Where refugees in Montana are arriving from

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Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To Montana: 42

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

#1. Afghanistan
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Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To Montana: 39

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 Montana: 36

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 Congo since October 2023
To Montana: 31

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

#4. Congo
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Refugees that arrived from Yemen since October 2023
To Montana: 12

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

#5. Yemen
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Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To Montana: 7

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

#6. Guatemala
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Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To Montana: 7

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

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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