 1,438 | 1,305 |
| Hawaii | 7,499 | 7,236 | 6,572 |
| Idaho | 2,377 | 2,044 | 2,766 |
| Illinois | 52,452 | 41,971 | 42,723 |
| Indiana | 8,122 | 6,639 | 8,028 |
| Iowa | 4,085 | 3,103 | 3,696 |
| Kansas | 4,277 | 4,141 | 5,344 |
| Kentucky | 5,504 | 4,340 | 5,315 |
| Louisiana | 2,693 | 3,475 | 4,011 |
| Maine | 1,717 | 1,488 | 1,617 |
| Maryland | 30,199 | 24,255 | 27,062 |
| Massachusetts | 35,558 | 30,555 | 30,369 |
| Michigan | 20,907 | 18,727 | 17,947 |
| Minnesota | 18,249 | 13,814 | 15,832 |
| Mississippi | 1,480 | 1,593 | 1,679 |
| Missouri | 6,852 | 6,459 | 7,078 |
| Montana | 505 | 575 | 543 |
| Nebraska | 3,795 | 3,066 | 3,668 |
| Nevada | 14,713 | 12,308 | 11,768 |
| New Hampshire | 2,987 | 2,272 | 2,466 |
| New Jersey | 65,931 | 55,834 | 53,997 |
| New Mexico | 3,805 | 3,112 | 3,509 |
| New York | 180,157 | 136,739 | 143,679 |
| North Carolina | 18,987 | 15,469 | 15,174 |
| North Dakota | 649 | 496 | 662 |
| Ohio | 16,585 | 14,078 | 14,595 |
| Oklahoma | 4,590 | 4,269 | 4,306 |
| Oregon | 9,188 | 7,905 | 9,028 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,950 | 22,811 | 23,646 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,093 | 2,917 | 3,287 |
| Rhode Island | 4,778 | 3,354 | 3,735 |
| South Carolina | 5,291 | 4,788 | 4,241 |
| South Dakota | 1,013 | 668 | 773 |
| Tennessee | 10,037 | 8,942 | 8,348 |
| Texas | 89,027 | 77,278 | 89,811 |
| Utah | 5,749 | 5,168 | 6,087 |
| Vermont | 894 | 791 | 771 |
| Virginia | 38,483 | 29,682 | 30,257 |
| Washington | 23,803 | 22,657 | 23,170 |
| West Virginia | 763 | 721 | 798 |
| Wisconsin | 8,339 | 7,381 | 7,306 |
| Wyoming | 376 | 380 | 458 |
| Other | 1,366 | 1,047 | 1,117 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | - |
