REFUGEE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS welcomes individuals from more than 40 countries. Countries of Recently, the largest refugee populations have come from Iraq, Origin in FFY Somalia, and Congo DR. During federal fiscal year 2017, 1,219 2017 new refugees and 774 new individuals with other qualifying immigration statuses were served by ORI. The age groups of arriving populations served under the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program has stayed relatively consistent with previous years. Most refugees (over 66% are between the ages of 18-64. Nine percent (9% are 4 years old or younger, 23% are between the ages of 5 and 17, and 2% are 65 years or older. The balance of resettlement between regions in Massachusetts changes slightly with approximately 61% of new arrivals resettling in Eastern MA, 17% in Central MA, and 22% in Western MA. Predominant cities include Boston (18%, Lowell (8%, Lynn (5%, 7% Syria : 7% Haiti : 29% Springfield (8%, West Springfield (6%, Westfield (5%, and Bhutan : Other : 24% Worcester (17%, with other Massachusetts cities also receiving 8% Iraq : DR Congo : 12% newly arriving individuals (33%. A city’s percentage of statewide Somalia : 7% Ukraine : resettlement adjusts slightly each year. 6% Refugee Age Resettlement Locations in FFY 2017 Distribution in FFY 2017 65+ : 2% 5-17 years : 23% 18-64 : 66% 0-4 years : 9%
REFUGEE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS Countries of Origin in FFY 2017 welcomes individuals from more than 40 countries. Recently, the largest refugee populations have come from Iraq, Somalia, and Congo DR. During federal fiscal year 2017, 1,219 new refugees and 774 new individuals with other qualifying immigration statuses were served by ORI. The age groups of arriving populations served under the Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program has stayed relatively consistent with previous years. Most refugees (over 66% are between the ages of 18-64. Nine percent (9% are 4 years old or younger, 23% are between the ages of 5 and 17, and 2% are 65 years or older. The balance of resettlement between regions in Massachusetts changes slightly with approximately 61% of new arrivals resettling in Eastern MA, 17% in Central MA, and 22% in Western MA. Predominant cities include Boston (18%, Lowell (8%, Lynn (5%, Haiti : 29% Bhutan : 8% Other : 24% DR Congo : 7% Iraq : 12% Syria : 7% Springfield (8%, West Springfield (6%, Westfield (5%, and Worcester (17%, with other Massachusetts cities also receiving newly arriving individuals (33%. A city’s percentage of statewide Somalia : 7% Ukraine : 6% resettlement adjusts slightly each year. Refugee Age Distribution in FFY 2017 Resettlement Locations in FFY 2017 65+ : 2% 18-64 : 66% 5-17 years : 23% 0-4 years : 9%