10,780
10,620
9,900
10,140
8,710
9,920
9,510
8,140
5,200
4,050
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Number of Years in LPR Status
Number of Years in LPR Status
Generally, a Lawful Permanent
Resident (or LPR) is eligible to
become a naturalized U.S.
citizen aft
er meeting certain
requirements such as length
of time in LPR status; the
length of time depends on the
class of admission they were
given as an LPR.
Data Source: Offi
ce of Immigration Statistics
Eligible to Naturalize
Fact Sheet
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL-BLOOMINGTON, MN-WI
CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA (CBSA)
Somalia
10,280
Kenya
4,210
Burma
4,810
India
5,770
Mexico
6,460
Ethiopia
7,450
Top Countries of Birth
This fact sheet provides information on select characteristics of people with Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR) status, also known
as Green Card holders. Generally, an LPR is eligible to become a naturalized U.S. citizen after meeting certain requirements.
Providing more information on the eligible to naturalize population is in keeping with the Executive Order on Restoring Faith in
Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans (E.O. 14012).
Throughout our history, the United States has welcomed immigrants from all over the world who have helped shape and define our
country. Granting citizenship to eligible lawful permanent residents is vital to our nation’s security, economic prosperity, and a
future built on the principles of the U.S. Constitution. Some of the benefits to becoming a U.S. citizen include the right to vote,
traveling with a U.S. passport, bringing family members to the U.S., applying for federal jobs, and becoming an elected offi
cial.
82%
of the eligible to naturalize population
resides in three counties.
75 and Over 3,310
8,33060 to 74
10,01050 to 59
20,80040 to 49
25,20030 to 39
16,65020 to 29
18 to 19 2,670
Eligible to Naturalize by Age Eligible to Naturalize by Gender
53%
of persons
eligible
were
Female
47%
of persons
eligible
were Male
LPRs by Category of Admission
After meeting
certain eligibility
requirements, a
person can gain LPR
status through
employment, family
relationships, the
diversity visa
program, or as a
refugee or asylee,
among other ways.
Concentration of Eligible to Naturalize in the Region
36,790
Immediate relatives
of U.S. citizens
8,530
Family-sponsored
preferences
9,240
Employment-based
preferences
22,540
Refugees and Asylees
6,540
Diversity
3,320
Other
Hennepin County, MN: 41,260
47%
Ramsey County, MN: 21,910
25%
Dakota County, MN: 7,970
10%
Anoka County, MN: 6,520 St. Croix County, WI: 280
Washington County
, MN: 3,550 Pierce County, WI: 110
Scott County, MN: 2,530 Isanti County, MN: 100
Carver County, MN: 960 Le Sueur County, MN: 90
Sherburne County, MN: 890 Mille Lacs County, MN: 60
Wright County, MN: 600
