To understand the small to mid-sized cities and towns that many refugees are being resettled to, this project used WRAPS Annual Dataset as well as U.S. census data to look at 326 resettlement cities. Maps of these cities were made using the demographic characteristics and data from 2012-2015. Mapping placements for the FY 2012-2015 period confirms the trend towards smaller placements; it also illuminates the fact that as with other forms of migration, refugee resettlement is trending towards significant increases in migration towards these locations.
The maps below show approved resettlement locations by state and by city in
terms of absolute number of refugees, as a percentage of the overall population and as
a percentage of the foreign-born population for FY 2012-2014 and FY 2012-2015.
City Level:
City Settlement Capacity:
2012-2015 National City Capacity Map
2012-2015 City Capacity Map: Midwest
2012-2015 City Capacity Map: Northeast
2012-2015 City Capacity Map: Southeast
2012-2015 City Capacity Map: South
2012-2015 City Capacity Map: West
City Foreign Born Population:
City Foreign Born Population: National
City Foreign Born Population: South
City Foreign Born Population: Midwest
City Foreign Born Population: Northeast
City Foreign Born Population: Southeast
City Foreign Born Population: West
City Population:
2015 City Population: National
2015 City Population: Midwest
2015 City Population: Northeast
2015 City Population: South
2015 City Population: Southeast
2015 City Population: West
State Level:
Approved Refugee Resettlement Capacity by State (2015)
Approved Refugee Settlement Capacity versus Foreign Born Population
Approved Settlement Capacity versus State Population