When and where refugees settled on Long Island
Nearly 200 have come to the Island since 2009, but the last fiscal year saw that number grow by four.
Nearly 200 refugees from a dozen countries settled on Long Island from 2009 through 2018 fiscal years, according to State Department data gathered by the Associated Press. El Salvador accounts for the largest group, 73 out of the 198 total, with Iraq providing the second largest group at 45 refugees. Long Island's total went from 60 refugees in the 2017 fiscal year, which started on Oct. 1, 2016 during the Obama administration, to four in the 2018 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 31. The data tracks the refugees' stated destination in the United States. In many cases, this is where the refugees first lived, although many may have since moved.
The map shows where refugees settled (click on a dot for details); the chart shows the yearly totals and the table below it details the influx by community. Some communities will have multiple lines because they have refugees from two or more countries. This database was updated on Oct. 7, 2018.
Where the refugees settled
And when they first came to Long Island
After you go through the table below you can read more about the refugee situation.
Communities and origins of settlers from 2009 to 2018
| community | origin | Total | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| community Massapequa | origin Iran | Total 2 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 2 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Massapequa | origin Iraq | Total 5 | 2009 0 | 2010 5 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Medford | origin Iran | Total 4 | 2009 4 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Mineola | origin Iraq | Total 5 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 1 | 2015 4 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Mineola | origin El Salvador | Total 3 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 3 | 2018 0 |
| community Mineola | origin Iran | Total 2 | 2009 2 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community New Hyde Park | origin Burma | Total 7 | 2009 7 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community New Hyde Park | origin Vietnam | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 1 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community North Hills | origin Iran | Total 5 | 2009 5 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Northport | origin Iran | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 1 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Oakdale | origin El Salvador | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 1 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Oyster Bay | origin El Salvador | Total 5 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 1 | 2017 4 | 2018 0 |
| community Patchogue | origin El Salvador | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 1 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Roosevelt | origin El Salvador | