Where refugees in Alaska are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Alaska: 45

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

#1. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October 2023
To Alaska: 25

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,447
Top states receiving refugees from Ukraine
#1. Washington: 524
#2. California: 248
#3. New York: 90
#4. Florida: 74
#5. South Carolina: 61

#2. Ukraine
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Alaska: 18

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,320
Top states receiving refugees from Republic of South Sudan
#1. Nebraska: 151
#2. Texas: 122
#3. New York: 94
#4. lowa: 88
#5. Colorado: 68

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Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Alaska: 18

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

#3. Venezuela
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Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Alaska: 10

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

#5. Somalia
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Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Alaska: 8

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

#6. Myanmar
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Alaska: 8

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

#6. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October 2023
To Alaska: 7

To the U.S. as a whole: 2,180
Top states receiving refugees from Sudan
#1. New York: 194
#2. Texas: 170
#3. Ohio: 146
#4. Pennsylvania: 132
#5. Missouri: 124

#8. Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Alaska: 5

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

#9. Afghanistan
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Refugees that arrived from Russia since October 2023
To Alaska: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 347
Top states receiving refugees from Russia
#1. Washington: 83
#2. California: 78
#3. Oregon: 43
#4. Minnesota: 22
#4. North Carolina: 22

#9. Russia
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Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Alaska: 4

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

#11. Colombia
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Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Alaska: 2

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

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

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