North Carolina Refugee Arrivals SFY15-16

July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Data based on the NC Refugee Health Program Database as of 7/28/16. This data is primarily received from the CDC.

North Carolina Refugee Arrivals SFY15-16

July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

TOTAL KNOWN ARRIVALS
FOR TIME PERIOD = 3,009
SEX / FREQ / PERCENT
MALE / 1,625 / 54%
FEMALE / 1,384 / 46%
AGES / FREQ / PERCENT
<6 YEARS / 433 / 14%
6-18 YEARS / 766 / 26%
19-59 YEARS / 1,740 / 58%
60+ YEARS / 70 / 2%
COUNTRY / FREQ / PERCENT
AFGHANISTAN / 185 / 6%
BHUTAN/NEPAL / 221 / 7%
BURMA / 817 / 27%
COLOMBIA / 49 / 2%
CUBA / 62 / 2%
DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / 588 / 20%
EL SALVADOR / 13 / <1%
ERITREA / 59 / 2%
ETHIOPIA / 75 / 2%
IRAN / 19 / 1%
IRAQ / 141 / 5%
PAKISTAN / 58 / 2%
RUSSIA / 10 / <1%
RWANDA / 15 / <1%
SOMALIA / 247 / 8%
SUDAN / 58 / 2%
SYRIA / 288 / 10%
UGANDA / 13 / <1%
UKRAINE / 43 / 1%
Note: NC received known refugee populations from an additional 18 countries of origin; however there were less than 10 from each of these countries.
IMMIGRATION STATUS / FREQ / PERCENT
REFUGEE / 2,827 / 94%
SIV / 99 / 3%
CUBAN/HAITIAN PAROLEE* / 54+ / 2%
ASYLEE* / 18+ / <1%
TRAFFICKING* / 11+ / <1%
*Clients with these legal immigration statuses likely have arrived in much larger numbers, specifically the Cuban parolees; however information about their arrival/eligibility is not reported to the state in a consistent manner.
NC COUNTY / FREQ / PERCENT
BUNCOMBE / 22 / 1%
CRAVEN / 159 / 5%
DURHAM / 416 / 14%
FORSYTH / 139 / 5%
GUILFORD / 740 / 25%
MECKLENBURG / 769 / 26%
NEW HANOVER / 110 / 4%
ORANGE / 87 / 3%
WAKE / 518 / 17%
Note: An additional 13 NC counties received at least 1 but less than 10 new known arrivals.
AGENCY / FREQ / PERCENT
ASC / 150 / 5%
CRRA / 347 / 12%
CATHOLIC / 429 / 14%
CWS** / 477 / 16%
INTERFAITH** / 272 / 9%
LUTHERAN / 197 / 7%
USCRI / 322 / 11%
WORLD RELIEF** / 725 / 24%
OTHER / 1 / <1%
NO AGENCY / 89 / 3%
**Denotes more than one office in NC

Data based on the NC Refugee Health Program Database as of 7/28/16. This data is primarily received from the CDC.