I-485 in USCIS's quarterly report

The figures USCIS itself publishes each quarter for the whole country: how many applications are waiting, how many it received and decided, and how long it took. Pick a form to see its figures per office.

Official USCIS report

What USCIS reports nationwide · I-485

Period: Jul–Sep 2024 – Apr–Jun 2026 Data through June 30, 2026, published by USCIS on September 8, 2026 Source: USCIS

At the end of Apr–Jun 2026, 1,560,290 applications were waiting for a decision, 26% more than a year before.
That quarter USCIS received 242,989 and completed 118,366: more came in than went out.
Of those it decided, it approved 85.8%.

Applications waiting for a decision

Pending at the end of each quarter.

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	Waiting for a decision
Jul–Sep 2024	1,007,953
Oct–Dec 2024	1,071,245
Jan–Mar 2025	1,147,113
Apr–Jun 2025	1,237,464
Jul–Sep 2025	1,243,917
Oct–Dec 2025	1,330,286
Jan–Mar 2026	1,437,210
Apr–Jun 2026	1,560,290

Coming in vs. going out

When received runs above completed, the backlog grows.

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	Received	Completed
Jul–Sep 2024	218,679	234,502
Oct–Dec 2024	271,261	209,480
Jan–Mar 2025	273,988	199,855
Apr–Jun 2025	273,184	193,482
Jul–Sep 2025	240,991	228,870
Oct–Dec 2025	242,497	149,825
Jan–Mar 2026	237,191	133,271
Apr–Jun 2026	242,989	118,366

Of the decided ones, how many were approved

Approved out of approved plus denied, each quarter.

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	Approved
Jul–Sep 2024	90.9 %
Oct–Dec 2024	91.0 %
Jan–Mar 2025	89.3 %
Apr–Jun 2025	88.2 %
Jul–Sep 2025	89.6 %
Oct–Dec 2025	89.1 %
Jan–Mar 2026	88.4 %
Apr–Jun 2026	85.8 %

How long USCIS took to decide

Median months from receipt to completion, for cases completed each quarter.

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	Family	Employment	Asylum	Refugee	Cuban	Other
Jul–Sep 2024	7.7 months	6.9 months	13.2 months	12.9 months	6.0 months	7.2 months
Oct–Dec 2024	9.4 months	6.9 months	10.3 months	8 months	7.5 months	17.3 months
Jan–Mar 2025	9.7 months	7.1 months	10 months	6.9 months	5.4 months	18.5 months
Apr–Jun 2025	7.2 months	7.2 months	11.7 months	8.5 months	5.7 months	21 months
Jul–Sep 2025	6 months	7.5 months	11.9 months	7.5 months	9.1 months	18.5 months
Oct–Dec 2025	5.3 months	7.5 months	12.1 months	7.6 months	10.4 months	19.1 months
Jan–Mar 2026	5.9 months	4.9 months	22 months	14.6 months	19.5 months	20.7 months
Apr–Jun 2026	7 months	6 months	25.6 months	17.6 months	16.3 months	21 months

By USCIS office

Pick the office handling your case: your interview office or the one on your notices. These reports have no times per office, but they do show how many applications wait there and how many it approved or denied.

Office:

