Statistics and References
The statistical figures below illustrate comparisons between certain populations of immigrant and refugee arrivals and residencies.
Source: Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2004, USCIS, DHS
TOP TEN STATES WITH THE LARGEST AFRICAN-BORN POPULATIONS |
Source: MPI, as reported from 2000 U.S. Census |
|
Area |
Number |
Percent |
United States |
881,300 |
100 |
New York |
116,936 |
13.3 |
California |
113,255 |
12.9 |
Texas |
64,470 |
7.3 |
Maryland |
62,688 |
7.1 |
New Jersey |
59,917 |
6.8 |
Massachusetts |
47,770 |
5.4 |
Virginia |
42,509 |
4.8 |
Georgia |
40,423 |
4.6 |
Florida |
34,495 |
3.9 |
Minnesota |
34,469 |
3.9 |
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AFRICAN REFUGEES (TOP SIX) BY STATE OF INITIAL RESETTLEMENT: FISCAL YEARS 1983-2002 |
|
State of Initial Resettlement |
Country of Origin |
TOTAL |
|
CONGO |
ER/ET |
LIBERIA |
SIERRA L |
SOMALIA |
SUDAN |
BY STATE |
Alabama |
8 |
68 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
63 |
153 |
Alaska |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Arizona |
150 |
752 |
138 |
169 |
1,088 |
1,115 |
3,412 |
Arkansas |
- |
7 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
9 |
California |
161 |
6,912 |
311 |
144 |
5,346 |
836 |
13,710 |
Colorado |
33 |
575 |
26 |
13 |
314 |
368 |
1,329 |
Connecticut |
35 |
165 |
38 |
76 |
226 |
215 |
755 |
Delaware |
|
11 |
67 |
9 |
|
3 |
90 |
District of Columbia |
129 |
1,253 |
98 |
58 |
756 |
208 |
2,502 |
Florida |
52 |
712 |
116 |
85 |
145 |
446 |
1,556 |
Georgia |
166 |
1,810 |
420 |
134 |
3,911 |
801 |
7,242 |
Hawaii |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
Idaho |
36 |
18 |
22 |
|
25 |
78 |
179 |
Illinois |
83 |
1,202 |
287 |
82 |
637 |
550 |
2,841 |
Indiana |
26 |
141 |
45 |
20 |
88 |
34 |
354 |
Iowa |
103 |
176 |
99 |
59 |
307 |
860 |
1,604 |
Kansas |
4 |
42 |
4 |
|
202 |
117 |
369 |
Kentucky |
101 |
60 |
21 |
24 |
549 |
220 |
975 |
Louisiana |
30 |
55 |
26 |
- |
178 |
171 |
460 |
Maine |
65 |
147 |
12 |
1 |
338 |
408 |
971 |
Maryland |
104 |
1,636 |
854 |
682 |
881 |
267 |
4,424 |
Massachusetts |
46 |
632 |
354 |
124 |
1,563 |
357 |
3,076 |
Michigan |
25 |
439 |
111 |
46 |
678 |
586 |
1,885 |
Minnesota |
57 |
2,424 |
1,542 |
186 |
6,066 |
582 |
10,857 |
Mississippi |
101 |
13 |
- |
|
32 |
99 |
245 |
Missouri |
- |
1,026 |
127 |
55 |
1,166 |
452 |
2,826 |
Montana |
18 |
9 |
1 |
|
- |
- |
28 |
Nebraska |
10 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
388 |
439 |
Nevada |
- |
412 |
|
6 |
86 |
166 |
670 |
New Hampshire |
29 |
10 |
39 |
21 |
32 |
321 |
452 |
New Jersey |
- |
421 |
1,029 |
370 |
117 |
109 |
2,046 |
New Mexico |
195 |
12 |
1 |
15 |
46 |
34 |
303 |
New York |
23 |
1,504 |
2,620 |
870 |
1,794 |
940 |
7,751 |
North Carolina |
10 |
195 |
264 |
77 |
618 |
306 |
1,470 |
North Dakota |
18 |
106 |
8 |
15 |
398 |
429 |
974 |
Ohio |
- |
629 |
124 |
89 |
1,162 |
132 |
2,136 |
Oklahoma |
21 |
32 |
36 |
- |
- |
14 |
103 |
Oregon |
58 |
423 |
61 |
2 |
491 |
42 |
1,077 |
Pennsylvania |
- |
853 |
2,103 |
176 |
535 |
537 |
4,204 |
Rhode Island |
- |
17 |
909 |
2 |
|
- |
928 |
South Carolina |
21 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
|
4 |
56 |
South Dakota |
100 |
627 |
|
5 |
191 |
790 |
1,713 |
Tennessee |
300 |
321 |
134 |
48 |
1,315 |
997 |
3,115 |
Texas |
71 |
3,486 |
638 |
215 |
2,699 |
2,612 |
9,721 |
Utah |
34 |
39 |
12 |
14 |
575 |
656 |
1,330 |
Vermont |
141 |
7 |
|
|
|
50 |
198 |
Virginia |
41 |
971 |
413 |
335 |
3,640 |
804 |
6,204 |
Washington |
- |
1,768 |
31 |
21 |
1,842 |
427 |
4,089 |
West Virginia |
12 |
2 |
8 |
- |
1 |
- |
23 |
Wisconsin |
- |
66 |
23 |
28 |
257 |
51 |
425 |
Wyoming |
- |
2 |
|
- |
- |
- |
2 |
TOTAL BY COUNTRY OF ORGIN |
2,617 |
32,213 |
13,203 |
4,297 |
40,309 |
18,645 |
111,131 |
Source: USDHHS, ORR
References
US Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics
Refugee Council USA
Migration Information Source, Migration Policy Institute
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