{"id":357048,"date":"2026-08-17T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=357048"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:40:11","slug":"origins-of-recent-refugees-to-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/origins-of-recent-refugees-to-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Origins of recent refugees to the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"b460a6ca-e407-4551-a9e2-ef72a42d0dd5\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;b460a6ca-e407-4551-a9e2-ef72a42d0dd5&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:357048,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/origins-of-recent-refugees-to-the-united-states\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/origins-of-recent-refugees-to-the-united-states\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-08-17&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:358536,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/origins_of_recent_refugees_to_the_united_states-357048-1786980311.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Origins of recent refugees to the United States&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Top 5 countries by number of refugees to the U.S. each fiscal year&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;* Fiscal 2026 data is through July 31.&lt;br&gt;Note: Federal fiscal years begin Oct. 1 and end Sept. 30. 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data-prc-v-col=\"3\">17%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Iraq<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6,886<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">13%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Syria<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6,557<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">12%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Somalia<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">6,130<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">11%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Myanmar<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">5,078<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">9%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Democratic Republic<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7,883<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">35%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Myanmar<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">3,558<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">16%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ukraine<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2,635<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">12%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Bhutan<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">2,228<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">10%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Eritrea<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1,270<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">6%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2019<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Democratic Republic<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">12,958<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">43%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td 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data-prc-v-col=\"2\">1,246<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">11%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Afghanistan<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">872<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">8%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Ukraine<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">803<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Myanmar<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">772<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Congo, Democratic Republic<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">7,810<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">31%<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Syria<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">4,556<\/td><td 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