Index scores based on a weighted average of three barriers to U.S. citizenship.
Overall rank | Metro area | Overall index | Backlog completion | Median wait time (months) | Distance to field office (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 9595 | 71.3%71.3 | 4.04 | 00 |
| 22 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 8989 | 68.4%68.4 | 5.05 | 00 |
| 33 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 8888 | 64.0%64 | 5.05 | 00 |
| 44 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 8888 | 81.4%81.4 | 5.75.7 | 00 |
| 55 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 8888 | 68.7%68.7 | 5.35.3 | 00 |
| 66 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 8787 | 65.5%65.5 | 5.25.2 | 00 |
| 77 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 8686 | 66.3%66.3 | 5.55.5 | 00 |
| 88 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 8686 | 68.3%68.3 | 5.65.6 | 00 |
| 99 | Raleigh, NC | 8686 | 65.1%65.1 | 5.55.5 | 00 |
| 1010 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 8686 | 46.7%46.7 | 4.94.9 | 00 |
| 1111 | Columbus, OH | 8484 | 63.8%63.8 | 5.75.7 | 00 |
| 1212 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 8484 | 68.0%68 | 5.95.9 | 00 |
| 1313 | Tucson, AZ | 8383 | 68.3%68.3 | 6.06 | 00 |
| 1414 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 8383 | 65.1%65.1 | 5.55.5 | 2929 |
| 1515 | Jacksonville, FL | 8383 | 53.3%53.3 | 5.65.6 | 00 |
| 1616 | Trenton, NJ | 8282 | 58.4%58.4 | 5.55.5 | 2929 |
| 1717 | Worcester, MA-CT | 8282 | 69.8%69.8 | 5.65.6 | 5454 |
| 1818 | Rochester, NY | 8282 | 68.7%68.7 | 5.35.3 | 7474 |
| 1919 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 8282 | 58.2%58.2 | 6.06 | 00 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7878 | 65.1%65.1 | 6.86.8 | 00 |
| 2121 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 7878 | 62.6%62.6 | 6.86.8 | 00 |
| 2222 | Salem, OR | 7878 | 58.2%58.2 | 6.06 | 4747 |
| 2323 | Springfield, MA | 7878 | 69.8%69.8 | 5.65.6 | 106106 |
| 2424 | Oklahoma City, OK | 7777 | 54.6%54.6 | 6.66.6 | 00 |
| 2525 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 7777 | 52.3%52.3 | 6.06 | 4848 |
| 2626 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 7676 | 61.0%61 | 7.07 | 00 |
| 2727 | Fresno, CA | 7575 | 57.2%57.2 | 7.17.1 | 00 |
| 2828 | Albuquerque, NM | 7474 | 59.4%59.4 | 7.47.4 | 00 |
| 2929 | Yakima, WA | 7272 | 68.1%68.1 | 8.08 | 00 |
| 3030 | Visalia-Porterville, CA | 7272 | 57.2%57.2 | 7.17.1 | 4343 |
| 3131 | Merced, CA | 7171 | 57.2%57.2 | 7.17.1 | 5656 |
| 3232 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 7070 | 69.0%69 | 8.58.5 | 00 |
| 3333 | Tulsa, OK | 6969 | 54.6%54.6 | 6.66.6 | 106106 |
| 3434 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 6969 | 54.3%54.3 | 8.18.1 | 00 |
| 3535 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 6969 | 61.4%61.4 | 8.48.4 | 00 |
| 3636 | Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC | 6868 | n/an/a | 7.47.4 | 00 |
| 3737 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 6868 | 61.8%61.8 | 8.58.5 | 00 |
| 3838 | Portland-South Portland, ME | 6868 | 95.4%95.4 | 9.79.7 | 00 |
| 3939 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6868 | 50.2%50.2 | 8.28.2 | 00 |
| 4040 | Modesto, CA | 6868 | 57.2%57.2 | 7.17.1 | 9595 |
| 4141 | Bakersfield, CA | 6666 | 57.2%57.2 | 7.17.1 | 111111 |
| 4242 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 6666 | 54.3%54.3 | 8.18.1 | 3535 |
| 4343 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 6666 | 48.7%48.7 | 8.58.5 | 00 |
| 4444 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | 6565 | 71.2%71.2 | 9.39.3 | 00 |
| 4545 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 6565 | 64.4%64.4 | 9.19.1 | 00 |
| 4646 | North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 6464 | 54.3%54.3 | 8.18.1 | 6161 |
| 4747 | Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | 6464 | 49.2%49.2 | 8.88.8 | 00 |
| 4848 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 6464 | 61.0%61 | 7.07 | 158158 |
| 4949 | Boise City, ID | 6464 | 68.4%68.4 | 9.59.5 | 00 |
| 5050 | San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 6363 | 61.1%61.1 | 9.39.3 | 00 |
| 5151 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 6363 | 64.4%64.4 | 9.19.1 | 3232 |
| 5252 | New Haven-Milford, CT | 6363 | 48.7%48.7 | 8.58.5 | 3939 |
