Florida's Refugee Population Statistical Report October 1 st, 2004 September 30 th, 2005 Courtesy of the US Coast Guard Prepared By: Florida Department of Children & Families Refugee Services
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services Immigration Status Status Clients Served Percent Asylee 1,886 15.68% Entrant 953 7.92% Parolee 8,433 70.11% Refugee 756 6.29% Total 12,028 100.00% Status Arrivals Percent Entrant 2,561 20.61% Parolee 5,182 41.70% Refugee 4,685 37.70% Total 12,428 100.00% Status Clients Served and Arrivals Percent Asylee 1,886 7.71% Entrant 3,514 14.37% Parolee 13,615 55.67% Refugee 5,441 22.25% Total 24,456 100.00% * Excludes clients in FFY 2005 arrivals. 1
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services County by Origin and Status REFUGEES ENTRANTS PAROLEES ASYLEES COUNTY CUBA HAITI OTHER CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI OTHER TOTAL ALACHUA 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 BAY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 BREVARD 0 0 4 3 0 12 0 0 0 1 20 BROWARD 177 7 25 75 37 322 9 2 82 281 1,017 CHARLOTTE 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 CLAY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 COLLIER 86 0 0 40 11 153 8 0 19 18 335 DUVAL 74 2 383 0 2 24 0 0 4 56 545 FLAGER 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 GADSDEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 HENDRY 28 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 44 HERNANDO 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 HIGHLANDS 6 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 HILLSBOROUGH 415 1 165 111 3 675 3 6 6 68 1,453 INDIAN RIVER 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 LAFAYETTE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 LAKE 13 0 4 4 0 20 0 0 0 0 41 LEE 47 1 0 17 2 77 0 0 1 3 148 MADISON 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MANATEE 4 0 0 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 23 MARION 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 MARTIN 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 6 2
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services County by Origin and Status REFUGEES ENTRANTS PAROLEES ASYLEES COUNTY CUBA HAITI OTHER CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI OTHER TOTAL MIAMI-DADE 3,114 24 45 2,654 230 11,060 50 128 166 501 17,972 MONROE 8 0 0 52 4 56 0 0 0 1 121 ORANGE 112 8 67 13 49 245 13 8 41 155 711 OSCEOLA 17 0 5 5 0 33 2 0 0 8 70 PALM BEACH 169 60 6 93 40 401 17 7 115 63 971 PASCO 23 0 20 2 1 10 0 0 0 4 60 PINELLAS 100 0 48 8 0 68 0 3 1 56 284 POLK 6 0 0 14 4 25 0 1 1 4 55 SAINT LUCIE 4 0 2 1 3 20 2 0 2 4 38 SARASOTA 20 1 83 18 2 229 8 3 11 6 381 SEMINOLE 17 1 3 3 0 16 0 0 1 40 81 SUWANNEE 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 VOLUSIA 16 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 24 TOTAL 4,468 105 868 3,123 391 0 13,503 112 158 451 1,277 24,456 3
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services Origin by County COUNTY CUBA HAITI OTHER TOTAL ALACHUA 3 0 2 5 BAY 2 0 0 2 BREVARD 15 0 5 20 BROWARD 564 135 318 1,017 CHARLOTTE 4 1 0 5 CLAY 0 0 1 1 COLLIER 273 38 24 335 DADE 9,008 27 19 9,054 DUVAL 97 8 440 545 FLAGLER 4 0 4 8 GADSDEN 1 0 0 1 HENDRY 44 0 0 44 HERNANDO 3 0 1 4 HIGHLANDS 13 0 0 13 HILLSBOROUGH 1,201 13 239 1,453 INDIAN RIVER 2 0 0 2 LAFAYETTE 1 0 0 1 LAKE 37 0 4 41 LEE 141 4 3 148 MADISON 0 0 1 1 MANATEE 20 3 0 23 MARION 3 0 3 6 MARTIN 4 0 2 6 MIAMI-DADE 7,885 443 590 8,918 MONROE 116 4 1 121 ORANGE 375 111 225 711 OSCEOLA 55 2 13 70 PALM BEACH 663 232 76 971 PASCO 35 1 24 60 PINELLAS 177 1 106 284 POLK 43 5 7 55 SAINT LUCIE 0 2 4 6 SARASOTA 268 22 91 381 SEMINOLE 36 2 43 81 ST. LUCIE 25 5 2 32 SUWANNEE 7 0 0 7 VOLUSIA 22 0 2 24 TOTAL 21,147 1,059 2,250 24,456 4
