In November 2022, the greatest number of refugees admitted by the U.S. came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, and Ukraine. Each nation struggles with a unique set of circumstances that can make their citizens unsafe if they stay in their home country.
For the last three decades, the DRC has been struggling with a vast humanitarian crisis that has left millions of people displaced, both internally and externally, with many people fleeing to neighboring countries. Myanmar's sitting government is currently engaged in a war against its people, and the country is expected to have approximately 1.2 million refugees seeking asylum by the end of 2022.
Stacker referenced data from The Refugee Processing Center to compile statistics on the number of refugees and their countries of origin resettled in South Carolina in November 2022.
November refugee statistics
Countries where refugees arrived from in November
South Carolina
#1. Ukraine: 21
#2. Colombia: 13
#3. Guatemala: 10
#4. Syria: 8
#5. Armenia: 5
#6. Eritrea: 1
National
#1. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 414
#2. Burma: 366
#3. Ukraine: 227
#4. Syria: 199
#5. Afghanistan: 169
States that accepted the most refugees in November
#1. California: 145
#2. New York: 136
#3. Texas: 132
#4. Pennsylvania: 131
#5. Washington: 123
Read on to see the countries that South Carolina has accepted the most refugees from since November 2022
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#1. Ukraine
Refugees that arrived from Ukraine since November 2022
South Carolina: 24
National: 299
Top states
#1. Washington: 102
#2. California: 58
#3. Pennsylvania: 25
#4. South Carolina: 24
#5. Ohio: 14
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#2. Guatemala
Refugees that arrived from Guatemala since November 2022
South Carolina: 18
National: 267
Top states
#1. California: 34
#2. New York: 26
#3. Florida: 23
#4. Georgia: 18
#4. North Carolina: 18
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#3. Colombia
Refugees that arrived from Colombia since November 2022
South Carolina: 13
National: 95
Top states
#1. Pennsylvania: 15
#2. Texas: 13
#2. South Carolina: 13
#2. North Carolina: 13
#5. Kentucky: 9
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#4. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Refugees that arrived from Democratic Republic of the Congo since November 2022
South Carolina: 10
National: 1,032
Top states
#1. Kentucky: 93
#2. Ohio: 89
#3. Wisconsin: 60
#4. Pennsylvania: 54
#5. Michigan: 53
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#5. Syria
Refugees that arrived from Syria since November 2022
South Carolina: 8
National: 469
Top states
#1. Michigan: 64
#2. Washington: 35
#3. Ohio: 28
#3. Illinois: 28
#3. Kentucky: 28
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#6. Armenia
Refugees that arrived from Armenia since November 2022
South Carolina: 5
National: 19
Top states
#1. California: 14
#2. South Carolina: 5
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#6. Russia
Refugees that arrived from Russia since November 2022
South Carolina: 5
National: 9
Top states
#1. South Carolina: 5
#2. Washington: 4
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#8. Eritrea
Refugees that arrived from Eritrea since November 2022
South Carolina: 1
National: 86
Top states
#1. Colorado: 11
#2. Tennessee: 10
#2. North Carolina: 10
#4. Indiana: 8
#5. lowa: 7