The table below shows the number of persons who have obtained a legal permanent resident (LPR) status. 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. Oftentimes, these people bring a unique skillset and diversify the workforce and business community. Rankings are based on a percentage of the total population, to control for population size.
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Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status, 25 Largest MSAs
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Rank
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Geographic area
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2009
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2010
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Total Pop
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% of Total Pop
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1
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Miami
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83,936
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69,420
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5,547,051
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1.51%
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2
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New York
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189,860
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186,086
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19,069,796
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1.00%
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3
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Washington DC
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42,567
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41,322
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5,476,241
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0.78%
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4
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Los Angeles
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97,539
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87,443
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12,874,797
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0.76%
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5
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San Francisco
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32,304
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31,761
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4,317,853
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0.75%
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6
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San Diego
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20,779
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19,769
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3,053,793
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0.68%
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7
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Seattle
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20,712
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16,866
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3,407,848
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0.61%
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8
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Boston
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26,346
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24,969
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4,588,680
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0.57%
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9
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Houston
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32,022
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30,844
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5,867,489
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0.55%
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10
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Minneapolis
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14,958
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10,434
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3,269,814
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0.46%
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11
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Dallas
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29,022
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26,006
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6,447,615
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0.45%
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12
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Sacramento
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9,358
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8,047
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2,127,355
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0.44%
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13
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Atlanta
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23,344
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20,447
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5,475,213
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0.43%
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14
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Riverside
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17,010
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14,926
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4,143,113
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0.41%
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15
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Chicago
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38,840
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35,109
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9,580,567
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0.41%
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16
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Tampa
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10,296
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8,818
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2,747,272
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0.37%
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17
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Portland
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7,844
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6,732
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2,241,841
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0.35%
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18
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Denver
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8,468
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8,214
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2,552,195
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0.33%
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19
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Phoenix
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14,349
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12,542
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4,364,094
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0.33%
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20
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Philadelphia
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18,936
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18,253
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5,968,252
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0.32%
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21
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Baltimore
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8,268
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8,207
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2,690,886
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0.31%
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22
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Detroit
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12,856
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12,682
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4,403,437
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0.29%
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23
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Cleveland
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3,081
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3,111
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2,091,286
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0.15%
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24
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Cincinnati
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2,978
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2,814
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2,171,896
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0.14%
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25
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St. Louis
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3,792
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3,553
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2,828,990
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0.13%
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Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Percentage based on 2009 data. 2010 Population not available. Pittsburgh N/A.
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