Green Card Processing Statistics - Part 2

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Region and Country of Birth:
The leading regions of birth of new LPRs in 2012 were Asia (42 percent) and North America (32 percent). Together, Asia and North America accounted for 70 percent or more of the LPR flow each year from 2009 to 2012. In 2012, 14 percent of all persons granted LPR status were born in Mexico. Other prominent countries of birth were China (7.9 percent), India (6.4 percent), Philippines (5.6 percent), and the Dominican Republic (4 percent). These five countries accounted for 38 percent of all new LPRs in 2012.

Legal Permanent Resident Flow by Region & Country of Birth: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012

Region and country of birth	2012		2011		2010
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
REGION
Total	1,031,631	100 .0	1,062,040	100  .0	1,042,625	100  .0
Africa	107,241	10.4	100,374	9 .5	101,355	9 .7
Asia	429,599	41.6	451,593	42 .5	422,063	40 .5
Europe	81,671	7 .9	83,850	7 .9	88,801	8 .5
North America	327,771	31 .8	333,902	31 .4	336,553	32 .3
(a) Caribbean	127,477	12 .4	133,680	12 .6	139,951	13 .4
(b) Central America	40,675	3 .9	43,707	4 .1	43,951	4 .2
(c) Other North America	159,619	15 .5	156,515	14 .7	152,651	14 .6
Oceania	4,742	0 .5	4,980	0 .5	5,345	0 .5
South America	79,401	7 .7	86,096	8 .1	87,178	8 .4
Unknown	1,206	0 .1	1,245	0 .1	1,330	0 .1
COUNTRY
Total	1,031,631	100  .0	1,062,040	100  .0	1,042,625	100  .0
Mexico	146,406	14 .2	143,446	13 .5	139,120	13 .3
China, People’s Republic	81,784	7 .9	87,016	8 .2	70,863	6 .8
India	66,434	6 .4	69,013	6 .5	69,162	6 .6
Philippines	57,327	5 .6	57,011	5 .4	58,173	5 .6
Dominican Republic	41,566	4 .0	46,109	4 .3	53,870	5 .2
Cuba	32,820	3 .2	36,452	3 .4	33,573	3 .2
Vietnam	28,304	2 .7	34,157	3 .2	30,632	2 .9
Haiti	22,818	2 .2	22,111	2 .1	22,582	2 .2
Colombia	20,931	2 .0	22,635	2 .1	22,406	2 .1
Korea, South	20,846	2 .0	22,824	2 .1	22,227	2 .1
Jamaica	20,705	2 .0	19,662	1 .9	19,825	1 .9
Iraq	20,369	2 .0	21,133	2 .0	19,855	1 .9
Burma	17,383	1 .7	16,518	1 .6	12,925	1 .2
El Salvador	16,256	1 .6	18,667	1 .8	18,806	1 .8
Pakistan	14,740	1 .4	15,546	1 .5	18,258	1 .8
Bangladesh	14,705	1 .4	16,707	1 .6	14,819	1 .4
Ethiopia	14,544	1 .4	13,793	1 .3	14,266	1 .4
Nigeria	13,575	1 .3	11,824	1 .1	13,376	1 .3
Canada	12,932	1 .3	12,800	1 .2	13,328	1 .3
Iran	12,916	1 .3	14,822	1 .4	14,182	1 .4
All other countries	354,270	34 .3	359,794	33 .9	360,377	34 .6

State of Residence:
California was the state of residence of nearly one-fifth (19 percent) of persons granted LPR status in 2012 (see Table 4). Other leading states of residence included New York (15 percent), Florida (10 percent), Texas (9.3 percent), and New Jersey (4.9 percent). Fifty-eight percent of new LPRs intended to reside in these five states in 2012.

Legal Permanent Resident Flow by State of Residence: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012:

	2012		2011		2010
State of residence	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	1,031,631	100  .0	1,062,040	100  .0	1,042,625	100  .0
California	196,622	19 .1	210,591	19 .8	208,446	20 .0
New York	149,505	14 .5	148,426	14 .0	147,999	14 .2
Florida	103,047	10 .0	109,229	10 .3	107,276	10 .3
Texas	95,557	9 .3	94,481	8 .9	87,750	8 .4
New Jersey	50,790	4 .9	55,547	5 .2	56,920	5 .5
Illinois	38,373	3 .7	38,325	3 .6	37,909	3 .6
Massachusetts	31,392	3 .0	32,236	3 .0	31,069	3 .0
Virginia	28,227	2 .7	27,767	2 .6	28,607	2 .7
Georgia	26,134	2 .5	27,015	2 .5	24,833	2 .4
Maryland	25,032	2 .4	25,397	2 .4	24,130	2 .3
Other	286,952	27 .8	293,026	27 .6	287,686	27 .6

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