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July 11, 2024
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Where refugees in Tennessee are arriving from
During the past five decades, the U.S. has resettled over 3 million refugees, making it one of the leading countries for finding new homes for people fleeing violence, persecution, and war.
In 2021, then-President Donald Trump lowered the annual cap of refugees that could be admitted into the country to 15,000. Even as the Biden administration has raised the ceiling to 125,000, the annual number of refugees arriving in the U.S. didn't immediately bounce back to pre-Trump administration levels. The numbers are increasing though, with over 25,000 refugees arriving in the U.S. in the 2022 fiscal year, twice the 2021 total.
Refugee arrivals during the 2023 fiscal year dramatically outpaced the prior two years, reaching over 60,000 from October 2022 to September 2023.
In June 2024, the greatest number of refugees admitted by the U.S. came from Venezuela, Afghanistan, and Congo. Each nation faces a unique set of circ*mstances that can make their citizens unsafe if they stay in their home country.
In Venezuela, over 7.5 million people have left the country due to extreme inflation, violence, food and medicine scarcity, and other factors. Most have resettled in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Afghan refugees have been fleeing to neighboring countries for decades, especially to Pakistan and Iran, which combined host over 8 million Afghans. For the last three decades, Congo, also called the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been struggling with a series of civil wars and internal battles that have left millions of people displaced, both internally and externally, with many people fleeing to neighboring countries.
Stacker referenced data from the Refugee Processing Center to compile statistics on the number of refugees and their countries of origin resettled in Tennessee in June 2024. Countries with only one refugee since October 2023 are not included.
June refugee statistics
Countries where refugees arrived from in June
To Tennessee:
#1. Venezuela: 62
#2. Congo: 18
#3. Afghanistan: 16
#4. Syria: 11
#5. Sudan: 9
#6. Iraq: 8
#7. Myanmar: 6
#7. Guatemala: 6
#9. Nigeria: 4
#9. Republic of South Sudan: 4
#11. Cuba: 3
#11. Nicaragua: 3
#13. Somalia: 2
To the U.S. as a whole:
#1. Venezuela: 1,163
#2. Afghanistan: 1,093
#3. Congo: 615
#4. Syria: 422
#5. Somalia: 403
States that accepted the most refugees in June:
#1. Texas: 619
#2. California: 370
#3. New York: 355
#4. Florida: 339
#5. Arizona: 243
Read on to see the countries that Tennessee has accepted the most refugees from since the start of the fiscal year in October 2023.
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#1. Congo
Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Tennessee: 388
To the U.S. as a whole: 15,226
Top states receiving refugees from Congo
#1. Texas: 1,392
#2. Kentucky: 1,286
#3. Arizona: 1,050
#4. New York: 1,002
#5. Ohio: 966
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#2. Venezuela
Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Tennessee: 202
To the U.S. as a whole: 5,616
Top states receiving refugees from Venezuela
#1. Florida: 933
#2. Texas: 802
#3. Illinois: 352
#4. Georgia: 253
#5. North Carolina: 204
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#3. Syria
Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Tennessee: 100
To the U.S. as a whole: 8,653
Top states receiving refugees from Syria
#1. New York: 857
#2. Michigan: 806
#3. Pennsylvania: 640
#4. Texas: 510
#5. California: 479
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#4. Afghanistan
Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Tennessee: 90
To the U.S. as a whole: 9,974
Top states receiving refugees from Afghanistan
#1. California: 2,006
#2. Texas: 1,012
#3. Virginia: 854
#4. Washington: 605
#5. New York: 462
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#5. Myanmar
Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Tennessee: 80
To the U.S. as a whole: 5,034
Top states receiving refugees from Myanmar
#1. Texas: 581
#2. Illinois: 545
#3. New York: 492
#4. Wisconsin: 369
#5. Georgia: 362
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#6. Republic of South Sudan
Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Tennessee: 48
To the U.S. as a whole: 1,045
Top states receiving refugees from Republic of South Sudan
#1. Texas: 101
#2. Nebraska: 95
#3. New York: 85
#4. Colorado: 66
#4. Arizona: 66
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#7. Sudan
Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October 2023
To Tennessee: 47
To the U.S. as a whole: 1,544
Top states receiving refugees from Sudan
#1. New York: 134
#2. Ohio: 118
#3. Texas: 112
#4. Missouri: 100
#5. Pennsylvania: 95
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#8. Nicaragua
Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Tennessee: 42
To the U.S. as a whole: 1,921
Top states receiving refugees from Nicaragua
#1. Florida: 245
#2. Texas: 147
#3. California: 143
#4. Minnesota: 107
#5. Arizona: 88
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#9. Guatemala
Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Tennessee: 41
To the U.S. as a whole: 3,253
Top states receiving refugees from Guatemala
#1. California: 425
#2. Texas: 340
#3. Florida: 204
#4. North Carolina: 199
#5. Georgia: 136
