DOS Refugee Resettlement Fact Sheet for FY-2016

On October 4, 2016, the Department of State (DOS) released its Fact Sheet for FY-2016 Refugee Admissions. According to the DOS, the United States admitted 84,995 refugees in FY-2016.

The following are the top five countries of origin for refugees in FY-2016:

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Syria
Burma
Iraq
 Somalia

The following are the five U.S. States that welcomed the most refugees in FY-2016

California
Texas
New York
Michigan
 Ohio