State Letter #09-04

ORR Social Services FY2008 Final Allocations Sorted by State Percentage of Total Population (Fiscal Years 2005, 2006, and 2007)

October 7, 2008
Types:
State Letter
Tags:
formula, social services

TO: STATE REFUGEE COORDINATORS
NATIONAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: David Siegel
Acting Director
Office of Refugee Resettlement

SUBJECT: ORR Social Services FY2008 Final Allocations Sorted by State Percentage of Total Population (Fiscal Years 2005, 2006, and 2007)

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) recognizes the importance of sharing population data. Insight gleaned by analysis of data enables ORR and its partners to track patterns in an effort to better serve vulnerable populations.

CHARTS: Below please see ORR’s Social Services FY2008 Final Formula Allocation Table, adjusted for secondary migration and sorted by the percentage in each state (out of the total 3-year population).

QUESTIONS: Questions should be directed to Moushumi Beltangady at moushumi.beltangady@acf.hhs.gov or 202.260.3613.

ORR SOCIAL SERVICES FY2008 FINAL ALLOCATIONS SORTED BY STATE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION (FY 2005, 2006 and 2007)
State Refugees Entrants Asylees Medical
Parolees
Cuban		 Havana
Parolees		 Trafficking
Victims		 Total Population % of
Total Population
FLORIDA
 10,324 29,061 5,889 344 20,316 43 65,977 29.6%
CALIFORNIA**
 19,332 36 7,452 11 67 170 27,068 12.1%
MINNESOTA
 15,502 1 151   5 6 15,665 7.0%
NEW YORK
 7,414 539 3,818 6 53 102 11,932 5.4%
TEXAS
 9,329 964 314 24 55 152 10,838 4.9%
WASHINGTON
 8,480 7 28   7 18 8,540 3.8%
OHIO
 5,616 5 343   2 0 5,966 2.7%
ARIZONA
 5,170 453 97 13 12 5 5,750 2.6%
GEORGIA
 4,449 191 98 1 69 7 4,815 2.2%
NORTH CAROLINA
 4,242 30 195 1 34 4 4,506 2.0%
PENNSYLVANIA
 3,836 255 212 1 7 11 4,322 1.9%
VIRGINIA
 3,589 399 226 1 13 45 4,273 1.9%
ILLINOIS
 3,896 15 228   36 16 4,191 1.9%
KENTUCKY*
 2,562 994 33 20 31 0 3,640 1.6%
MASSACHUSETTS*
 2,767 113 437   4 16 3,337 1.5%
MARYLAND
 1,968 2 1,271   8 7 3,256 1.5%
OREGON
 2,662 277 73 2 13 5 3,032 1.4%
COLORADO*
 2,720 2 250   2 13 2,987 1.3%
MICHIGAN
 2,535 211 149 9 20 15 2,939 1.3%
WISCONSIN
 2,918 6 10   0 1 2,935 1.3%
NEW JERSEY
 1,668 332 267 7 145 36 2,455 1.1%
INDIANA
 2,389 0     1 0 2,390 1.1%
TENNESSEE
 2,242 16 70   34 5 2,367 1.1%
UTAH
 2,319 1 20   3 2 2,345 1.1%
MISSOURI
 2,254 3 29 1 10 12 2,309 1.0%
NEVADA*
 982 943 85 14 102 12 2,138 1.0%
IDAHO*
 1,872 0 2   0 0 1,874 0.8%
NEBRASKA
 1,271 0 2   3 0 1,276 0.6%
IOWA
 1,183 0 11   0 0 1,194 0.5%
CONNECTICUT
 1,159 2 20   3 5 1,189 0.5%
MAINE
 1,103 1 81   0 0 1,185 0.5%
KANSAS
 702 1     0 0 703 0.3%
NEW HAMPSHIRE
 683 0 15   2 0 700 0.3%
NORTH DAKOTA*
 602 0 14   0 0 616 0.3%
SOUTH DAKOTA*
 604 0 4   0 3 611 0.3%
VERMONT
 525 0 22   0 0 547 0.2%
LOUISIANA*
 441 50 27   11 0 529 0.2%
RHODE ISLAND
 499 1 11   1 0 512 0.2%
NEW MEXICO
 268 170   1 3 0 442 0.2%
OKLAHOMA
 324 1 35   5 3 368 0.2%
ALABAMA*
 283 5 38   7 2 335 0.2%
SOUTH CAROLINA
 247 0 37   7 0 291 0.1%
ALASKA*
 198 1     1 1 201 0.1%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
 119 1 47   0 23 190 0.1%
HAWAII
 41 0     0 2 43 0.0%
DELAWARE
 37 0     0 0 37 0.0%
MISSISSIPPI
 6 0     6 0 12 0.0%
ARKANSAS
 8 0     3 0 11 0.0%
MONTANA
 8 0     0 0 8 0.0%
WEST VIRGINIA
 6 0     0 0 6 0.0%
TOTAL
 143,354 35,089 22,111 456 21,101 742 222,853  

Note 1 * = Wilson-Fish projects ** = San Diego County in California operates a Wilson-Fish project
Arrival #'s are adjusted for Secondary Migration