Finally found a recent chart of where refugees resettling in the US came from last year … still looking for statistics of where they ended up by state. The list below shows the top 10 countries the US received refugees from in 2010.
| Iraq | 18,016 |
| Burma | 16,693 |
| Bhutan | 12,363 |
| Somalia | 4,884 |
| Cuba | 4,818 |
| Iran | 3,543 |
| Dem Rep Congo | 3,174 |
| Eritrea | 2,570 |
| Palestine | 1,053 |
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|
Country of Origin |
Admissions Ceiling |
Admitted as of 9/30/10 |
| AFRICA | 15,500 | 13,305 |
| EAST ASIA | 18,000 | 17,716 |
| EUROPE | 2,500 | 1,526 |
| LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN | 5,500 | 4,982 |
| NEAR EAST & SOUTH ASIA | 38,000 | 35,782 |
| UNALLOCATED RESERVE | 500 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 80,000 | 73,311 |
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