U.S. immigration - refugee arrival, by region of origin 2022

In the fiscal year of 2022, about 2,351 refugees arrived in the United States from Europe and Central Asia. The total number of refugee arrivals amounted to 25,465. The majority of the refugees who arrived to the U.S. in 2022 were from Africa.

Number of refugees arriving in the United States in the fiscal year of 2022, by region of origin

Characteristic	Number of persons
Africa	11,358
Near East/South Asia	7,056
Latin America & the Caribbean	2,485
Europe and Central Asia	2,351
East Asia	2,215

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November 2022

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United States

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fiscal year 2022

Supplementary notes

There were no refugees arriving from Oceania.

Refugees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution in their country of origin. Persons granted refugee status applied for admission while outside the United States.

The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends. 2013 annual flow report on Refugees and Asylees can be found here.

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