Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Iowa: 853

To the U.S. as a whole: 15,226
Top states receiving refugees from Congo
#1. Texas: 1,392
#2. Kentucky: 1,286
#3. Arizona: 1,050
#4. New York: 1,002
#5. Ohio: 966

Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Iowa: 132

To the U.S. as a whole: 8,653
Top states receiving refugees from Syria
#1. New York: 857
#2. Michigan: 806
#3. Pennsylvania: 640
#4. Texas: 510
#5. California: 479

Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Iowa: 110

To the U.S. as a whole: 5,034
Top states receiving refugees from Myanmar
#1. Texas: 581
#2. Illinois: 545
#3. New York: 492
#4. Wisconsin: 369
#5. Georgia: 362

Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Iowa: 98

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,613
Top states receiving refugees from Eritrea
#1. Washington: 162
#1. Texas: 162
#3. North Carolina: 104
#4. Iowa: 98
#5. Ohio: 97

Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Iowa: 94

To the U.S. as a whole: 3,185
Top states receiving refugees from Somalia
#1. Minnesota: 959
#2. Ohio: 219
#3. New York: 208
#4. Arizona: 171
#5. Missouri: 150

Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Iowa: 89

To the U.S. as a whole: 9,974
Top states receiving refugees from Afghanistan
#1. California: 2,006
#2. Texas: 1,012
#3. Virginia: 854
#4. Washington: 605
#5. New York: 462

Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Iowa: 89

To the U.S. as a whole: 5,616
Top states receiving refugees from Venezuela
#1. Florida: 933
#2. Texas: 802
#3. Illinois: 352
#4. Georgia: 253
#5. North Carolina: 204

Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October 2023
To Iowa: 73

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,544
Top states receiving refugees from Sudan
#1. New York: 134
#2. Ohio: 118
#3. Texas: 112
#4. Missouri: 100
#5. Pennsylvania: 95

Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Iowa: 64

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,921
Top states receiving refugees from Nicaragua
#1. Florida: 245
#2. Texas: 147
#3. California: 143
#4. Minnesota: 107
#5. Arizona: 88

Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Iowa: 40

To the U.S. as a whole: 3,253
Top states receiving refugees from Guatemala
#1. California: 425
#2. Texas: 340
#3. Florida: 204
#4. North Carolina: 199
#5. Georgia: 136

Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Iowa: 39

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,045
Top states receiving refugees from Republic of South Sudan
#1. Texas: 101
#2. Nebraska: 95
#3. New York: 85
#4. Colorado: 66
#4. Arizona: 66

Refugees that arrived from Burundi since October 2023
To Iowa: 30

To the U.S. as a whole: 476
Top states receiving refugees from Burundi
#1. Texas: 54
#2. Arizona: 49
#3. New York: 41
#4. Pennsylvania: 37
#5. Iowa: 30

Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Iowa: 29

To the U.S. as a whole: 967
Top states receiving refugees from Colombia
#1. Florida: 124
#2. North Carolina: 91
#3. Texas: 81
#4. New York: 64
#5. Washington: 63

Refugees that arrived from Central African Republic since October 2023
To Iowa: 23

To the U.S. as a whole: 725
Top states receiving refugees from Central African Republic
#1. Missouri: 75
#2. Texas: 72
#3. Michigan: 55
#4. Georgia: 43
#5. North Carolina: 40

Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Iowa: 16

To the U.S. as a whole: 987
Top states receiving refugees from El Salvador
#1. Texas: 134
#2. California: 114
#3. Maryland: 107
#4. Virginia: 74
#5. North Carolina: 70

Refugees that arrived from Ethiopia since October 2023
To Iowa: 15

To the U.S. as a whole: 339
Top states receiving refugees from Ethiopia
#1. Minnesota: 98
#2. Texas: 31
#3. Washington: 28
#4. Ohio: 27
#5. Georgia: 25

Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To Iowa: 14

To the U.S. as a whole: 1,300
Top states receiving refugees from Iraq
#1. California: 209
#2. Michigan: 172
#3. Texas: 106
#4. Nebraska: 71
#5. Arizona: 67

Refugees that arrived from Rwanda since October 2023
To Iowa: 9

To the U.S. as a whole: 201
Top states receiving refugees from Rwanda
#1. Texas: 49
#2. South Carolina: 12
#2. Kentucky: 12
#2. Arizona: 12
#5. North Carolina: 11

Refugees that arrived from Libya since October 2023
To Iowa: 7

To the U.S. as a whole: 33
Top states receiving refugees from Libya
#1. Pennsylvania: 9
#1. Texas: 9
#3. Utah: 8
#4. Iowa: 7

Refugees that arrived from Yemen since October 2023
To Iowa: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 103
Top states receiving refugees from Yemen
#1. Michigan: 21
#2. Georgia: 13
#2. New York: 13
#4. Montana: 12
#5. Arizona: 8

Refugees that arrived from Nigeria since October 2023
To Iowa: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 106
Top states receiving refugees from Nigeria
#1. Illinois: 16
#2. Missouri: 14
#3. Arizona: 13
#3. North Carolina: 13
#5. Kansas: 9

Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Iowa: 4

To the U.S. as a whole: 727
Top states receiving refugees from Honduras
#1. Texas: 118
#2. Florida: 87
#3. New York: 55
#4. California: 42
#4. Georgia: 42

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

To the U.S. as a whole: 75
Top states receiving refugees from Guinea
#1. Colorado: 15
#2. Georgia: 9
#3. North Carolina: 7
#4. Arizona: 5
#4. Michigan: 5

Refugees that arrived from Cambodia since October 2023
To Iowa: 3

To the U.S. as a whole: 53
Top states receiving refugees from Cambodia
#1. Texas: 17
#2. North Carolina: 6
#2. Rhode Island: 6
#4. California: 5
#4. Oregon: 5

Refugees that arrived from Cuba since October 2023
To Iowa: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 130
Top states receiving refugees from Cuba
#1. Florida: 51
#2. Texas: 17
#3. Tennessee: 10
#4. New York: 9
#5. Washington: 6

Refugees that arrived from Cameroon since October 2023
To Iowa: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 102
Top states receiving refugees from Cameroon
#1. Texas: 13
#1. Pennsylvania: 13
#3. Nevada: 8
#4. Maryland: 7
#4. California: 7

Refugees that arrived from Uganda since October 2023
To Iowa: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 35
Top states receiving refugees from Uganda
#1. Massachusetts: 6
#1. Missouri: 6
#3. Ohio: 5
#4. Michigan: 4
#4. Washington: 4

Refugees that arrived from Guyana since October 2023
To Iowa: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 2
Top states receiving refugees from Guyana
#1. Iowa: 2

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