Where Onondaga County’s refugees came from, 2007 to 2016
Onondaga County received 9,538 refugees since 2007. The most came from Burma, a country in southeast Asia.
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR ONONDAGA COUNTY REFUGEES
Syria
Iraq
(Countries with 10 or more refugees are labeled)
Ukraine
Russia
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
Nepal
ASIA
Bhutan
EUROPE
NORTH
AMERICA
Sudan
China
Mauritania
Burma
Kuwait
Vietnam
AFRICA
Cuba
India
Eritrea
Liberia
Somalia
SOUTH
AMERICA
Central
African
Republic
500 or more
Ethiopia
AUSTRALIA
100-499
South Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
10-99
Uganda
fewer than 10
Burundi
Rwanda
Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2016
Togo, 4
Belarus, 3
Niger, 3
Yemen, 3
Angola, 2
Argentina, 2
Jordan, 2
Lebanon, 2
Sierra Leone, 2
Sri Lanka, 1
Kenya, 1
Norway, 1
Senegal, 1
Thailand, 1
Tunisia, 1
Zambia, 1
Burma, 2,409
Bhutan, 2,075
Somalia, 1,681
Iraq, 829
Dem. Rep. of the Congo, 816
Syria, 271
Burundi, 219
Eritrea, 170
Sudan, 158
Cuba, 135
Afghanistan, 129
Ukraine, 126
Ethiopia, 98
Central African Republic, 68
Liberia, 38
Vietnam, 31
Nepal, 28
Pakistan, 28
Rwanda, 27
Kuwait, 19
Iran, 17
South Sudan, 16
Mauritania, 14
Russia, 14
Uganda, 12
India, 11
China, 10
Cambodia, 8
Ivory Coast, 8
Kazakhstan, 8
Moldova, 8
Congo, 6
Egypt, 6
North Korea, 6
Palestine, 5
Kyrgyzstan, 4
TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR ONONDAGA COUNTY REFUGEES
Bhutan
2,075
NORTH
AMERICA
ASIA
EUROPE
Syria
271
Cuba
135
Burma
2,409
AFRICA
Sudan
158
Iraq
829
Eritrea
170
SOUTH
AMERICA
Somalia
1,681
AUSTRALIA
Democratic
Republic of Congo
816
Burundi
219
Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2016
Togo, 4
Belarus, 3
Niger, 3
Yemen, 3
Angola, 2
Argentina, 2
Jordan, 2
Lebanon, 2
Sierra Leone, 2
Sri Lanka, 1
Kenya, 1
Norway, 1
Senegal, 1
Thailand, 1
Tunisia, 1
Zambia, 1
Burma, 2,409
Bhutan, 2,075
Somalia, 1,681
Iraq, 829
Dem. Rep. of the Congo, 816
Syria, 271
Burundi, 219
Eritrea, 170
Sudan, 158
Cuba, 135
Afghanistan, 129
Ukraine, 126
Ethiopia, 98
Central African Republic, 68
Liberia, 38
Vietnam, 31
Nepal, 28
Pakistan, 28
Rwanda, 27
Kuwait, 19
Iran, 17
South Sudan, 16
Mauritania, 14
Russia, 14
Uganda, 12
India, 11
China, 10
Cambodia, 8
Ivory Coast, 8
Kazakhstan, 8
Moldova, 8
Congo, 6
Egypt, 6
North Korea, 6
Palestine, 5
Kyrgyzstan, 4
TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR
ONONDAGA COUNTY REFUGEES
Syria
Iraq
Bhutan
ASIA
NORTH
AMERICA
EUROPE
Cuba
Burma
AFRICA
Pakistan
Sudan
SOUTH
AMERICA
Somalia
AUSTRALIA
Eritrea
Democratic
Republic
of Congo
Burundi
Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2016
Burma, 2,409
Bhutan, 2,075
Somalia, 1,681
Iraq, 829
Dem. Rep. of the Congo, 816
Syria, 271
Burundi, 219
Eritrea, 170
Sudan, 158
Cuba, 135
Afghanistan, 129
Ukraine, 126
Ethiopia, 98
Central African Republic, 68
Liberia, 38
Vietnam, 31
Nepal, 28
Pakistan, 28
Rwanda, 27
Kuwait, 19
Iran, 17
South Sudan, 16
Mauritania, 14
Russia, 14
Uganda, 12
India, 11
China, 10
Cambodia, 8
Ivory Coast, 8
Kazakhstan, 8
Moldova, 8
Congo, 6
Egypt, 6
North Korea, 6
Palestine, 5
Kyrgyzstan, 4
Togo, 4
Belarus, 3
Niger, 3
Yemen, 3
Angola, 2
Argentina, 2
Jordan, 2
Lebanon, 2
Sierra Leone, 2
Sri Lanka, 1
Kenya, 1
Norway, 1
Senegal, 1
Thailand, 1
Tunisia, 1
Zambia, 1
Source: NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Peter Allen | pallen@syracuse.com