In the fiscal year of 2021, about 135,181 people who obtained legal permanent resident status in the United States, otherwise known as green card recipients, lived in California. Florida, Texas, New York, and New Jersey rounded out the top five states for green card recipients in that year.
Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the U.S. in the fiscal year of 2021, by state of residence
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US Department of Homeland Security. (September 26, 2022). Number of persons obtaining legal permanent resident status in the U.S. in the fiscal year of 2021, by state of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/200056/number-of-us-green-card-recipients-by-state-of-residence/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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