Where refugees in Connecticut are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Connecticut: 251

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

#1. Syria
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Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Connecticut: 169

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

#2. Venezuela
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Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Connecticut: 133

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 Congo since October 2023
To Connecticut: 127

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

#4. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Connecticut: 95

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

#5. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Connecticut: 54

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

#6. Republic of South Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Connecticut: 39

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

#7. Somalia
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Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Connecticut: 34

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

#8. Colombia
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Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Connecticut: 34

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

#8. Nicaragua
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Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Connecticut: 21

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

#10. Myanmar
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Refugees that arrived from Mali since October 2023
To Connecticut: 13

To the U.S. as a whole: 185
Top states receiving refugees from Mali
#1. Pennsylvania: 27
#2. New York: 24
#3. South Carolina: 23
#4. Missouri: 16
#5. Connecticut: 13

#11. Mali
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Refugees that arrived from Yemen since October 2023
To Connecticut: 11

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

#12. Yemen
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Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October 2023
To Connecticut: 10

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

#13. Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Connecticut: 8

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

#14. Eritrea
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Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Connecticut: 8

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

#14. El Salvador
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Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To Connecticut: 7

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

#16. Haiti
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Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Connecticut: 3

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

#17. Honduras
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Refugees that arrived from Russia since October 2023
To Connecticut: 3

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

#17. Russia
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Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October 2023
To Connecticut: 3

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

#17. Ukraine
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Refugees that arrived from Iran since October 2023
To Connecticut: 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

#20. Iran
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Refugees that arrived from Cuba since October 2023
To Connecticut: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 255
Top states receiving refugees from Cuba
#1. Florida: 98
#2. Texas: 33
#3. New York: 12
#3. Maryland: 12
#5. Tennessee: 10

#20. Cuba
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Refugees that arrived from Jamaica since October 2023
To Connecticut: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 12
Top states receiving refugees from Jamaica
#1. California: 2
#1. Colorado: 2
#1. Connecticut: 2
#1. Michigan: 2
#1. North Carolina: 2

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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