Regional Economics & Community Analysis Program

Legal permanent resident flows by state of residence and country/region of birth

Table ID: MIG-5
Unit of measure: Number of persons
Vintage: 2006

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State IDArea NameCanadaMexicoNorth America, OtherNorth America TotalAfricaAsiaEuropeOceaniaSouth AmericaUnknownTotal
0United States18,207173,753222,136414,096117,430422,333164,2857,385138,0012,7341,266,264
1000Alabama1325354601,1274411,73964824283164,278
2000Alaska6610211127940819293417841,554
4000Arizona57010,0301,34811,9481,8044,6282,2351227534021,530
5000Arkansas399813781,3981439592742412262,926
6000California2,29166,74425,31594,3509,384121,89025,8223,0019,386844264,677
8000Colorado2813,2457274,2531,8433,4602,1811608001712,714
9000Connecticut3034163,5374,2561,2204,3454,312854,4542818,700
10000Delaware02520646430751271416032,265
11000District of Columbia51519291,0311,24065448526327123,775
12000Florida2,2055,34270,72078,2673,69016,80712,46329244,229248155,996
13000Georgia5683,7083,8338,1096,24110,4143,9411473,2519932,202
15000Hawaii1477964290536,323378266181107,501
16000Idaho94842781,0141705335043112232,377
17000Illinois53911,7352,18914,4633,59017,77414,3051362,05913252,459
18000Indiana2211,2046732,0981,1533,0901,28149430248,125
19000Iowa1058823781,3657291,1676313814974,086
20000Kansas941,1872901,5715531,5403881920364,280
21000Kentucky1463611,1911,6987601,90583930263115,506
22000Louisiana621884627122071,27430612168142,693
23000Maine1331588236511527361107221,719
24000Maryland2765395,4236,2388,8089,6222,805682,5897430,204
25000Massachusetts4952547,3728,1216,2819,7555,9451175,2776435,560
26000Michigan7721,3541,0673,1931,93010,2814,893784993720,911
27000Minnesota3237466811,7507,3086,4791,965516693218,254
28000Mississippi3521514039010770418388621,480
29000Missouri1244895631,1761,3112,3031,64265340206,857
30000Montana6213411161917314117390505
31000Nebraska551,0415741,6707938493101115483,795
32000Nevada2503,7592,1896,1988375,2561,5001177812514,714
33000New Hampshire1626429351944693667917382112,990
34000New Jersey5281,21612,90214,6466,33321,6039,15315113,9539565,934
35000New Mexico721,9653682,4051057753202017643,805
36000New York1,5613,12746,62951,31711,60363,15927,75450325,477352180,165
37000North Carolina6312,8652,0795,5752,7595,7972,8651061,8474018,989
38000North Dakota719201002191621383261649
39000Ohio4506088831,9414,3256,1743,160818436816,592
40000Oklahoma971,1823091,5884651,78545228263104,591
41000Oregon1881,6366042,4287523,0952,50312128589,192
42000Pennsylvania4629043,5284,8943,94410,0025,2071131,7494925,958
44000Rhode Island42561,7331,8311,0608404241260384,778
45000South Carolina2086435181,3694441,4921,17931762155,292
46000South Dakota37529818736721321732601,013
47000Tennessee1981,0117281,9372,5113,8221,209714712110,042
48000Texas1,22035,8308,59445,6448,62324,6015,2612704,49714189,037
49000Utah1731,1884671,8286021,2287452111,121145,749
50000Vermont920015024624318916510895
51000Virginia4221,1506,0677,6397,15714,4333,4711045,6345038,488
53000Washington8952,3057103,9103,0579,6006,1443776863123,805
54000West Virginia242588137783451317660764
55000Wisconsin1611,4004892,0506883,7061,50655320168,341
56000Wyoming286219109231238016250376

Release Date: September 2007
Source: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2006, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Notes: A legal permanent resident (LPR) or "green card" recipient is defined by immigration law as a person who has been granted lawful permanent residence in the United States. The North America region includes Canada, Greenland, Mexico, and countries within Central America and the Caribbean.