Where refugees in New Jersey are arriving from

Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October 2023
To New Jersey: 353
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

Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October 2023
To New Jersey: 160
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

Refugees that arrived from Syria since October 2023
To New Jersey: 142
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

Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October 2023
To New Jersey: 139
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

Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October 2023
To New Jersey: 73
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

Refugees that arrived from Nicaragua since October 2023
To New Jersey: 71
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

Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October 2023
To New Jersey: 55
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

Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October 2023
To New Jersey: 34
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

Refugees that arrived from Pakistan since October 2023
To New Jersey: 22
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

Refugees that arrived from Haiti since October 2023
To New Jersey: 14
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

Refugees that arrived from Congo since October 2023
To New Jersey: 14
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

Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October 2023
To New Jersey: 8
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

Refugees that arrived from Niger since October 2023
To New Jersey: 6
To the U.S. as a whole: 6
Top states receiving refugees from Niger
#1. New Jersey: 6

Refugees that arrived from Palestine since October 2023
To New Jersey: 4
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

Refugees that arrived from Sri Lanka since October 2023
To New Jersey: 4
To the U.S. as a whole: 11
Top states receiving refugees from Sri Lanka
#1. Texas: 5
#2. New Jersey: 4
#3. New York: 2

Refugees that arrived from Cameroon since October 2023
To New Jersey: 4
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

Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October 2023
To New Jersey: 4
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

Refugees that arrived from Cuba since October 2023
To New Jersey: 4
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

Refugees that arrived from Guinea since October 2023
To New Jersey: 3
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

Refugees that arrived from Myanmar since October 2023
To New Jersey: 3
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

Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October 2023
To New Jersey: 3
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

Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October 2023
To New Jersey: 2
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
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 48 states.
