Statistics, Population & Census Data

The Refugee Assistance Services Program Section often receives requests for statistical data related to the populations we serve. Agencies use this information to plan programming and prepare grant proposals. Some of the documents are provided in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word format. For those who do not have these programs, Microsoft provides a free Excel Viewer and a free MS Word Viewer for download. The Adobe Viewer for pdf files is also available as a free download.

Wisconsin's Refugee Population

• Actual Arrivals, FFY 2009
• Estimated Arrivals, FFY 2010
• Estimated Arrivals, FFY 2011
• Refugee Population in Wisconsin Map 2005-2009
• Refugee Population in Wisconsin Map 2004-2008
• 5 Year Refugee Population Chart by consortium and county, calendar year 2005-2009
• 5 Year Refugee Population Chart by consortium and county, May 2004- June 2009
• Refugee program funding chart showing changes in the funding levels, actual and projected through 2011
• 2010 Action Plan Funding Allocation Chart
• Refugees from a variety of nations around the world have been resettling in Wisconsin since 1975. This chart contains a breakdown of the total refugee/immigrant population in Wisconsin (by county and ethnic country of origin) from 1975 through April 2010

Global & National Information:

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Statistics
• Annual Flow Report: Refugee & Asylee
• U.S. Census Statistics on Foreign-Born Populations
• Arrivals Data from the Office of Refugee Resettlement
• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
  • Cultural Orientation Resource Center
• Migration Policy Institute
  • World refugee data
  • US Immigrant data by State of Wisconsin – DWD