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Refugees in the States: A Snapshot

of Fiscal Year 2014 Refugee Arrivals

By: FAIR’s State !ocal

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• All %ata &as retrieve% fro# the '(S( "epart#ent of )ealth an%)u#an Services’ *+ce of Refugee Resettle#ent’s ,*RR- FY2014refugee arrival %ata(

• .ach sli%e in%icates the percentage of refugees receive% an% theircountry of origin in relation to the overall proportion of refugeessent to each state(

• /he sli%es appear in %escen%ing or%er &ith the state receiving thehighest nu#er of refugees in FY2014 appearing rst(

• "ela&are $ontana an% 3yo#ing %i% not receive any refugees inFY2014 an% are therefore not inclu%e% in this list( )a&aii onlyreceive% t&o refugees oth fro# Bur#a an% thus &as also notinclu%e%(

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/fiscal-year-2014-refugee-arrivals

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/fiscal-year-2014-refugee-arrivals



ey Fin%ings• Accor%ing to *RR the 'nite% States a%#itte% a total of 56675 refugees in FY2014(

• /he /op 10 refugee receiving states are: /e8as 9alifornia e& Yor; $ichiganFlori%a Ari<ona *hio =ennsylvania >eorgia an% Illinois(

• /he /op 10 countries fro# &hich the '(S( a%#its refugees are:

1( Ira? ,27@-2( Bur#a ,21@-

( So#alia ,1@-

4( Bhutan ,12@-

( "e#ocratic Repulic of 9ongo ,5@-

5( 9ua ,5@-

C( Iran ,4@-

7( .ritrea ,2@-

6( Su%an ,2@-10(Afghanistan ,1@-

• /he /op 10 sen%ing countries #a;e up 6@ of refugee sen%ing nations(

• /he re#aining @ of refugees co#e fro# 57 countries co#ine%(



ey Fin%ings 9ontinue%D• 9alifornia receives the highest proportion of Afghani ,21@- Iranian

,6@- an% Ira?i ,15@- refugees nationally(

• /e8as receives the highest proportion of Bur#ese ,1@- an% .ritrean,10@- refugees nationally(

• Flori%a receives the highest proportion of 9uan ,4@- an% Su%anese,C@- refugees nationally(

• *hio receives the highest proportion of Bhutanese ,1@- refugees

nationally(

• Ari<ona receives the highest proportion of "e#ocratic Repulic of9ongo ,"R9- ,12@- refugees nationally(

• $innesota receives the highest proportion of So#ali ,12@- refugeesnationally(



E1( /e8as

4@

0@

6@

7@

@@

@2@

4@

Ira?

Bur#a

So#alia

Bhutan

Iran

"e# Rep9ongo

9ua

.ritrea

*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 22 countries: Afghanistan, Sudan, Gabon, Paistan, !eal,

#wanda, $ietnam, Syria, %olumbia, &ordan, Sri 'ana, (urundi, )yrgystan, 'iberia, +ory %oast, 'ebanon, %ambodia,

+ndonesia, Thailand, %hina, %ongo, Palestine, and Togo-

Total #efugees #eceied: .,2/0



E2( 9alifornia

0@

2C@

4@

4@

@

2@

2@7@

Ira?

Iran

So#alia

Bur#a

Afghanistan

';raine

"e# Rep of9ongo

F*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 1 countries: (hutan, Palestine, 3ritrea, %uba, 4oldoa,

#ussia, Syria, 5beistan, Sudan, Gabon, Paistan, Sri 'ana, %hina, (elarus, %ambodia, Armenia, $ietnam,

(urundi, %olumbia, 3gyt, &ordan, 'ebanon, %ameroon, (rail, +ory %oast, )aahstan, !eal,

Tunisia, 5ganda, and 6est (an-

Total #efugees #eceied: 7,/8



E( e& Yor;

2C@

21@1C@

15@

@

2@

2@2@

7@

Bur#a

Bhutan

So#alia

Ira?

"e# Rep of9ongo

9ua

Afghanistan

';raine

F*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 28 countries: 3ritrea, Sudan, +ran, 3thioia, #ussia, !igeria,

%hina, Philiines, 5beistan, #wanda, %ambodia, )uwait, +ndia, (urundi, &ordan, Palestine,

9emen, +ndonesia, +ory %oast, )yrgystan, Syria, 3gyt, )aahstan, !orth )orea, 'ibya,

#eublic of South Sudan, Sri 'ana, and Turmenistan-

Total #efugees #eceied: 0,82



E4( $ichigan

56@

10@

C@

5@@ 4@

Ira?

