More than 1.5 million green card applications were pending across the United States at the end of June, according to government figures. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shows 1,560,290 Form I-485 applications were pending as of June 30. Form I-485 allows eligible immigrants already in the United States to apply for permanent resident status, also known as a green card.
Pending applications are those USCIS has received but has not yet decided. USCIS is the federal agency responsible for administering the country’s immigration system, processing applications for green cards, citizenship, work permits, asylum, and other immigration benefits. The figures reveal where the backlog is concentrated as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on legal immigration and tightens scrutiny of people seeking immigration benefits.
The data covers the three-month period from April 1 to June 30, 2026. Newsweek created this map to show where pending green card applications were concentrated across USCIS field offices. Florida had one of the largest concentrations of pending applications, with 265,495 cases spread across nine USCIS field offices, according to agency data.
Tampa had 46,609 pending applications, followed by Kendall with 45,973 and Hialeah with 43,153, per the data. Texas field offices had 140,743 pending cases, including 57,601 in Houston, 38,257 in Dallas, and 30,622 in San Antonio. California's field offices had 161,398 pending applications.
San Jose recorded 23,633, Los Angeles 20,529, and San Francisco 18,364. USCIS reports cases by the office handling them, not necessarily where the applicant lives. The map only includes USCIS field offices.
The figures should not be read as a count of green card applicants living in each state, as USCIS reports cases by the office or service center handling them. The map includes field offices only, while service centers, which process applications from across the country, are excluded because their locations do not necessarily reflect where applicants live. However, they account for a substantial share of the backlog, with 246,100 cases at the Vermont Service Center, 42,805 in Nebraska, 21,108 in California and 13,250 in Texas.
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