California, Texas and New York were the top states by number of refugees resettled in fiscal 2016 Number of refugees resettled infiscal year 2016
The U.S. admitted 84,995 refugees in fiscal year 2016, the most since 1999. More than half resettled in one of just 10 states, with the largest numbers going to California and Texas. Nebraska, North Dakota and Idaho ranked near the top for the most refugees resettled per capita, with rates over two-and-a-half times the national average. And almost half (46%) of the fiscal 2016 refugees were Muslim, the highest number for any year since refugees’ self-reported religious affiliation became publicly available in 2002.
California, Texas and New York were  | the top states by number of refugees  | resettled in fiscal 2016  | Number of refugees resettled infiscal year 2016  | Califo rnia  | 7,909  | Texas  | 7,803  | New York  | 5. 026  | 4.258  | Mich igan  | Ohio  | 4,194  | Arizona  | 4.110  | North Carolina  | 3.342  | Washington  | 3. 233  | 3.219  | Pennsylvania  | Illinois  | 3. 125  | Note: Fiscal yearbegan Oct. 1 2015, and ended Sept 30, 2016.  | Top 10 states by resettlementshown.  | Source U. S. State Depa rtment's Refugee Processing Center  | accessed Nov 22, 2016  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 