The 2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.
| Geographic area | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,016,518 | 1,051,031 | 1,183,505 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 174,723 | 162,168 | 195,593 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 80,527 | 82,979 | 88,743 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 72,038 | 77,647 | 88,651 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 39,532 | 37,340 | 40,642 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 33,038 | 36,658 | 39,749 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 33,856 | 34,591 | 37,777 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 32,904 | 34,152 | 36,476 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 28,780 | 29,660 | 33,605 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 24,026 | 22,836 | 28,677 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 19,626 | 20,875 | 23,620 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 17,527 | 19,007 | 20,582 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 18,590 | 19,866 | 19,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 17,665 | 18,210 | 19,318 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 17,670 | 18,524 | 18,690 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 13,362 | 15,912 | 16,559 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 12,814 | 12,302 | 15,864 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 11,956 | 12,364 | 14,485 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 10,217 | 10,730 | 13,273 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 11,202 | 11,655 | 12,233 |
| Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 9,647 | 11,040 | 11,792 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | 8,724 | 8,940 | 11,306 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 8,652 | 9,394 | 9,832 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 7,375 | 8,549 | 9,738 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 8,437 | 7,550 | 8,599 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 6,228 | 7,225 | 8,443 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX | 6,134 | 6,812 | 8,336 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 5,421 | 5,790 | 6,693 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 5,404 | 5,721 | 6,462 |
| Columbus, OH | 5,287 | 5,860 | 6,443 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4,193 | 4,538 | 5,363 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 4,251 | 4,360 | 5,241 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4,584 | 4,735 | 5,218 |
| El Paso, TX | 4,403 | 4,814 | 5,082 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 4,413 | 4,260 | 4,810 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 4,358 | 4,731 | 4,735 |
| Raleigh, NC | 4,028 | 4,199 | 4,625 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3,967 | 4,503 | 4,493 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3,654 | 4,116 | 4,473 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 3,266 | 3,296 | 4,306 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3,209 | 3,057 | 4,126 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2,999 | 3,169 | 4,001 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 3,439 | 3,446 | 3,925 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 2,983 | 3,151 | 3,600 |
| Fresno, CA | 2,878 | 3,212 | 3,591 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 2,982 | 3,010 | 3,575 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 3,074 | 3,124 | 3,315 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,545 | 2,775 | 3,312 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 3,045 | 3,054 | 3,308 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2,164 | 2,758 | 3,223 |
| San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR | 2,436 | 3,012 | 3,222 |
| Other CBSAs | 189,008 | 204,931 | 227,331 |
| Other metropolitan areas | 166,158 | 179,093 | 199,039 |
| Other micropolitan areas | 22,850 | 25,838 | 28,292 |
| Non-CBSA | 13,232 | 14,170 | 14,823 |
| Unknown | 45 | 253 | 1,836 |
Note: Metropolitan areas defined based on the 2015 update of Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) definitions. As a result, numbers for previous years may differ from previously published figures. The most current CBSA definitions are available from the U.S. Census Bureau at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.