Where refugees in Michigan are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Michigan: 1,186

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 Congo since October 2023
To Michigan: 862

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

#2. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Michigan: 356

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 Venezuela since October 2023
To Michigan: 302

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

#4. Venezuela
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Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To Michigan: 260

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 Myanmar since October 2023
To Michigan: 106

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

#6. Myanmar
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Michigan: 68

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

#7. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Central African Republic since October 2023
To Michigan: 63

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

#8. Central African Republic
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Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Michigan: 57

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

#9. Somalia
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Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October 2023
To Michigan: 55

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

#10. Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from Yemen since October 2023
To Michigan: 46

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

#11. Yemen
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Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To Michigan: 35

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

#12. Eritrea
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Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Michigan: 33

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

#13. Nicaragua
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Refugees that arrived from Burundi since October 2023
To Michigan: 28

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

#14. Burundi
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Michigan: 22

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

#15. Republic of South Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October 2023
To Michigan: 19

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

#16. Ukraine
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Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To Michigan: 18

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 Iran since October 2023
To Michigan: 17

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

#18. Iran
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Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Michigan: 15

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

#19. Colombia
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Refugees that arrived from Mali since October 2023
To Michigan: 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

#20. Mali
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Refugees that arrived from Pakistan since October 2023
To Michigan: 12

To the U.S. as a whole: 856
Top states receiving refugees from Pakistan
#1. Pennsylvania: 120
#2. Texas: 88
#3. Virginia: 62
#4. Illinois: 57
#5. North Carolina: 56

#21. Pakistan
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Refugees that arrived from Cuba since October 2023
To Michigan: 10

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

#22. Cuba
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Refugees that arrived from Libya since October 2023
To Michigan: 9

To the U.S. as a whole: 49
Top states receiving refugees from Libya
#1. Michigan: 9
#1. Pennsylvania: 9
#1. Texas: 9
#4. Utah: 8
#5. lowa: 7

#23. Libya
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Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Michigan: 7

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

#24. El Salvador
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Refugees that arrived from Cameroon since October 2023
To Michigan: 6

To the U.S. as a whole: 120
Top states receiving refugees from Cameroon
#1. Pennsylvania: 13
#1. Texas: 13
#3. Minnesota: 9
#4. Nevada: 8
#5. Maryland: 7

#25. Cameroon
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Refugees that arrived from Ethiopia since October 2023
To Michigan: 6

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

#25. Ethiopia
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Refugees that arrived from Guinea since October 2023
To Michigan: 6

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

#25. Guinea
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Refugees that arrived from Rwanda since October 2023
To Michigan: 5

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

#28. Rwanda
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Refugees that arrived from Uganda since October 2023
To Michigan: 5

To the U.S. as a whole: 46
Top states receiving refugees from Uganda
#1. Missouri: 12
#2. Massachusetts: 6
#3. Michigan: 5
#3. Ohio: 5
#5. Washington: 4

#28. Uganda
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Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To Michigan: 5

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

#28. Haiti
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Refugees that arrived from Nigeria since October 2023
To Michigan: 4

To the U.S. as a whole: 111
Top states receiving refugees from Nigeria
#1. Illinois: 16
#2. Missouri: 14
#3. Arizona: 13
#3. North Carolina: 13
#5. Texas: 11

#31. Nigeria
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Refugees that arrived from Palestine since October 2023
To Michigan: 3

To the U.S. as a whole: 30
Top states receiving refugees from Palestine
#1. Illinois: 10
#2. New Jersey: 4
#2. Ohio: 4
#2. Oregon: 4
#5. Michigan: 3

#32. Palestine
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Refugees that arrived from The Gambia since October 2023
To Michigan: 3

To the U.S. as a whole: 13
Top states receiving refugees from The Gambia
#1. Illinois: 4
#1. Texas: 4
#3. Michigan: 3
#4. Georgia: 2

#32. The Gambia
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Refugees that arrived from Ivory Coast since October 2023
To Michigan: 3

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

#32. Ivory Coast
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Refugees that arrived from Jamaica since October 2023
To Michigan: 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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