Kentucky Arrival Data by City
Louisville
Two refugee resettlement agencies are located in Louisville: Catholic Charities-Migration and Refugee Services and Kentucky Refugee Ministries. Kentucky Office for Refugees (KOR), the federally designated State Refugee Coordinator’s Office and a department of Catholic Charities, is also located in Louisville. Refugees have been resettled in Louisville since 1975.
Recent Trends
Louisville Arrivals by Immigration Status: 2018 – 2022
| Immigration Status | Total Arrivals |
|---|---|
| Cuban/Haitian Entrant | 11100 |
| Refugee | 3350 |
| Parolee | 842 |
| Asylee | 155 |
| Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) | 104 |
| Trafficking Survivor | 10 |
| Secondary Migrant | 0 |
| Other Eligible Child | 392 |
| Grand Total | 15953 |
Louisville Arrivals by Nationality: 2018 - 2022
| Nationality | Total Arrivals |
|---|---|
| Cuba | 11198 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2832 |
| Afghanistan | 703 |
| Haiti | 380 |
| Syria | 169 |
| Burma | 115 |
| Ukraine | 89 |
| Bhutan | 84 |
| Sudan | 60 |
| Somalia | 48 |
| Eritrea | 39 |
| Burundi | 32 |
| Rwanda | 31 |
| Ethiopia | 29 |
| Iraq | 29 |
| Other | 143 |
| Grand Total | 15953 |
Louisville Arrivals by Primary Language: 2018 - 2022
| Language | Total Arrivals |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 11233 |
| Kinyarwanda | 1550 |
| Swahili | 845 |
| Dari | 393 |
| Haitian Creole | 373 |
| Pashto | 307 |
| Bembe | 299 |
| Arabic | 223 |
| Nepali | 93 |
| Ukrainian | 73 |
| Chin | 71 |
| Kinyamulenge | 63 |
| Somali | 52 |
| Kirundi | 43 |
| Tigrignia | 30 |
| Other - Non English | 299 |
| Grand Total | 15953 |