All offices, by applications waiting · Apr–Jun 2026

#	Office	Waiting	Decided	Approved
1	Vermont Service Center · Service center	246,100	1,674	64.4 %
2	Houston · Texas	57,601	2,569	83.6 %
3	Tampa · Florida	46,609	1,515	88.1 %
4	Kendall · Florida	45,973	881	84.6 %
5	Hialeah · Florida	43,153	1,112	92.8 %
6	Nebraska Service Center · Service center	42,805	1,248	85.6 %
7	Dallas · Texas	38,257	2,411	91.0 %
8	San Antonio · Texas	30,622	2,017	87.5 %
9	Baltimore · Maryland	29,254	1,890	87.4 %
10	Miami · Florida	28,347	889	71.0 %
11	Chicago · Illinois	27,863	2,920	86.0 %
12	Orlando · Florida	27,694	2,115	80.9 %
13	Atlanta · Georgia	25,169	2,905	88.5 %
14	Seattle · Washington	24,937	1,617	84.7 %
15	Washington · District of Columbia	24,295	2,261	91.6 %
16	San Jose · California	23,633	2,386	93.2 %
17	Fort Myers · Florida	22,561	892	90.6 %
18	Philadelphia · Pennsylvania	22,054	2,129	86.1 %
19	Louisville · Kentucky	21,655	930	89.0 %
20	West Palm Beach · Florida	21,492	1,158	90.5 %
21	California Service Center · Service center	21,108	1,134	69.6 %
22	Newark · New Jersey	20,575	3,502	85.6 %
23	Los Angeles · California	20,529	4,886	94.3 %
24	New York · New York	19,076	3,365	83.9 %
25	Boston · Massachusetts	18,594	1,554	93.5 %
26	San Francisco · California	18,364	2,849	94.7 %
27	Queens · New York	17,862	2,790	85.8 %
28	Detroit · Michigan	17,738	870	90.7 %
29	Las Vegas · Nevada	17,384	540	89.1 %
30	Brooklyn · New York	17,028	2,730	85.0 %
31	Phoenix · Arizona	16,935	1,233	90.3 %
32	Denver · Colorado	16,746	916	78.4 %
33	Sacramento · California	16,322	1,812	91.3 %
34	Charlotte · North Carolina	16,307	820	82.1 %
35	St. Paul · Minnesota	16,262	1,145	88.9 %
36	Los Angeles County · California	16,180	3,305	92.0 %
37	Oakland Park · Florida	15,106	995	72.0 %
38	San Diego · California	15,049	1,615	92.0 %
39	Buffalo · New York	15,044	741	96.2 %
40	Santa Ana · California	15,005	1,759	93.5 %
41	Jacksonville · Florida	14,560	838	85.9 %
42	Omaha · Nebraska	14,325	681	93.2 %
43	San Bernardino · California	13,668	2,081	91.1 %
44	Long Island · New York	13,593	1,347	86.9 %
45	Texas Service Center · Service center	13,250	360	58.1 %
46	San Fernando Valley · California	13,053	3,864	94.7 %
47	Raleigh · North Carolina	13,053	585	89.9 %
48	Indianapolis · Indiana	12,853	540	83.0 %
49	New Jersey Central · New Jersey	11,403	1,746	91.1 %
50	Hartford · Connecticut	11,190	912	83.2 %
51	Portland · Oregon	11,165	960	93.2 %
52	El Paso · Texas	10,932	972	88.3 %
53	Lawrence · Massachusetts	10,855	934	87.6 %
54	Nashville · Tennessee	10,580	957	92.2 %
55	Kansas City · Missouri	10,503	477	84.9 %
56	Oklahoma City · Oklahoma	10,181	186	69.9 %
57	Salt Lake City · Utah	9,966	697	89.2 %
58	Cleveland · Ohio	8,741	519	91.7 %
59	Montgomery · Alabama	8,565	940	92.4 %
60	Fresno · California	8,523	1,231	90.8 %
61	Mount Laurel · New Jersey	8,479	817	86.5 %
62	Milwaukee · Wisconsin	8,055	380	87.9 %
63	Columbus · Ohio	7,997	534	86.9 %
64	Des Moines · Iowa	7,685	399	93.0 %
65	New Orleans · Louisiana	7,558	343	90.7 %
66	Norfolk · Virginia	7,361	702	90.0 %
67	Cincinnati · Ohio	6,968	604	92.4 %
68	St. Louis · Missouri	6,290	415	93.0 %
69	Charleston · South Carolina	5,974	757	89.3 %
70	Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania	5,972	368	94.8 %
71	Memphis · Tennessee	4,911	532	89.1 %
72	Albany · New York	4,583	495	92.3 %
73	Tucson · Arizona	3,902	596	87.8 %
74	Boise · Idaho	3,843	345	93.9 %
75	Greer · South Carolina	3,823	416	93.5 %
76	Portland · Maine	3,620	165	90.9 %
77	Providence · Rhode Island	3,493	658	89.8 %
78	Wichita · Kansas	3,410	356	88.5 %
79	Harlingen · Texas	3,331	887	92.3 %
80	Albuquerque · New Mexico	3,207	269	93.3 %
81	Manchester · New Hampshire	2,645	328	93.6 %
82	Honolulu · Hawaii	2,616	243	96.3 %
83	Spokane · Washington	2,434	306	92.2 %
84	Yakima · Washington	2,272	389	96.4 %
85	Fort Smith · Arkansas	2,007	724	97.4 %
86	St. Albans · Vermont	1,841	503	96.2 %
87	Reno · Nevada	1,571	161	87.6 %
88	San Juan · Puerto Rico	1,563	111	86.5 %
89	Anchorage · Alaska	1,353	186	93.5 %
90	Agana · Guam	1,237	435	98.9 %
91	Imperial · California	1,072	207	99.0 %
92	Helena · Montana	746	128	98.4 %
93	Charlotte Amalie · U.S. Virgin Islands	153	36	88.9 %
94	Potomac Service Center · Service center	48	21	100.0 %
95	Christiansted · U.S. Virgin Islands	23	0	—

USCIS's national figures, as published in its quarterly report.