Country of Birth
Mexico was the leading country of origin of the LPR population in 2010. An estimated 3.3 million or 26 percent of LPRs came from Mexico. The next leading source country was the Philippines (0.6 million), followed by People’s Republic of China (0.6 million), India (0.5 million), and the Dominican Republic (0.4 million). Forty-two percent of LPRs in 2010 were born in one of these five countries. The 10 leading countries of origin, which also include Cuba, Canada, El Salvador, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom, represented 55 percent of the LPR population.

The leading countries of origin of the LPR population eligible to apply to naturalize are similar to those for the total LPR population. Differences in rankings tend to reflect either country of origin variation in the propensity to naturalize or changes in LPR flows and naturalization eligibility.

State of Residence
Because the data for most of the population are based on residence at the time LPR status was obtained, the relative rankings are more accurate than the actual population estimates by state. California was the leading state of residence with an estimated 3.3 million LPRs in 2010. The next leading states of residence were New York (1.6 million), Texas (1.2 million), and Florida (1.2 mil-lion). These four states were home to 58 percent of LPRs in 2010.

The next leading states of residence were New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington, Virginia, and Arizona. The 10 leading states represented 76 percent of the LPR population. The leading states of residence of the estimated LPR population and population eligible to naturalize were generally the same.