Where Onondaga County’s refugees came from, 2007 to 2017
Onondaga County received 9,954 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 2017
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: 2,436
Bhutan: 2,102
Somalia: 1,730
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 894
Iraq: 855
Syria: 346
Burundi: 228
Eritrea: 192
Sudan: 164
Ukraine: 160
Afghanistan: 148
Cuba: 135
Ethiopia: 101
Central African Republic: 71
Liberia: 38
Vietnam: 31
Nepal: 30
Rwanda: 29
Pakistan: 28
Kuwait: 19
Russia: 19
Iran: 17
South Sudan: 16
Mauritania: 14
Uganda: 13
India: 12
China: 11
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
Ukraine
160
Bhutan
2,102
NORTH
AMERICA
ASIA
EUROPE
Syria
346
Burma
2,436
AFRICA
Sudan
164
Iraq
855
Eritrea
192
SOUTH
AMERICA
Somalia
1,730
AUSTRALIA
Democratic
Republic of Congo
894
Burundi
228
Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2017
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: 2,436
Bhutan: 2,102
Somalia: 1,730
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 894
Iraq: 855
Syria: 346
Burundi: 228
Eritrea: 192
Sudan: 164
Ukraine: 160
Afghanistan: 148
Cuba: 135
Ethiopia: 101
Central African Republic: 71
Liberia: 38
Vietnam: 31
Nepal: 30
Rwanda: 29
Pakistan: 28
Kuwait: 19
Russia: 19
Iran: 17
South Sudan: 16
Mauritania: 14
Uganda: 13
India: 12
China: 11
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
Ukraine
ASIA
NORTH
AMERICA
EUROPE
Burma
AFRICA
Pakistan
Sudan
SOUTH
AMERICA
Somalia
AUSTRALIA
Eritrea
Democratic
Republic
of Congo
Burundi
Countries of origin and number of refugees, 2007 to 2017
Burma: 2,436
Bhutan: 2,102
Somalia: 1,730
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 894
Iraq: 855
Syria: 346
Burundi: 228
Eritrea: 192
Sudan: 164
Ukraine: 160
Afghanistan: 148
Cuba: 135
Ethiopia: 101
Central African Republic: 71
Liberia: 38
Vietnam: 31
Nepal: 30
Rwanda: 29
Pakistan: 28
Kuwait: 19
Russia: 19
Iran: 17
South Sudan: 16
Mauritania: 14
Uganda: 13
India: 12
China: 11
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