Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Arkansas: 108

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

Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Arkansas: 82

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

Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Arkansas: 57

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

Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Arkansas: 22

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

Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Arkansas: 20

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

Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Arkansas: 9

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

Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Arkansas: 9

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

Refugees that arrived from Liberia since October 2023
To Arkansas: 8

To the U.S. as a whole: 33
Top states receiving refugees from Liberia
#1. New York: 16
#2. Arkansas: 8
#3. Colorado: 4
#4. Kansas: 3
#5. North Dakota: 2

Refugees that arrived from Ivory Coast since October 2023
To Arkansas: 6

To the U.S. as a whole: 66
Top states receiving refugees from Ivory Coast
#1. Pennsylvania: 10
#2. Minnesota: 8
#3. Massachusetts: 7
#4. Arkansas: 6
#5. Florida: 4

Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Arkansas: 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

Refugees that arrived from Vietnam since October 2023
To Arkansas: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 118
Top states receiving refugees from Vietnam
#1. Minnesota: 52
#2. North Carolina: 37
#3. California: 8
#4. Oklahoma: 7
#5. Arkansas: 5

Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Arkansas: 4

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

Refugees that arrived from Guinea since October 2023
To Arkansas: 3

To the U.S. as a whole: 78
Top states receiving refugees from Guinea
#1. Colorado: 15
#2. Georgia: 9
#3. North Carolina: 7
#4. Michigan: 6
#5. Arizona: 5

Refugees that arrived from Rwanda since October 2023
To Arkansas: 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

Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Arkansas: 2

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

Refugees that arrived from Iran since October 2023
To Arkansas: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 470
Top states receiving refugees from Iran
#1. California: 277
#2. Texas: 53
#3. Michigan: 17
#4. Washington: 14
#4. Georgia: 14

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