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#10. Colombia
Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Tennessee: 35
To the U.S. as a whole: 967
Top states receiving refugees from Colombia
#1. Florida: 124
#2. North Carolina: 91
#3. Texas: 81
#4. New York: 64
#5. Washington: 63
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#11. Somalia
Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Tennessee: 28
To the U.S. as a whole: 3,185
Top states receiving refugees from Somalia
#1. Minnesota: 959
#2. Ohio: 219
#3. New York: 208
#4. Arizona: 171
#5. Missouri: 150
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#12. Iraq
Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To Tennessee: 23
To the U.S. as a whole: 1,300
Top states receiving refugees from Iraq
#1. California: 209
#2. Michigan: 172
#3. Texas: 106
#4. Nebraska: 71
#5. Arizona: 67
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#13. El Salvador
Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Tennessee: 15
To the U.S. as a whole: 987
Top states receiving refugees from El Salvador
#1. Texas: 134
#2. California: 114
#3. Maryland: 107
#4. Virginia: 74
#5. North Carolina: 70
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#14. Central African Republic
Refugees that arrived from Central African Republic since October 2023
To Tennessee: 12
To the U.S. as a whole: 725
Top states receiving refugees from Central African Republic
#1. Missouri: 75
#2. Texas: 72
#3. Michigan: 55
#4. Georgia: 43
#5. North Carolina: 40
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#15. Republic of Congo
Refugees that arrived from Republic of Congo since October 2023
To Tennessee: 10
To the U.S. as a whole: 338
Top states receiving refugees from Republic of Congo
#1. Missouri: 32
#2. Pennsylvania: 28
#3. New York: 25
#3. Illinois: 25
#5. South Carolina: 24
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#15. Eritrea
Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Tennessee: 10
To the U.S. as a whole: 1,613
Top states receiving refugees from Eritrea
#1. Washington: 162
#1. Texas: 162
#3. North Carolina: 104
#4. Iowa: 98
#5. Ohio: 97
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#15. Cuba
Refugees that arrived from Cuba since October 2023
To Tennessee: 10
To the U.S. as a whole: 130
Top states receiving refugees from Cuba
#1. Florida: 51
#2. Texas: 17
#3. Tennessee: 10
#4. New York: 9
#5. Washington: 6
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#18. Burundi
Refugees that arrived from Burundi since October 2023
To Tennessee: 8
To the U.S. as a whole: 476
Top states receiving refugees from Burundi
#1. Texas: 54
#2. Arizona: 49
#3. New York: 41
#4. Pennsylvania: 37
#5. Iowa: 30
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#19. Ethiopia
Refugees that arrived from Ethiopia since October 2023
To Tennessee: 6
To the U.S. as a whole: 339
Top states receiving refugees from Ethiopia
#1. Minnesota: 98
#2. Texas: 31
#3. Washington: 28
#4. Ohio: 27
#5. Georgia: 25
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#20. Kazakhstan
Refugees that arrived from Kazakhstan since October 2023
To Tennessee: 5
To the U.S. as a whole: 109
Top states receiving refugees from Kazakhstan
#1. Washington: 41
#2. California: 19
#2. Pennsylvania: 19
#4. Oregon: 10
#5. Massachusetts: 8
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#21. Iran
Refugees that arrived from Iran since October 2023
To Tennessee: 4
To the U.S. as a whole: 337
Top states receiving refugees from Iran
#1. California: 207
#2. Texas: 22
#3. Washington: 13
#3. Georgia: 13
#5. Illinois: 10
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#21. Nigeria
Refugees that arrived from Nigeria since October 2023
To Tennessee: 4
To the U.S. as a whole: 106
Top states receiving refugees from Nigeria
#1. Illinois: 16
#2. Missouri: 14
#3. Arizona: 13
#3. North Carolina: 13
#5. Kansas: 9
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#21. Honduras
Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Tennessee: 4
To the U.S. as a whole: 727
Top states receiving refugees from Honduras
#1. Texas: 118
#2. Florida: 87
#3. New York: 55
#4. California: 42
#4. Georgia: 42
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#24. Pakistan
Refugees that arrived from Pakistan since October 2023
To Tennessee: 3
To the U.S. as a whole: 704
Top states receiving refugees from Pakistan
#1. Pennsylvania: 101
#2. Texas: 73
#3. Virginia: 62
#4. New York: 49
#5. North Carolina: 46
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#24. Russia
Refugees that arrived from Russia since October 2023
To Tennessee: 3
To the U.S. as a whole: 295
Top states receiving refugees from Russia
#1. Washington: 77
#2. California: 62
#3. Oregon: 24
#4. North Carolina: 22
#5. Minnesota: 20
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#26. Haiti
Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To Tennessee: 2
To the U.S. as a whole: 187
Top states receiving refugees from Haiti
#1. Pennsylvania: 29
#2. Florida: 26
#3. Texas: 14
#3. Georgia: 14
#5. Missouri: 12
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#26. Ukraine
Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October 2023
To Tennessee: 2
To the U.S. as a whole: 1,263
Top states receiving refugees from Ukraine
#1. Washington: 483
#2. California: 201
#3. New York: 75
#4. Florida: 66
#5. Ohio: 54
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.
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