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Table 1. Top Ten Origin Countries of Refugee Arrivals, 2009 to 2011
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| 2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
| Country |
Number |
Percent |
|
Country |
Number |
Percent |
|
Country |
Number |
Percent |
| Burma |
16,972 |
30.1 |
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Iraq |
18,016 |
24.6 |
|
Iraq |
18,838 |
25.3 |
| Bhutan |
14,999 |
26.6 |
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Burma |
16,693 |
22.8 |
|
Burma |
18,202 |
24.4 |
| Iraq |
9,388 |
16.7 |
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Bhutan |
12,363 |
16.9 |
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Bhutan |
13,452 |
18.0 |
| Somalia |
3,161 |
5.6 |
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Somalia |
4,884 |
6.7 |
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Iran |
5,381 |
7.2 |
| Cuba |
2,920 |
5.2 |
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Cuba |
4,818 |
6.6 |
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Cuba |
4,800 |
6.4 |
| Eritrea |
2,032 |
3.6 |
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Iran |
3,543 |
4.8 |
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Somalia |
4,189 |
5.6 |
| Iran |
2,032 |
3.6 |
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Congo, Dem. R. |
3,174 |
4.3 |
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Eritrea |
1,571 |
2.1 |
| Congo, Dem. R.epublic |
977 |
1.7 |
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Eritrea |
2,570 |
3.5 |
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Vietnam |
1,486 |
2.0 |
| Ethiopia |
560 |
1.0 |
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Vietnam |
873 |
1.2 |
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Congo, Dem. R. |
1,135 |
1.5 |
| Afghanistan* |
428 |
0.8 |
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Ethiopia |
668 |
0.9 |
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Burundi |
762 |
1.0 |
| All other countries, including unknown |
2,915 |
5.2 |
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All other countries, including unknown |
5,691 |
7.8 |
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All other countries, including unknown |
4,786 |
6.4 |
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56,384 |
100.0 |
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Total |
73,293 |
100.0 |
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Total |
74,602 |
100.0 |
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* There were also 428 refugee arrivals from Ukraine in 2011
Source: Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, 2011 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics and 2011 Annual Flow Report on Refugees and Asylees.
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