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services Origin by County 5
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services Origin by Age ORIGIN 0-4 5-18 19-59 >60 TOTAL AFGHANISTAN 2 14 17 0 33 ALBANIA 2 6 12 4 24 ANGOLA 0 6 3 0 9 ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 1 AZERBIAJAN 0 3 11 2 16 BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 1 BELARUS 0 0 1 0 1 BOLIVIA 0 0 1 0 1 BOSNIA 0 0 8 0 8 BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 2 BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 1 BURMA 2 29 33 1 65 BURINDI 2 5 5 0 12 CAMEROON 0 0 1 0 1 CHILE 0 1 0 0 1 CHINA 0 3 9 0 12 COLOMBIA 16 220 626 25 887 CROATIA 0 0 1 0 1 CUBA 634 3,401 16,159 952 21,146 CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 1 ECUADOR 0 0 2 0 2 EGYPT 0 0 1 0 1 EL SALVADOR 0 1 3 0 4 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 0 0 1 1 2 ERITREA 2 2 9 0 13 ETHIOPIA 4 7 34 0 45 FINLAND 0 0 2 1 3 GHANA 0 0 1 0 1 GUATEMALA 0 3 2 0 5 HAITI 13 223 815 8 1,059 HONDURAS 0 4 9 0 13 LIBERIA 7 0 0 0 7 INDIA 0 0 1 0 1 IRAN 0 4 21 0 25 IRAQ 0 2 6 0 8 IVORY COAST 0 0 1 0 1 6
State of Florida Arrivals and Clients Receiving Services Origin by Age ORIGIN 0-4 5-18 19-59 >60 TOTAL JAMAICA 0 0 4 0 4 KOREA 0 0 1 0 1 KENYA 0 2 0 0 2 LESOTHO 0 0 1 0 1 LIBERIA 0 34 49 0 83 LIBYA 0 4 4 0 8 MACEDONIA 0 0 1 0 1 MEXICO 1 5 7 0 13 MYANMAR 0 0 6 0 6 NICARAGUA 0 0 2 0 2 NIGERIA 0 0 1 0 1 NORWAY 0 1 6 0 7 PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 1 PARAGUAY 0 0 1 0 1 PERU 1 6 7 0 14 RUSSIA 8 43 95 2 148 RWANDA 0 0 1 0 1 SIERRA LEONE 1 6 7 0 14 SOMALIA 6 27 35 2 70 SPAIN 2 1 2 0 5 SUDAN 6 13 42 1 62 TOGO 0 3 7 0 10 UGANDA 0 0 1 0 1 UKRAINE 6 39 50 5 100 UNKNOWN 2 18 50 4 74 USSR/EUN 0 1 5 1 7 UZBEKISTAN 1 3 4 0 8 VENEZUELA 7 52 250 10 319 VIETNAM 4 23 36 2 65 WEST BANK 0 0 1 0 1 YUGOSLAVIA 0 1 3 0 4 ZAIRE 0 3 2 0 5 ZAMBIA 0 3 1 0 4 TOTAL 730 4,223 18,482 1,021 24,456 7
State of Florida Arrivals Federal Fiscal Year, 1985-2005 YTD 35,000 October 1,2004- September 30,2005 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* Entrants 3,090 2,144 2,487 964 3,058 4,820 3,205 11,039 4,055 11,757 17,682 5,608 1,031 2,009 4,465 5,095 5,429 3,180 2,947 1,740 2,561 Refugees 1,794 1,316 1,328 3,523 4,830 6,531 5,029 4,864 4,276 4,279 5,400 3,884 4,092 3,962 4,362 4,126 3,744 1300 904 2,865 4,685 Parolees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8,384 8,070 5,093 11,310 13,732 11,227 8,913 10,704 4,394 15,914 5,182 Sources: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Refugee Data Center (WRAPS), United States Catholic Conference (USCC), Church World Service (CWS), Department of Health, Refugee Health Office, and Immigration and Naturalization Services. 8 Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Refugee Services 4
