In 2021, just 11,411 refugees, mostly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Burma, were admitted to the U.S. under a ceiling of 62,500—the lowest number since since 1980.
Since 2017, refugee resettlement capacity in the U.S. has been reduced by 38%. The country’s resettlement rate dropped 86% in roughly that same period.
In addition to policies that have gutted government agencies responsible for resettlement and created processing roadblocks for applicants—it takes an average of two years to vet refugees for resettlement in the U.S.—fewer refugees in the last five years has resulted in less funding for the programs that still exist. More than 130 resettlement sites around the country have closed due to a lack of funding.
Stacker referenced data from The Refugee Processing Center to compile statistics on the number of refugees and their countries of origin resettled in Washington in April 2022.
April Refugee Statistics
Countries where refugees arrived from in April
Washington
#1. Afghanistan: 24
#2. Syria: 15
#3. Moldova: 13
#4. Ukraine: 10
#5. Somalia: 8
#6. Colombia: 4
#7. Burma: 3
#8. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2
#9. Iran: 1
#10. El Salvador: 1
#11. Guatemala: 1
National
#1. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 551
#2. Syria: 539
#3. Burma: 226
#4. Afghanistan: 151
#5. Ukraine: 105
States that accepted the most refugees in April
#1. California: 160
#2. Texas: 143
#3. Michigan: 129
#4. New York: 108
#5. Kentucky: 105
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Where has Washington Accepted Refugees From?
Below are the countries that Washington has accepted the most refugees from since October.
#1. Ukraine
Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since October
Washington: 243
National: 809
Top states
#1. Washington: 243
#2. California: 159
#3. Pennsylvania: 50
#4. Missouri: 42
#5. Ohio: 38
#2. Syria
Refugees that arrived from Syria since October
Washington: 52
National: 2,511
Top states
#1. California: 274
#2. Michigan: 263
#3. Pennsylvania: 182
#4. New York: 179
#5. Florida: 150
#3. Moldova
Refugees that arrived from Moldova since October
Washington: 30
National: 130
Top states
#1. California: 43
#2. Washington: 30
#3. Florida: 12
#4. North Carolina: 9
#5. South Carolina: 6
#4. Afghanistan
Refugees that arrived from Afghanistan since October
Washington: 26
National: 313
Top states
#1. Colorado: 39
#2. California: 38
#3. Virginia: 36
#4. Washington: 26
#5. Texas: 25
#5. Sudan
Refugees that arrived from Sudan since October
Washington: 23
National: 1,170
Top states
#1. Texas: 100
#2. North Carolina: 91
#3. New York: 65
#4. Idaho: 57
#5. Illinois: 56
#6. Somalia
Refugees that arrived from Somalia since October
Washington: 19
National: 219
Top states
#1. Minnesota: 62
#2. Ohio: 19
#3. Washington: 19
#4. Kentucky: 14
#5. New York: 13
#7. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Refugees that arrived from Democratic Republic of the Congo since October
Washington: 13
National: 2,528
Top states
#1. Kentucky: 304
#2. Texas: 243
#3. Michigan: 152
#4. Arizona: 147
#5. Ohio: 128
#8. Honduras
Refugees that arrived from Honduras since October
Washington: 12
National: 249
Top states
#1. Florida: 26
#2. Texas: 25
#3. Massachusetts: 24
#4. Virginia: 20
#5. North Carolina: 17
#9. El Salvador
Refugees that arrived from El Salvador since October
Washington: 12
National: 284
Top states
#1. California: 69
#2. Maryland: 34
#3. Virginia: 25
#4. New York: 19
#5. Texas: 18
#10. Russia
Refugees that arrived from Russia since October
Washington: 11
National: 13
Top states
#1. Washington: 11
#2. Ohio: 2
#11. Guatemala
Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since October
Washington: 10
National: 489
Top states
#1. California: 106
#2. Texas: 60
#3. New Jersey: 49
#4. Georgia: 30
#5. Arizona: 23
#12. Burma
Refugees that arrived from Burma since October
Washington: 9
National: 928
Top states
#1. New York: 133
#2. Wisconsin: 121
#3. Texas: 90
#4. Indiana: 59
#5. North Carolina: 58
#13. Colombia
Refugees that arrived from Colombia since October
Washington: 6
National: 41
Top states
#1. California: 7
#2. Virginia: 7
#3. Tennessee: 7
#4. New Jersey: 6
#5. Washington: 6
#14. Ethiopia
Refugees that arrived from Ethiopia since October
Washington: 5
National: 53
Top states
#1. Minnesota: 15
#2. Maryland: 9
#3. Texas: 6
#4. Colorado: 5
#5. Washington: 5
#15. Eritrea
Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since October
Washington: 5
National: 102
Top states
#1. Iowa: 14
#2. Minnesota: 10
#3. Arizona: 10
#4. Maryland: 9
#5. Ohio: 9
#16. Iran
Refugees that arrived from Iran since October
Washington: 4
National: 111
Top states
#1. California: 27
#2. Georgia: 16
#3. Virginia: 15
#4. Texas: 13
#5. Arizona: 5
#17. Venezuela
Refugees that arrived from Venezuela since October
Washington: 3
National: 19
Top states
#1. Nevada: 8
#2. Florida: 5
#3. Washington: 3
#4. Illinois: 2
#5. Georgia: 1
#18. Iraq
Refugees that arrived from Iraq since October
Washington: 2
National: 235
Top states
#1. California: 36
#2. Michigan: 36
#3. Pennsylvania: 19
#4. Texas: 17
#5. Ohio: 16
#19. Burundi
Refugees that arrived from Burundi since October
Washington: 1
National: 30
Top states
#1. Michigan: 8
#2. Maryland: 6
#3. Georgia: 5
#4. Iowa: 4
#5. Ohio: 2
#20. Armenia
Refugees that arrived from Armenia since October
Washington: 1
National: 26
Top states
#1. California: 24
#2. Ohio: 1
#3. Washington: 1
#21. Uganda
Refugees that arrived from Uganda since October
Washington: 1
National: 53
Top states
#1. California: 7
#2. Tennessee: 7
#3. Georgia: 6
#4. Texas: 5
#5. Colorado: 4
#22. Senegal
Refugees that arrived from Senegal since October
Washington: 1
National: 2
Top states
#1. Washington: 1
#2. Texas: 1
#23. Jordan
Refugees that arrived from Jordan since October
Washington: 1
National: 3
Top states
#1. Washington: 1
#2. Massachusetts: 1
#3. Utah: 1
The above article first appeared on Stacker and has been republished with permission. The Auburn Examiner ha snot independently verified its content.
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