Where refugees in Minnesota are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To Minnesota: 1,267

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

#1. Somalia
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Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To Minnesota: 218

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

#2. Myanmar
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Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To Minnesota: 182

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

#3. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Minnesota: 172

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 Ethiopia since October 2023
To Minnesota: 152

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

#5. Ethiopia
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Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To Minnesota: 142

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

#6. Venezuela
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Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To Minnesota: 135

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 Eritrea since October 2023
To Minnesota: 113

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

#8. Eritrea
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Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Minnesota: 108

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

#9. Syria
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Minnesota: 64

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

#10. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of South Sudan since October 2023
To Minnesota: 63

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

#11. Republic of South Sudan
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Refugees that arrived from Vietnam since October 2023
To Minnesota: 52

To the U.S. as a whole: 118
Top states receiving refugees from Vietnam
#1. Minnesota: 52
#2. North Carolina: 37
#3. California: 8
#4. Oklahoma: 7
#5. Arkansas: 5

#12. Vietnam
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Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October 2023
To Minnesota: 49

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 Honduras since October 2023
To Minnesota: 32

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

#14. Honduras
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Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October 2023
To Minnesota: 32

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

#14. Ukraine
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Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To Minnesota: 30

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

#16. Iraq
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Refugees that arrived from Russia since October 2023
To Minnesota: 22

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 Belarus since October 2023
To Minnesota: 20

To the U.S. as a whole: 391
Top states receiving refugees from Belarus
#1. Washington: 91
#2. California: 89
#3. Massachusetts: 34
#4. New York: 27
#5. Pennsylvania: 24

#18. Belarus
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Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To Minnesota: 20

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

#18. Colombia
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Refugees that arrived from Moldova since October 2023
To Minnesota: 17

To the U.S. as a whole: 366
Top states receiving refugees from Moldova
#1. Washington: 114
#2. California: 107
#3. Florida: 24
#3. Oregon: 24
#5. Minnesota: 17

#20. Moldova
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Refugees that arrived from Pakistan since October 2023
To Minnesota: 16

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 Kyrgyzstan since October 2023
To Minnesota: 15

To the U.S. as a whole: 80
Top states receiving refugees from Kyrgyzstan
#1. New York: 37
#2. Minnesota: 15
#3. Oregon: 8
#3. Pennsylvania: 8
#5. Illinois: 7

#22. Kyrgyzstan
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Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To Minnesota: 11

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

#23. El Salvador
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Refugees that arrived from Republic of Congo since October 2023
To Minnesota: 10

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

#24. Republic of Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Cameroon since October 2023
To Minnesota: 9

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 Ivory Coast since October 2023
To Minnesota: 8

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

#26. Ivory Coast
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Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To Minnesota: 8

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

#26. Haiti
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Refugees that arrived from Central African Republic since October 2023
To Minnesota: 7

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

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

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

#29. Rwanda
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Refugees that arrived from Yemen since October 2023
To Minnesota: 3

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

#30. Yemen
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Refugees that arrived from Chad since October 2023
To Minnesota: 2

To the U.S. as a whole: 7
Top states receiving refugees from Chad
#1. Nevada: 3
#2. Minnesota: 2
#2. South Carolina: 2

#31. Chad
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Refugees that arrived from Cambodia since October 2023
To Minnesota: 2

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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