State of Florida Arrivals County by Origin and Status Refugees Entrants Parolees County Cuba Haiti Other Cuba Haiti Cuba Total Alachua 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 Bay 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Brevard 0 0 4 3 0 9 16 Broward 171 6 18 70 27 167 459 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Clay 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Collier 83 0 0 34 6 101 224 Dade 2722 0 19 2066 27 4220 9054 Duval 70 0 361 0 1 6 438 Flagler 3 0 4 0 0 0 7 Hendry 24 0 0 0 0 11 35 Hernando 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Highlands 4 0 0 3 0 4 11 Hillsborough 361 0 147 88 1 220 817 Indian River 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Lake 12 0 4 4 0 20 40 Lee 46 0 0 15 1 50 112 Manatee 3 0 0 1 3 4 11 Martin 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Monroe 7 0 0 45 4 27 83 Orange 99 2 62 13 7 82 265 9
Refugees State of Florida Arrivals County by Origin and Status Entrants Parolees County Cuba Haiti Other Cuba Haiti Cuba Total Osceola 10 0 4 4 0 19 37 Palm Beach 138 0 0 83 23 162 406 Pasco 22 0 20 1 1 4 48 Pinellas 85 0 38 5 0 10 138 Polk 6 0 0 12 4 12 34 Sarasota 11 0 80 0 0 31 122 Seminole 6 0 2 3 0 3 14 St. Lucie 4 0 2 1 3 8 18 Suwannee 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 Volusia 14 0 0 1 0 2 17 Total 3,909 8 768 2,453 108 5,182 12,428 10
State of Florida Clients Receiving Services County by Origin and Status Refugees Entrant Parolees Asylees COUNTY CUBA HAITI OTHER CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI OTHER TOTAL ALACHUA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 BREVARD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 BROWARD 6 1 7 5 10 155 9 2 82 281 558 CHARLOTTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 COLLIER 3 0 0 6 5 52 8 0 19 18 111 DUVAL 4 2 22 0 1 18 0 0 4 56 107 FLAGLER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GADSDEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 HENDRY 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9 HERNANDO 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 HIGHLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 HILLSBOROUGH 54 1 18 23 2 455 3 6 6 68 636 LAKE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LEE 1 1 0 2 1 27 0 0 1 3 36 MADISON 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MARION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 MANATEE 1 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 12 MARION 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 MARTIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 MIAMI-DADE 392 24 26 588 203 6840 50 128 166 501 8918 MONROE 1 0 0 7 0 29 0 0 0 1 38 ORANGE 13 6 5 42 163 13 8 41 155 446 11
State of Florida Clients Receiving Services County by Origin and Status Refugees Entrant Parolees Asylees COUNTY CUBA HAITI OTHER CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI CUBA HAITI OTHER TOTAL OSCEOLA 7 0 1 1 0 14 2 0 0 8 33 PALM BEACH 31 60 6 8 19 239 17 7 115 63 565 PASCO 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 4 12 PINELLAS 15 0 10 3 0 58 0 3 1 56 146 POLK 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 1 1 4 21 SAINT LUCIE 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 2 4 18 SARASOTA 9 1 3 18 2 198 8 3 11 6 259 SEMINOLE 11 1 1 0 0 13 0 0 1 40 67 VOLUSIA 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 SUWANNEE 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 VOLUSIA 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 TOTAL 559 97 100 0 668 285 0 8,321 112 0 158 451 1,277 12,028 12
