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Where refugees in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama are arriving from

Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 12 miles north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Oct. 29, 2022. They tell of abductions, torture and rapes. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 12 miles north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Oct. 29, 2022. They tell of abductions, torture and rapes. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

By Stacker February 18, 2023 1 min read

In January 2023, the greatest number of refugees admitted by the U.S. came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria and Afghanistan.

For the past three decades, Congo 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. Syria has seen nearly 7 million refugees leave the country since 2011 while a longstanding civil war rages and has displaced an additional nearly 7 million people internally. Afghan refugees have been fleeing to neighboring countries for decades, especially Pakistan and Iran, which combined host nearly 2 million Afghans.

Countries where refugees arrived from in January

Tennessee

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 18