The Makeup of U.S. Refugee Admissions Has Changed

Number of refugees admitted through USRAP by region of origin, by fiscal year

Stacked area chart showing U.S. refugee admissions by region, the top origins changing from East Asia in the 1980s to Europe in the 1990s and the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa in the past 20 years, probably correlating with crises in Iraq, Myanmar, and Sudan, with sharp drops in total admissions after the 9/11 attacks and during both of Donald Trump's presidential terms.

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Notes: Some values are rounded by the State Department for privacy reasons. Arrivals from FY 1989 through FY 2019 for East Asia include Amerasians.

Source: U.S. Department of State