Where refugees in Maine are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Maine: 145

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 Syria since October 2023
To Maine: 121

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

#2. Syria
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Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Maine: 100

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 Afghanistan since October 2023
To Maine: 52

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

#4. Afghanistan
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Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To Maine: 51

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

#5. Iraq
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Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Maine: 48

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

#6. Somalia
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Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Maine: 24

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

#7. Nicaragua
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Maine: 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

#8. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Burundi since October 2023
To Maine: 14

To the U.S. as a whole: 588
Top states receiving refugees from Burundi
#1. Texas: 79
#2. Arizona: 50
#3. Pennsylvania: 44
#4. New York: 43
#5. lowa: 37

#9. Burundi
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Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Maine: 13

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

#10. Colombia
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Refugees that arrived from Rwanda since October 2023
To Maine: 8

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

#11. Rwanda
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Refugees that arrived from Central African Republic since October 2023
To Maine: 6

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

#12. Central African Republic
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of Congo since October 2023
To Maine: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 353
Top states receiving refugees from Republic of Congo
#1. Missouri: 32
#2. Pennsylvania: 28
#3. Wisconsin: 26
#4. New York: 25
#4. Illinois: 25

#13. Republic of Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Maine: 5

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

#13. Republic of South Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Maine: 4

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

#15. El Salvador
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Refugees that arrived from Ethiopia since October 2023
To Maine: 4

To the U.S. as a whole: 501
Top states receiving refugees from Ethiopia
#1. Minnesota: 152
#2. Washington: 46
#3. Texas: 38
#4. Ohio: 33
#5. Georgia: 29

#15. Ethiopia
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Refugees that arrived from Cambodia since October 2023
To Maine: 3

To the U.S. as a whole: 58
Top states receiving refugees from Cambodia
#1. Texas: 17
#2. Rhode Island: 10
#3. North Carolina: 7
#4. California: 5
#4. Oregon: 5

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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