The South has become a more prevalent region of refugees resettling in the U.S. Number of refugees admitted each fiscal year into the U.S., in thousands, by USS region ofresettlement South Midwest West Northeast
Southern states have seen the most notable increase in the annual share of resettled refugees in the United States.10 About 15 years ago, about a quarter of all refugees were resettled in Southern states each year. But the share grew to become 32% of all resettled refugees in fiscal 2015 and 29% in fiscal 2017.
The South has become a more prevalent region of refugees resettling in the U.S.  | Number of refugees admitted each fiscal year into the U.S., in thousands, by USS region ofresettlement  | South  | Midwest  | West  | Northeast  | 5 000  | 16, 000  | 000  | 15 000  | 8, LOOD  | 10,000  | 5,000  | 5 LOOO  | 2002  | 2017  | 2002  | 2017  | 2002  | 2017  | 2002  | 2017  | Note: Regions ofresetlement.are U.S. Census Bureau regions Guam is included in the Westand Puerto Ricois included in the South Fiscal  | year starts Oct. 1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand.  | Source Pew Research Centeranalysis ofU.S State Department's Refugee Processing Center data (Destination Profile), accessed Oct 2,  | 2017  | "U.S. Resettles Fewer Refugees Evenas Global Numberof Displaced People Grows"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 