NYCdata: Immigration - NYS and NYC


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Table 2.I.G Immigration New York City (NYC) and New York State (NYS) Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status 2000-2012
Year	NYS		NYC
Year	Number	Percent¹	Number	Percent¹
2012	149,505	14.5	179,011	17.4
2011	148,426	14.0	183,681	17.3
2010	147,999	14.2	186,084	17.8
2009	150,722	13.3	189,849	16.8
2008	143,679	12.9	179,971	16.3
2007	136,739	13.0	175,735	16.7
2006	180,157	14.2	224,408	17.7
2005	136,815	12.2	172,832	15.4
2004	103,151	10.8	138,568	14.5
2003	89,538	12.7	117,477	16.7
2002	114,531	10.8	91,275	8.6
2001	114,116	10.7	92,361	8.7
2000	106,061	12.5	85,867	10.1
Notes: As of 2003, data for NYC reflects Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA ¹Percent of the total number of immigrants who entered the country that year. Source: Department of Homeland Security- Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

Table 2.I.G Immigration New York City (NYC) and New York State (NYS) Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status 2000-2012