| Metropolitan Area |
1980s |
Percent of all
Refugees in 1980s |
1990s |
Percent of all
Refugees in 1990s |
2000s |
Percent of all
Refugees in 2000s |
1983-2004 |
Percent of all
Refugees 1983-2004 |
| New York NY |
41,532 |
9.0 |
134,130 |
14.9 |
10,860 |
5.0 |
186,522 |
11.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach CA |
60,305 |
13.1 |
44,966 |
5.0 |
9,335 |
4.3 |
114,606 |
7.3 |
| Chicago IL |
18,666 |
4.0 |
37,131 |
4.1 |
7,525 |
3.5 |
63,322 |
4.0 |
| Orange County CA |
18,710 |
4.1 |
30,138 |
3.4 |
1,866 |
0.9 |
50,714 |
3.2 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett
WA |
11,889 |
2.6 |
28,129 |
3.1 |
8,555 |
4.0 |
48,573 |
3.1 |
| San Jose CA |
15,407 |
3.3 |
24,471 |
2.7 |
2,687 |
1.2 |
42,565 |
2.7 |
| Washington DC-MD-VA-WV |
13,398 |
2.9 |
22,860 |
2.5 |
5,537 |
2.6 |
41,795 |
2.7 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul
MN-WI |
11,061 |
2.4 |
19,980 |
2.2 |
10,198 |
4.7 |
41,239 |
2.6 |
| Atlanta GA |
6,392 |
1.4 |
25,119 |
2.8 |
8,638 |
4.0 |
40,149 |
2.5 |
| Sacramento CA |
5,383 |
1.2 |
23,719 |
2.6 |
8,334 |
3.9 |
37,436 |
2.4 |
| Boston MA-NH |
12,571 |
2.7 |
19,957 |
2.2 |
3,704 |
1.7 |
36,232 |
2.3 |
| Portland-Vancouver OR-WA |
6,066 |
1.3 |
20,891 |
2.3 |
7,335 |
3.4 |
34,292 |
2.2 |
| San Diego CA |
12,001 |
2.6 |
18,373 |
2.0 |
3,602 |
1.7 |
33,976 |
2.2 |
| Philadelphia PA-NJ |
10,650 |
2.3 |
18,100 |
2.0 |
4,231 |
2.0 |
32,981 |
2.1 |
| Houston TX |
10,671 |
2.3 |
17,665 |
2.0 |
4,533 |
2.1 |
32,869 |
2.1 |
| Miami FL |
6,598 |
1.4 |
20,936 |
2.3 |
4,431 |
2.1 |
31,965 |
2.0 |
| San Francisco CA |
12,605 |
2.7 |
18,164 |
2.0 |
1,110 |
0.5 |
31,879 |
2.0 |
| Dallas TX |
8,839 |
1.9 |
13,639 |
1.5 |
3,389 |
1.6 |
25,867 |
1.6 |
| Oakland CA |
11,206 |
2.4 |
10,828 |
1.2 |
1,524 |
0.7 |
23,558 |
1.5 |
| Phoenix-Mesa AZ |
4,835 |
1.0 |
12,273 |
1.4 |
5,964 |
2.8 |
23,072 |
1.5 |
| St. Louis MO-IL |
3,853 |
0.8 |
13,188 |
1.5 |
5,005 |
2.3 |
22,046 |
1.4 |
| Detroit MI |
4,850 |
1.1 |
14,091 |
1.6 |
2,621 |
1.2 |
21,562 |
1.4 |
| Fresno CA |
6,443 |
1.4 |
9,240 |
1.0 |
337 |
0.2 |
16,020 |
1.0 |
| Denver CO |
3,718 |
0.8 |
9,140 |
1.0 |
2,990 |
1.4 |
15,848 |
1.0 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden UT |
4,006 |
0.9 |
7,159 |
0.8 |
3,143 |
1.5 |
14,308 |
0.9 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
FL |
3,082 |
0.7 |
7,945 |
0.9 |
3,052 |
1.4 |
14,079 |
0.9 |
| Baltimore MD |
3,132 |
0.7 |
8,486 |
0.9 |
2,030 |
0.9 |
13,648 |
0.9 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington TX |
3,909 |
0.8 |
7,588 |
0.8 |
2,064 |
1.0 |
13,561 |
0.9 |
| Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria
OH |
1,901 |
0.4 |
8,766 |
1.0 |
1,827 |
0.8 |
12,494 |
0.8 |
| Jacksonville FL |
1,591 |
0.3 |
6,991 |
0.8 |
2,574 |
1.2 |
11,156 |
0.7 |
| Des Moines IA |
1,863 |
0.4 |
5,540 |
0.6 |
2,232 |
1.0 |
9,635 |
0.6 |
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* Refers to fiscal years with the exception of 2004, for which data ends in June.
Source: AuthorsÕ tabulation of ORR data.
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