Syrian Refugees Have Been Resettled In 36 States

12.01.2015 | News | Daily Surge |

The United States has admitted 2,311 Syrian refugees and resettled them in 36 different states since the start of the Syria’s civil war in the spring of 2011, according to data from the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center.

California has received the most (261) Syrian refugees from March 15, 2011 through December 1, 2015. Texas received the second most with 242, and Michigan has received the third most with 217.

Other states that have received Syrian refugees since the start of the Syrian conflict include: Arizona (182), Illinois (170), Pennsylvania (161), Florida (142), Kentucky (101), New Jersey (99), Ohio (89), Massachusetts (72), Georgia (69), North Carolina (56), New York (55), Connecticut (51), Maryland (43), Tennessee (42), Indiana (39), Washington (38), Idaho (37), Missouri (29), Virginia (26), Colorado (18), Louisiana (14), Utah (12), Kansas (8), Nevada (8), Minnesota (7), New Mexico (6), Oregon (6),New Hampshire (3), Oklahoma (3), Wisconsin (2), Arkansas (1), Maine (1), and West Virginia (1).

The State Department has admitted 132 Syrian refugees into the United States since the Paris terror attacks on November 13, and all 132 are Sunni Muslims and the Obama administration plans to resettle at least 10,000 more Syrian refugees into the U.S. by the end of fiscal year 2016, which started in October.