Kentucky Arrival Data by City
Lexington
One refugee resettlement agency is located in Lexington: Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM), which is a sub-office of Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville. KRM has resettled refugees in Lexington since 1998.
Recent Trends
Lexington Arrivals by Immigration Status: 2018 - 2022
| Immigration Status | Total Arrivals |
|---|---|
| Refugee | 1127 |
| Parolee | 441 |
| Cuban/Haitian Entrant | 187 |
| Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) | 20 |
| Asylee | 32 |
| Trafficking Survivor | 12 |
| Secondary Migrant | 0 |
| Other Eligible Child | 27 |
| Grand Total | 1846 |
Lexington Arrivals by Nationality: 2018 - 2022
| Nationality | Total Arrivals |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 881 |
| Ukraine | 437 |
| Afghanistan | 162 |
| Cuba | 128 |
| Haiti | 66 |
| Syria | 67 |
| Burundi | 26 |
| Other | 79 |
| Grand Total | 1846 |
*The majority of the Burmese cases resettled by KRM Lexington are living in the Northern Kentucky area, including Crescent Springs, Ft. Mitchell and Erlanger.
Lexington Arrivals by Primary Language: 2018 - 2022
| Language | Total Arrivals |
|---|---|
| Ukranian | 422 |
| Swahili | 382 |
| Kinyarwanda | 312 |
| Spanish | 142 |
| Bembe | 107 |
| Dari | 88 |
| Arabic | 78 |
| Pashto | 74 |
| Haitian Creole | 67 |
| Lingala | 31 |
| Other-Non English | 143 |
| Total | 1846 |