Bur#a

So#alia

"e# Rep of9ongo

Bhutan

F*ther

The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following /. countries: 3ritrea, %uba, Sudan, 3thioia, Afghanistan, +ran, Palestine,

Sri 'ana, Syria, !eal, 'ebanon, +ory %oast, )enya, Gabon, &ordan, Paistan, and Turmenistan-




E( Flori%a

52@12@

11@

4@@

2@5@

9ua

Ira?

Bur#a

"e# Rep of9ongo

Su%an

So#alia

*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 2/ countries: %olumbia, 3ritrea, +ran, 3thioia, Afghanistan,

%ongo, #ussia, &ordan, Palestine, Syria, $ietnam, (urundi, aiti, +ory %oast, 5raine, Paistan, Sri 'ana, 3cuador, (hutan,

'iberia, and !igeria-

Total #efugees #eceied: 1,;/<



5( Ari<ona

@

22@

17@

10@

@

@

@2@

2@

2@ @

Ira?

So#alia

"e# Rep of9ongo

Bur#a

.ritrea

9ua

Bhutan

Iran

Su%an

Afghanistan

F*ther

The category "Other" consists of refugees from the remaining /7 countries: 3thioia, Syria, (urundi, #eublic of South Sudan,

%olumbia, 5beistan, Palestine, #wanda, Paistan, !eal , %ameroon, 'iberia, #ussia, %entral African #eublic, Philiines,

and 5ganda-

Total #efugees #eceied: 2,<70



C( *hio

44@

17@

1C@

5@ 4@

@

2@

@

Bhutan

Signapore

Ira?

Bur#a

"e# Rep of9ongo

.ritrea

.thopia

F*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 22 countries: Sri 'ana, Paistan, !eal, %uba, 5raine, +ran, Gambia,

%entral African #eublic, $ietnam, Sudan, (urundi, Palestine, )aahstan, 4ali, #ussia, Tanania, %hina, +ndia, &ordan, 'ebanon,

4orocco, and Saudi Arabia-

Total #efugees #eceied: 2,8/;



7( =ennsylvania

5@

15@1@

1@

C@2@

2@2@

2@

@

Bhutan

Ira?

Bur#a

So#alia

"e# Rep of9ongo

9ua

Su%an

.ritrea

.thopia

F*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 2/ countries: !eal, 5raine, #eublic of South Sudan, #ussia, Afghanistan,

+ndia, Paistan, 5beistan, Sierra 'eone, %olumbia, +ran, )enya, Singaore, $ietnam, (elarus, 3gyt, 3cuador, &ordan, 4oldoa, and Sri

'ana-

Total #efugees #eceied 2,.1<



6( >eorgia

27@

20@

1@

11@

7@

@

@

2@2@

2@

2@ @

Bur#a

Bhutan

So#alia

Ira?

"e# Rep of9ongo

.ritrea

Iran

.thopia

9ua

Afghanistan

Su%an

F*ther

* The category other consists of refugees from the following countries: !igeria, %olumbia, 5raine, 'iberia, 4oldoa, Sri 'ana, Syria,

4orocco, #eublic of South Sudan, )enya, 5beistan, Algeria, %entral African #eublic, +ndia, +ndonesia, +ory %oast, !eal, Togo,

$ietnam, (urundi, %had, %hina, and Paistan-

Total #efugees #eceied: 2,7<0



10( Illinois

41@

26@

7@

C@@

2@ 10@

Ira?

Bur#a

Bhutan

"e# Rep of9ongo

Iran

Su%an

*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 28 countries: Afghanistan, %uba, Somalia, 3ritrea, Paistan, 3thioia,

Palestine, 5raine, %ongo, Syria, #ussia, )uwait, #eublic of South Sudan, $ietnam, 3gyt, +ory %oast, !eal, +ndonesia, &ordan,

!orth )orea, 4oldoa, Thailand, Ghana, 'ebanon , Sierra 'eone, Turmenistan, 5ganda, and 5beistan-

Total #efugees #eceied: 2,;.8



11( 3ashington

27@

22@1@

@

@

@

4@

@

@2@

2@

C@

Ira?

So#alia

Bur#a

';raine

"e# Rep of

9ongo

Bhutan

Iran

.ritrea

.thopia

9ua

Su%an

*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 20 countries: 4oldoa, %olumbia, Afghanistan, $ietnam, Paistan,

Georgia, #ussia, (elarus, (urundi, )aahstan, #wanda, Palestine, 5beistan, )enya, !eal, #eublic of South Sudan, Syria,

%had, =>ibouti, 3gyt, +ndonesia, &ordan, )yrgystan, and Sri 'ana-




12( orth 9arolina

@

14@14@

11@

7@

@

@

@

2@

2@ @

Bur#a

Bhutan

Ira?

