5 Countries With the Most Refugees in the U.S.

In this piece, we will take a look at the 5 countries with the most refugees in the U.S. For more countries, head on over to 15 countries with the most refugees in the U.S.

5. Syria

Total refugees admitted in the U.S. since 2012: 33.395

Syria has the highest number of refugees in the world, with the crisis engulfing the country showing no signs of ending. Currently, 15 million Syrians are in need of aid, with the country also being home to the highest number of displaced people in the entire world.

4. Bhutan

Total refugees admitted in the U.S. since 2012: 40,680

Around three decades ago, Southern Bhutanese refugees had to flee from Bhutan amid one of the biggest displacements in terms of population percentage. Bhutanese refugees have settled across the world and one of the biggest inflows has been to the United States, though that has mostly stemmed in recent years, from 2018 onwards.

3. Somalia

Total refugees admitted in the U.S. since 2012: 47,458

Currently, over 700,000 refugees from Somalia are settling in various countries across the world and in 2023, additional clashes saw over 100,000 people flee the country. Kenya and Ethiopia host the biggest number of refugees though it is also among the countries with the most refugees in the U.S.

2. Democratic Republic of Congo

Total refugees admitted in the U.S. since 2012: 91,972

The Democratic Republic of Congo saw peak migration numbers in 2019, when around 13,000 refugees moved to the U.S. In total, there are currently over a million refugees from DRC, which comes as no surprise considering the fact that decades of conflict have wreaked havoc in the nation and the situation further deteriorated in 2022 as violence increased in multiple states.

1. Myanmar

Total refugees admitted in the U.S. since 2012: 99,139

Topping the list of the 15 countries with the most refugees in the U.S. is Myanmar, with nearly 100,000 refugees moving to the nation. Burmese refugees began to settle in the U.S. from 2008 onwards with a large number of migrants moving from 2012 to 2016, before Trump’s policies reduced the numbers by 59% in 2017.

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