Between 1975 and 2015, the United States admitted roughly 3.3 million refugees. The Obama Administration plans on adding 85,000 refugees to that figure in 2016, and 100,000 in 2017. Those numbers contribute to the roughly 1 million green cards the U.S. doles out annually, not to mention the approximate 12 million illegal aliens already here in the U.S. increasing the population.
Source: Department of State, Refugee Admissions by Region Fiscal Year 1975-2015, 2015.
States have received a varying number of refugees over the years. However, data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows some states have received a far greater share than others. From 2012 to 2015: Texas, California New York, Michigan, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio have received the most refugees. It’s no surprise then that all of these states made our list of Top 10 Receiving states in FY 2014.
Source: Department of Homeland Security & Office of Refugee Resettlement, Refugees & Asylees 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and Refugee Arrival Data 2014, 2016.
In FY 2014, these top ten states accounted for 56 percent of all refugee placements within the nation. If you add in the next 10 states, the top 20 receiving states account for an astounding 82 percent of the total admission of refugees throughout the United States.
Additionally, in FY 2014, a total of 69,986 refugees were admitted to the United States from 78 different countries in 2014. The top 10 refugee countries account for 95percent of all refugee admissions into the United States. These countries include: Iraq, Burma, Somalia, Bhutan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cuba, Iran, Eritrea, Sudan, and Afghanistan. The remaining 5% of refugees include refugees from 68 countries combined.
So how does this all break down? Let’s take a look at the top two receiving states for FY 2014: Texas and California
Texas:
- Texas received 10 percent of all refugees in FY 2014.
- Nationally: Texas received the highest proportion of all Burmese (15%) and Eritrean (10%) refugees in FY 2014.
Statewide: 64 percent of all the refugees Texas received in 2014 were from two countries: Iraq and Burma.
Source: Office of Refugee Resettlement, “Refugee Arrival Data, FY 2014 Refugee Arrivals,” 2014.
California:
- California received 9 percent of all refugees in FY 2014.
- Nationally: California received the highest proportion of Afghani (21%), Iranian (59%), and Iraqi (16%) refugees nationally.
- Statewide: 77 percent of all refugees received in 2014 were from two countries: Iraq and Burma.
Source: Office of Refugee Resettlement, “Refugee Arrival Data, FY 2014 Refugee Arrivals,” 2014.
To see how your state ranks click here. Please note that Delaware, Montana, and Wyoming did not receive any refugees, thus they are not included.
Recommended Reading: Evaluating Refugee Demographics Nationally and State-wide: Part 1
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This is a disgrace. We have veterans homeless, we have American born children and families homeless. The economy is struggling. Yet the government forces refuges on the United States citizens as though the American citizens don’t matter. If we can’t take care of our citizens, we certainly shouldn’t be bringing in more people to take the jobs and opportunities that are left. Plus these refugees are housed and supported by our government. Our government can only exist by the money of its citizens. We need to throw everyone that is currently in our government out. No more refugees should be allowed into our country until some serious changes are made. This is our country not the governments. The government is supposed to serve, we the people.
You are so right what you have said, that there is American citzens here and are homeless and can’t get assistance to get on back on there feets and we supporting other people; when our economy is so distraught. What’s really going on here? I thought the government is supposed to work for the citizens and me an unemployed citzen for 3 1/2 years do not support that so many immigrants are allowed to enter here in our country when we are suffering from this economic disaster. Why don’t the government go to some of this countries like Mexico and help these countries build there communities with jobs, adequate school systems, hospitats and so on, so that there country can grow and thrive and this probably would allow us all to grow and thrive. I support and want to see every human being to have happiness and financial security, but when it starts to effect the folks that are citizen’s. I don’t understand why the government don’t see the need to reform it’s own, it’s got to be a better solution. Think about trying to go to these countries that are struggling and we come together to build there country and this might bring jobs back to everyone.
Send ’em All Back Home
A quote from Trump on likely terrorists mixed in with foreigner r4efugees coming to our country from Syria.
The Superset……as long as you have humans you will find them amongst them regardless how or where……
75-80% of the Republicans Support the Muslim Ban from Trump
That’s why Trump is winning according to CNN this morning. Tell it like it is.