So#alia

"e# Rep of

9ongo

9ua

Su%an

.ritrea

Afghanistan

.thopia

*ther

*The category "Other" includes refugees from the following 2 countries: +ran, %had, 4oldoa, Syria, $ietnam, Paistan,

%olumbia, %entral African #eublic, Togo, (urundi, %hina, Guinea, +ndia, %ongo, 'iberia, !eal, !igeria, Saudi Arabia,

5raine , and ?imbabwe-




1( $innesota

4C@

2@

7@

@@ @

So#alia

Bur#a

Ivory9oast

Bhutan

>aon

*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following /< countries: =emocratic #eublic of %ongo, 3thioia, (elarus, Palestine,

4oldoa, Sudan, 5raine, %uba, !orth )orea, #ussia, Sri 'ana, %ambodia, %ongo, +ra@, South Africa, 'iberia, (urundi, Sierra

'eone Togo-

Total #efugees #eceied:

2,212



14($assachusetts

40@

15@

1@

11@

5@2@

2@ 7@

Ira?

So#alia

Bhutan

"e# Rep of9ongo

Bur#a

Su%an

';raine

F*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 2< countries: 3ritrea, %uba, 4oldoa, )enya, #ussia, Afghanistan- 3thioia,

+ran, (elarus, Togo, 'aos, %ambodia, Paistan, Palestine, $ietnam, %olumbia, +ndia, )aahstan, !eal, #wanda, Syria, %hina, 3cuador,

3gyt, +ory %oast, &ordan, Turmenistan, 5beistan, and 9emen-

Total #efugees #eceied: /,<0/



1( entuc;y

2@

22@

17@

14@

10@

6@5@

Bur#a

Ira?

So#alia

Bhutan

"e# Rep of9ongo

9ua

*therTotal #efugees #eceied: /,80<

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 2 countries: Sudan, Palestine, Paistan, (urundi, +ran, 5raine, #wanda,

3thioia, Afghanistan, +ory %oast, !eal, %entral African #eublic, %ongo, %ameroon, Gabon, Ghana, &ordan, 'ebanon, Syria, and

Tanania-



15( 9olora%o

2@

2@

15@

12@

7@

4@@

2@5@

Bur#a

Ira?

So#alia

Bhutan

"e# Rep of9ongo

.ritrea

.thopia

Su%an

F*ther

*The category "Other" consists of refugees from the following 22 countries: %uba, +ran, Afghanistan, 5raine, 4oldoa, #wanda, %hina, %entral

African #eublic, (urundi, #ussia, !eal, (angladesh, +ndia, +ndonesia, Sri 'ana, %ongo, )enya, 'iberia, Syria, 5ganda, and Algeria-

Total #efugees #eceied: /,8/1



1C( In%iana

C6@

7@

4@2@

2@5@

Bur#a

Ira?

So#alia

"e# Rep of9ongo

Bhutan

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following /0 countries: 3ritrea, Sudan, 3thioia, Afghanistan, %uba, +ran, (urundi, %ambodia, Guinea,

+ndonesia, &ordan, !eal, Paistan, and #wanda-

Total #efugees #eceied: /,7/1



17( /ennessee

0@

26@

1@

11@

@@

10@

So#alia

Bhutan

9ua

"e# Rep of9ongo

Su%an

.thopia

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following /1 countries: 3gyt, +ran, 3ritrea, !eal, Palestine, #eublic of South Sudan,

Afghanistan, 4oldoa, #wanda, 3cuador, &ordan, 'ebanon, and Gambia-

Total #efugees #eceied: /,07.



16( $issouri

24@

16@

1C@

12@

10@

C@4@

2@

2@ @

So#alia

Ira?

Bur#a

"e# Rep of9ongo

Bhutan

9ua

Su%an

.ritrea

Afghanistan

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following seen countries: 3thioia, +ran, Paistan, &ordan, 'iberia, !eal, and Palestine-

Total #efugees #eceied: /,1<2



20( Girginia

47@

11@

C@5@

@@

4@

4@2@

2@

5@

Ira?

Bhutan

Iran

"e# Rep of9ongo

So#alia

9ua

Su%an

Bur#a

.ritrea

Afghanistan

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following /8 countries: %olumbia, #eublic of South Sudan, Palestine, 3thioia, Syria, %ambodia, Paistan,

#wanda, $ietnam, 5ganda, (urundi, +ory %oast, )enya, !eal, (ahrain, +ndia, 'iberia, and #ussia-

Total #efugees #eceied : /,1/



21( $arylan%

0@

17@11@

10@

7@

5@

@

@@

@ @

Bur#a

Ira?

Bhutan

"e# Rep of 9ongo

.ritrea

Su%an

.thiopia

9ua

So#alia

Iran

*ther

Total #efugees Admitted: /,22.

*Other consists of refugees from the following /8 countries: %olumbia, Paistan, Afghanistan, !orth )orea, 4auritania, %ambodia,

!eal, &ordan, #eublic of South Sudan, Syria, 5ganda, $ietnam, %ongo, 3cuador, 'iberia, Palestine, #wanda, and ?imbabwe-



22( 3isconsin

46@

2@

15@

4@@

2@4@

Bur#a

Ira?

So#alia

"e# Rep9ongo

Bhutan

Su%an

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following ten countries: %uba, %olumbia, 3ritrea, 3thioia, !eal, $ietnam, &ordan, Syria,

+ran, and #wanda-

Total #efugees Admitted: /,/12



2( 'tah

2C@

25@12@

10@

6@

@@

2@C@

Ira?

So#alia

Bur#a

"e# Rep

9ongo

Bhutan

Su%an

Afghanistan

.ritrea

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following /7 countries: (urundi, Paistan, %olumbia, Sri 'ana, Togo, 3thioia,

+ndonesia, !eal, #wanda, %ambodia, %hina, &ordan, !orth )orea, #eublic of South Sudan, and Syria-

Total #efugee Admitted: /,8;



24( eras;a

4C@

24@

17@

@@ 4@

Bur#a

Bhutan

Ira?

So#alia

Iran

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following seen countries: Sudan, 3thioia, %uba, +ory %oast, 5raine, !eal,

and +ndia-

Total #efugees Admitted: /,.7



2( *regon

27@

21@16@

10@

5@4@

2@

2@C@

Ira?

So#alia

Bur#a

Bhutan

"e# Rep

9ongo

Iran

';raine

Afghanista

n

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following // countries: %uba, 3ritrea, 3thioia, 4oldoa, Sudan, #ussia, $ietnam, (elarus, %hina, and

)aahstan-

Total #efugees Admitted: /,/<



25( I%aho

26@

15@

1@

12@

12@ C@

2@2@ 2@ @

Ira?

"e# Rep9ongo

So#alia

Bur#a

Bhutan

Sri !an;a

Iran

.ritrea

Afghanistan

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following eight countries: 3thioia, %olumbia, Paistan, %uba, !eal, Sudan, %ongo, and 'aos-

Total #efugees Admitted: <.8



2C( Io&a

6@15@

11@

4@@

@4@

Bur#a

Bhutan

Ira?

.ritrea

So#alia

"e# Rep9ongo

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following ten countries: Sudan, Paistan, %uba, %entral African #eublic, !eal, 'iberia,

5ganda, 3thioia, Palestine, and Philiines-

Total #efugees Admitted: 7<2



27( orth "a;ota

47@

2C@

14@

4@C@

Bhutan

Ira?

So#alia

"e# Rep9ongo

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following // countries: %ambodia, Sudan, 3ritrea, Afghanistan, !e"al,

(urma, +ran, 3thio"ia, +ndia, &ordan, and Paistan-

Total #efugees Admitted: ;8/



26( eva%a

5@

11@6@

7@

7@

5@

4@

4@

@ @@

@

9ua

Ira?

Iran

So#alia

.ritrea

"e# Rep9ongo

.thiopia

Bur#a

Bhutan

9olu#ia

A<eraiHan

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following siB countries: +ory %oast, Sudan, %hina, #wanda, Philiines,

and 3cuador-

Total #efugees Admitted: ;7<



0( 9onnecticut

2C@

21@

14@

11@

C@

4@

4@@

2@

2@

@

Ira?

So#alia

Bur#a

"e# Rep9ongo

.ritrea

9olu#ia

.thiopia

Su%an

Afghanistan

Bhutan

F*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following /2 countries: %uba, +ran, Sri 'ana, +ory %oast, 4orocco, #ussia, ?imbabwe, (urundi, 3cuador,

'iberia, #wanda, and Syria-

Total #efugees Admitted: ;01



1( South "a;ota

1@

22@1@

6@

6@

7@2@ @

Bhutan

Bur#a

So#alia

.ritrea

"e# Rep 9ongo

Ira?

