U.S. admits its highest number of Muslim refugees on record in fiscal 2016 Number of refugees entering the USS by religious affiliation 90K 70
In fiscal 2016, which ended Sept. 30, the U.S. resettled nearly 85,000 refugees within its borders, the most since 1999. As in Europe, there has been much discussion in the U.S. about which refugees should be admitted, both in terms of their origins and their religious affiliations. The U.S. has seen a shift in the origins of refugees, with most in recent years coming from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. During the 1990s, most were from Europe. At the same time, a record number of U.S. refugees in fiscal 2016 were Muslim, with most coming from Syria and Somalia. Refugees are resettled all over the U.S., but more than half (54%) were resettled in just 10 states.
U.S. admits its highest number of Muslim refugees  | on record in fiscal 2016  | Number of refugees entering the USS by religious affiliation  | 90K  | 80  | 70  | 60  | Unaffiliated  | 50  | Other  | 40  | 30 Unknown  | Christian  | 20  | Muslim  | 10  | '02 '03 100 `05 '06 '07 '08 '09 10 '11 12 '13 '14 '15 16  | FISCAL YEAR  | Note: Other religions include Hindus, Buddhists Jews and other religions. Data  | do not include special immigrant visas and certain humanitarian parole entrants.  | Fiscal years are Oct. 1 through Sept 30 each year.  | Source: U.S State Depa rtment's Refugee Processing Center accessed  | Oct. 3. 2016.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 