| 5353 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 6262 | 62.8%62.8 | 9.69.6 | 00 |
| 5454 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6262 | 74.2%74.2 | 10.110.1 | 00 |
| 5555 | Anchorage, AK | 6161 | 53.6%53.6 | 9.49.4 | 00 |
| 5656 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 6161 | 61.4%61.4 | 8.48.4 | 9292 |
| 5757 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 6161 | 48.7%48.7 | 8.58.5 | 5555 |
| 5858 | Salinas, CA | 6161 | 64.4%64.4 | 9.19.1 | 6060 |
| 5959 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | 6060 | 49.2%49.2 | 8.88.8 | 4949 |
| 6060 | Wichita, KS | 6060 | 49.2%49.2 | 9.59.5 | 00 |
| 6161 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 6060 | 65.6%65.6 | 10.110.1 | 00 |
| 6262 | El Centro, CA | 5959 | 64.8%64.8 | 10.210.2 | 00 |
| 6363 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 5959 | 62.2%62.2 | 10.210.2 | 00 |
| 6464 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 5757 | 53.1%53.1 | 10.110.1 | 00 |
| 6565 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 5757 | 73.2%73.2 | 10.910.9 | 00 |
| 6666 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 5656 | 44.5%44.5 | 10.110.1 | 00 |
| 6767 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 5656 | 46.8%46.8 | 9.39.3 | 6464 |
| 6868 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 5555 | 48.7%48.7 | 10.410.4 | 00 |
| 6969 | El Paso, TX | 5555 | 51.1%51.1 | 10.510.5 | 00 |
| 7070 | Richmond, VA | 5555 | 62.8%62.8 | 9.69.6 | 9393 |
| 7171 | Yuma, AZ | 5454 | 64.8%64.8 | 10.210.2 | 6565 |
| 7272 | Reno, NV | 5353 | 53.9%53.9 | 10.910.9 | 00 |
| 7373 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 5353 | 50.4%50.4 | 10.810.8 | 00 |
| 7474 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 5353 | 46.1%46.1 | 10.710.7 | 00 |
| 7575 | Urban Honolulu, HI | 5252 | 56.7%56.7 | 11.111.1 | 00 |
| 7676 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | 5252 | 50.4%50.4 | 10.910.9 | 00 |
| 7777 | Las Cruces, NM | 5151 | 51.1%51.1 | 10.510.5 | 4646 |
| 7878 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 5050 | 52.3%52.3 | 11.311.3 | 00 |
| 7979 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO | 4848 | 50.4%50.4 | 10.910.9 | 6060 |
| 8080 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 4848 | 57.8%57.8 | 12.012 | 00 |
| 8181 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4848 | 43.1%43.1 | 11.511.5 | 00 |
| 8282 | Laredo, TX | 4646 | 62.2%62.2 | 10.210.2 | 157157 |
| 8383 | San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 4545 | 49.3%49.3 | 12.212.2 | 00 |
| 8484 | Salt Lake City, UT | 4343 | 40.3%40.3 | 12.212.2 | 00 |
| 8585 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 4343 | 51.9%51.9 | 12.112.1 | 3939 |
| 8686 | Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 4242 | 49.3%49.3 | 12.212.2 | 3232 |
| 8787 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 4242 | 45.4%45.4 | 12.612.6 | 00 |
| 8888 | Santa Rosa, CA | 4040 | 49.3%49.3 | 12.212.2 | 5555 |
| 8989 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3838 | 42.8%42.8 | 13.213.2 | 00 |
| 9090 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 3838 | 45.0%45 | 13.313.3 | 00 |
| 9191 | Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 3535 | 48.9%48.9 | 14.014 | 00 |
| 9292 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 3535 | 51.9%51.9 | 12.112.1 | 144144 |
| 9393 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 3434 | 36.2%36.2 | 13.713.7 | 00 |
| 9494 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 3232 | 45.6%45.6 | 14.414.4 | 00 |
| 9595 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 3131 | 42.8%42.8 | 14.514.5 | 00 |
| 9696 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2828 | 42.8%42.8 | 14.514.5 | 3535 |
| 9797 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2727 | 46.6%46.6 | 15.215.2 | 00 |
| 9898 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2727 | 40.9%40.9 | 15.115.1 | 00 |
| 9999 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2424 | n/an/a | 15.215.2 | 00 |
| 100100 | Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | 2121 | n/an/a | 15.215.2 | 4444 |
| 101101 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1414 | 30.7%30.7 | 17.017 | 00 |
| 102102 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 1313 | 35.0%35 | 17.317.3 | 00 |
| 103103 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 77 | 35.0%35 | 17.317.3 | 8080 |