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State of Florida Arrivals (Cuban and Haitian Coast Guard Interceptions) January 1 st, 2004 September 30 th, 2005 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Cubans 34 201 39 133 84 181 169 111 44 200 235 67 91 170 252 109 255 383 351 297 301 Haitians 113 1076 150 722 128 0 0 2 174 15 351 336 141 69 3 139 279 112 104 100 190 Federal Fiscal Year 2004 2005 Source: U.S. Coast Guard Florida Department of Children and Families, Office of Refugee Services 14 A-1 Total Cubans = 3,707 Total Haitians = 4,204
State of Florida Arrivals (Coast Guard Interceptions vs. Entrant Arrivals) Federal Fiscal Year, 2001-2005 YTD Quarter 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Interceptions 344 517 731 516 909 425 342 476 975 713 752 1128 1093 1613 1248 500 1204 726 1,277 1343 Entrants 1,342 1,177 1,360 1,455 599 694 816 1032 432 767 589 752 358 260 478 578 441 428 704 988 FFY 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Source: U.S. Coast Guard, Church World Services, United States Catholic Conference Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services 15 A-2
450 State of Florida Arrivals (Cuban Coast Guard Interceptions) Federal Fiscal Year, 2001-2005 YTD 400 383 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 42 13 19 0 1 84 37 49 173 102 150 107 11 6 38 51 30 2518 104 39 105 138 101 159 8081 140 54 189 78 136134 182 160162 139 52 38 34 October October October October October FFY 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Source: U.S. Coast Guard Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services 201 39 133 84 181 169 111 44 200 235 67 91 170 252 109 255 351 297 301 16A-3
State of Florida Arrivals (Haitian Coast Guard Interceptions) Federal Fiscal Years 2001-2005 YTD 1,200 1,076 1,000 800 722 600 503 500 529 400 200 0 18 82 189 126 247 40 92 164 216 122 17 78 1 350 0 0 319 79 102 0 128 1 3 25 335 295 1 October October October October October FFY 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Source: U.S. Coast Guard 157 172 21 382 1 124 0 132 203 113 150 128 0 0 2 174 15 351 336 141 69 3 139 279 112 104 100 190 Florida Department of Children and Families, Refugee Services 17 A-4
States Receiving Immigrants Federal Fiscal Year, 1999-2001 25% 20.47% 20% 15% 10.21% 10% 8.33% 5.37% 4.96% 5% 3.87% 3.77% 3.50% 3.05% 2.84% 0% Florida California New York Washington Texas Georgia Illinois Minnesota Michigan Missouri Percent 20.47% 10.21% 8.33% 5.37% 4.96% 3.87% 3.77% 3.50% 3.05% 2.84% Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement. (Based on Federal Fiscal Years 99-2001 Refugee/Entrant/Asylee Arrival Data) Florida Department of Children & Families, Office of Refugee Services A-5 18 The 10 states above accounted for 66% of the arrivals to the US in FFY 99-01, while the 40 remaining states accounted for only 34% of all arrivals combined.
Escambia Santa Rosa 1 Okaloosa Walton Holmes Washington Bay Jackson Calhoun Gulf Districts / Region 2 Liberty Gadsden Franklin Wakulla Leon Jefferson Madison Taylor Dixie Hamilton Suwannee Lafayette Gilchrist Levy Pinellas SunCoast Columbia Union 3 Baker Alachua Pasco Bradford Hillsborough Manatee Marion 13 Sarasota Nassau 4 Duval Clay Putnam Citrus Lake Sumter Hernando Polk 14 Hardee De Soto St. Johns Flagler 12 Orange Volusia Seminole 7 Osceola Highlands Okeechobee Brevard Indian River 15 St. Lucie Martin Charlotte Glades W N E Lee 8 Collier Hendry Palm Beach 9 Broward 10 S 11 Dade Monroe updated 3.6.01 19 COGIS Central Office GI S 994-7436