Where Erie County’s refugees came from, 2007 to 2016

Erie County received 12,528 refugees since 2007. The most came from Burma, a country in southeast Asia.

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR ERIE COUNTY REFUGEES

Syria

Iraq

(Countries with 10 or more refugees are labeled)

Afghanistan

Iran

Nepal

ASIA

EUROPE

Bhutan

NORTH

AMERICA

Palestine

Cuba

Sudan

Burma

Kuwait

AFRICA

Colombia

Liberia

Vietnam

Eritrea

Central

African

Republic

Somalia

SOUTH

AMERICA

500 or more

Ethiopia

Congo

AUSTRALIA

Angola

100-499

Rwanda

Democratic Republic of the Congo

10-99

Burundi

fewer than 10

Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2016

Thailand, 4

Belarus, 3

Sri Lanka, 3

Egypt, 3

Indonesia, 3

Tajikistan, 3

Tanzania, 2

Bangladesh, 1

Cambodia, 1

Chad, 1

Ecuador, 1

France, 1

Kazakhstan, 1

Lebanon, 1

Mali, 1

Ukraine, 1

Burma, 4,392

Somalia, 1,998

Bhutan, 1,854

Iraq, 1,350

Dem. Rep. of the Congo, 1,066

Syria, 330

Eritrea, 321

Burundi, 183

Sudan, 182

Afghanistan, 160

Cuba, 108

Ethiopia, 82

Iran, 79

Palestine, 77

Congo, 64

Rwanda, 37

Liberia, 32

Vietnam, 28

Kuwait, 27

Colombia, 23

Central African Republic, 17

Nepal, 16

Angola,13

Ivory Coast, 9

Russia, 9

South Sudan, 8

Cameroon, 6

India, 6

Jordan, 6

Pakistan, 5

Sierra Leone, 5

Togo, 5

TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR ERIE COUNTY REFUGEES

Iraq

1,350

Afghanistan

160

ASIA

Bhutan

1,854

NORTH

AMERICA

EUROPE

Syria

330

Burma

4,392

AFRICA

Eritrea

321

Sudan

182

SOUTH

AMERICA

Somalia

1,998

AUSTRALIA

Democratic

Republic of Congo

1,066

Burundi

183

Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2016

Thailand, 4

Belarus, 3

Sri Lanka, 3

Egypt, 3

Indonesia, 3

Tajikistan, 3

Tanzania, 2

Bangladesh, 1

Cambodia, 1

Chad, 1

Ecuador, 1

France, 1

Kazakhstan, 1

Lebanon, 1

Mali, 1

Ukraine, 1

Burma, 4,392

Somalia, 1,998

Bhutan, 1,854

Iraq, 1,350

Dem. Rep. of the Congo, 1,066

Syria, 330

Eritrea, 321

Burundi, 183

Sudan, 182

Afghanistan, 160

Cuba, 108

Ethiopia, 82

Iran, 79

Palestine, 77

Congo, 64

Rwanda, 37

Liberia, 32

Vietnam, 28

Kuwait, 27

Colombia, 23

Central African Republic, 17

Nepal, 16

Angola,13

Ivory Coast, 9

Russia, 9

South Sudan, 8

Cameroon, 6

India, 6

Jordan, 6

Pakistan, 5

Sierra Leone, 5

Togo, 5

TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN FOR

ERIE COUNTY REFUGEES

Afghanistan

Syria

Iraq

Bhutan

ASIA

NORTH

AMERICA

EUROPE

Burma

AFRICA

Eritrea

Sudan

SOUTH

AMERICA

Somalia

AUSTRALIA

Democratic

Republic

of Congo

Burundi

Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2016

Burma, 4,392

Somalia, 1,998

Bhutan, 1,854

Iraq, 1,350

Dem. Rep. of the Congo, 1,066

Syria, 330

Eritrea, 321

Burundi, 183

Sudan, 182

Afghanistan, 160

Cuba, 108

Ethiopia, 82

Iran, 79

Palestine, 77

Congo, 64

Rwanda, 37

Liberia, 32

Vietnam, 28

Kuwait, 27

Colombia, 23

Central African Republic, 17

Nepal, 16

Angola,13

Ivory Coast, 9

Russia, 9

South Sudan, 8

Cameroon, 6

India, 6

Jordan, 6

Pakistan, 5

Sierra Leone, 5

Togo, 5

Thailand, 4

Belarus, 3

Sri Lanka, 3

Egypt, 3

Indonesia, 3

Tajikistan, 3

Tanzania, 2

Bangladesh, 1

Cambodia, 1

Chad, 1

Ecuador, 1

France, 1

Kazakhstan, 1

Lebanon, 1

Mali, 1

Ukraine, 1

Source: NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance