Where refugees in Louisiana are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Louisiana: 52

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 Nicaragua since October 2023
To Louisiana: 25

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

#2. Nicaragua
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Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Louisiana: 22

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

#3. Honduras
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Louisiana: 13

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

#4. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Louisiana: 10

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 Iraq since October 2023
To Louisiana: 6

To the U.S. as a whole: 2,278
Top states receiving refugees from Iraq
#1. California: 364
#2. Michigan: 260
#3. Texas: 189
#4. Nebraska: 136
#5. Illinois: 122

#6. Iraq
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Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Louisiana: 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

#7. Myanmar
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Refugees that arrived from Cuba since October 2023
To Louisiana: 3

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

#8. Cuba
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Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Louisiana: 3

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

#8. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Central African Republic since October 2023
To Louisiana: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 864
Top states receiving refugees from Central African Republic
#1. Missouri: 89
#2. Texas: 82
#3. Michigan: 63
#4. Georgia: 60
#5. Colorado: 56

#10. Central African Republic
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Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Louisiana: 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

#10. Eritrea
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Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To Louisiana: 2

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

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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