Friday, October 19, 2018

Top Refugee States


Texas is top refugee resettlement state in the nation since 2008 (blue state here we come?) by Ann Corcoran, 10/18/18.

I’m working on a post on Kentucky which sent me back to the Refugee Processing Center for some numbers.

So, I saw this data and figured it would be a useful bit of information for you especially as there is much talk these days as a result of the US Senate race there about Texas turning blue.

Of course, refugee numbers alone aren’t going to be the deciding factor, but as refugees come in (along with all of the other migrants coming in to Texas) they help to change the political landscape by eroding the long-standing cultural cohesiveness and character of the state.

So here is a map from Wrapsnet.  I know the numbers are hard to read but below you will find the numbers for the top ten resettlement states in the US from the beginning of Obama’s term in office up to today.

Total refugee admissions to the US from the fall of 2008 to the present day are 634,460:

Here are the top ten states with Texas at 64,198 refugees since October of 2008:
Texas 64168
California 62709
New York 37562
Michigan 32006
Arizona 28612
Florida 28477
Georgia 25699
Washington 25197
Pennsylvania 24890
Ohio 24588

For future reference this post is filed in my ‘Refugee statistics’ category and Where to find information.’
See original article for map at:


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