';raine

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following four countries: Sudan, Guinea, !eal, and 3thioia-

Total #efugees Admitted: ;21



2( ansas

6@

14@14@

C@

C@

5@5@

@ @

Bur#a

So#alia

Ira?

Bhutan

"e# Rep 9ongo

.ritrea

9ua

Su%an

*therTotal #efugees Admitted: 0<

*Other consists of refugees from the following seen countries: +ran, Paistan, 3thioia, !eal, (urundi, +ndonesia, and &ordan-



( *;laho#a

60@

5@ 2@ 2@

Bur#a

Ira?

"e# Rep9ongo

*ther

Total #efugees Admitted: 18<

*Other consists of refugees from the following seen countries: +ran, Paistan, 3thioia, !eal, (urundi, +ndonesia, and &ordan-



4( $aine

46@

7@

@2@

2@ 2@ 2@

Ira?

So#alia

"e# Rep 9ongo

Iran

Afghanistan

Su%an

*ther

Total #efugees Admitted: 188

*Other consists of refugees from the following fie countries: %uba, Syria, (urma, 3ritrea, and #ussia-



( e& ersey

4C@

22@

C@

5@

4@

2@2@

2@C@

9ua

Ira?

Bur#a

Su%an

=a;istan

Russia

Syria

9olu#ia

F*therTotal #efugees Admitted: 171

*Other consists of refugees from the following /2 countries: +ran, (hutan, %hina, 3ritrea, 'iberia, 4oldoa, Afghanistan, 3cuador, 3gyt,

3thioia, and Palestine-



5( e& )a#pshire

2@

1@

17@

C@@

@ 2@

Bhutan

"e# Rep 9ongo

Ira?

Bur#a

So#alia

Su%an

*ther

Total #efugees Admitted: 10;

*Other consists of refugees from the following fie countries: (urundi, Sierra 'eone, +ndia,

+ndonesia, and !eal-



C( Ger#ont

4@

1@

1@

7@@ A@ 1@

Bhutan

Ira?

So#alia

Bur#a

"e# Rep9ongo

Su%an

F*ther

Total #efugees Admitted: 1/.

*Other consists of refugees from the following two countries: !e"al and 3gy"t-



7( !ouisiana

@

2@

1@

12@

4@4@ 2@2@2@ 0@

Ira?

Bur#a

"e# Rep9ongo

9ua

Afghanistan

9olu#ia

.ritrea

.thiopia

Su%an

=a;istanTotal #efugees Admitted: 2//



6( Rho%e Islan%

20@

17@

15@14@

11@

C@

C@4@2@ 2@

Ira?

So#alia

Bur#a

"e# Rep9ongo

.ritrea

9olu#ia

Bhutan

Burun%i

=a;istan

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following three countries: +ran, 'iberia, and !eal-

Total #efugees Admitted: /88



40( e& $e8ico

26@

15@

1@

1@

12@C@

2@

2@ 2@

Ira?

"e# Rep 9ongo

So#alia

Afghanistan

9ua

Iran

Bhutan

9olu#ia

*therTotal #efugees Admitted: /71

*Other consists of refugees from the following three countries: (urundi, (urma, and +ndia-



41( Alas;a

7@

1C@1@

1@

5@

4@4@ @ 2@

So#alia

"e# Rep9ongo

Ira?

Su%an

Bhutan

9ua

.ritrea

Bur#a

*ther

*Other consists of refugees from the following three countries: 3thioia, +ran, and !eal-

Total #efugees Admitted: /0/



42( South 9arolina

7@

@

6@

6@

C@ @

Bur#a

Ira?

.ritrea

So#alia

';raine

enya

Total #efugees Admitted: /2/



4( Alaa#a

4@

21@14@

6@

6@

4@@ @ 4@

Ira?

So#alia

Su%an

Bur#a

9ua

"e# Rep9ongo

.gypt

.thiopia

*ther

Total #efugees Admitted: /.

*Other consists of refugees from the following three countries: +ran, Afghanistan, and 3ritrea-



44( 3est Girginia

0@

5@

11@4@

.ritrea Ira?

Bur#a Syria

Total #efugees Admitted: 28



4( Ar;ansas

C@

4@

Ira?

Bur#a

Total #efugees Admitted: Seen



45( $ississippi

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14@

14@

.ritrea

Bur#a

"e# Rep9ongo

Total #efugees Admitted: Seen

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