Where refugees in Alabama are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Alabama: 199

To the U.S. as a whole: 12,878
Top states receiving refugees from Venezuela
#1. Texas: 2,039
#2. Florida: 1,883
#3. Illinois: 664
#4. New York: 514
#5. Georgia: 512

#1. Venezuela
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Alabama: 84

To the U.S. as a whole: 5,017
Top states receiving refugees from Guatemala
#1. California: 794
#2. Texas: 551
#3. Florida: 257
#4. North Carolina: 255
#5. New York: 219

#2. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Alabama: 53

To the U.S. as a whole: 14,707
Top states receiving refugees from Afghanistan
#1. California: 3,171
#2. Texas: 1,574
#3. Virginia: 1,257
#4. Washington: 889
#5. New York: 658

#3. Afghanistan
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Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Alabama: 50

To the U.S. as a whole: 3,299
Top states receiving refugees from Nicaragua
#1. Florida: 382
#2. Texas: 313
#3. California: 259
#4. North Carolina: 139
#5. Minnesota: 135

#4. Nicaragua
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Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Alabama: 41

To the U.S. as a whole: 11,274
Top states receiving refugees from Syria
#1. Michigan: 1,186
#2. New York: 1,112
#3. Pennsylvania: 954
#4. California: 763
#5. Texas: 676

#5. Syria
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Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Alabama: 30

To the U.S. as a whole: 4,801
Top states receiving refugees from Somalia
#1. Minnesota: 1,267
#2. New York: 366
#3. Ohio: 326
#4. Arizona: 280
#5. Missouri: 257

#6. Somalia
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Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Alabama: 22

To the U.S. as a whole: 19,922
Top states receiving refugees from Congo
#1. Texas: 1,791
#2. Kentucky: 1,735
#3. Ohio: 1,343
#4. New York: 1,295
#5. Arizona: 1,274

#7. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Alabama: 20

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,331
Top states receiving refugees from El Salvador
#1. California: 187
#2. Texas: 174
#3. Maryland: 119
#4. Virginia: 99
#5. North Carolina: 83

#8. El Salvador
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Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Alabama: 13

To the U.S. as a whole: 7,347
Top states receiving refugees from Myanmar
#1. Texas: 882
#2. Illinois: 761
#3. New York: 736
#4. Wisconsin: 570
#5. Georgia: 462

#9. Myanmar
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Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Alabama: 13

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,382
Top states receiving refugees from Colombia
#1. Florida: 137
#2. Texas: 117
#3. New York: 114
#4. Washington: 95
#5. North Carolina: 93

#9. Colombia
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Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Alabama: 11

To the U.S. as a whole: 2,410
Top states receiving refugees from Eritrea
#1. Texas: 286
#2. Washington: 253
#3. lowa: 162
#4. North Carolina: 141
#5. Maryland: 129

#11. Eritrea
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Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Alabama: 7

To the U.S. as a whole: 901
Top states receiving refugees from Honduras
#1. Texas: 144
#2. Florida: 108
#3. New York: 62
#4. California: 48
#5. Georgia: 44

#12. Honduras
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Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To Alabama: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 256
Top states receiving refugees from Haiti
#1. Pennsylvania: 41
#2. Florida: 31
#3. Nevada: 16
#3. Texas: 16
#5. Georgia: 15

#13. Haiti
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Refugees that arrived from Yemen since October 2023
To Alabama: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 198
Top states receiving refugees from Yemen
#1. Michigan: 46
#2. New York: 26
#3. Georgia: 17
#4. Texas: 15
#5. North Carolina: 13

#13. Yemen
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Refugees that arrived from Rwanda since October 2023
To Alabama: 3

To the U.S. as a whole: 220
Top states receiving refugees from Rwanda
#1. Texas: 49
#2. Arizona: 19
#3. Kentucky: 13
#4. South Carolina: 12
#5. Illinois: 11

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.

#15. Rwanda
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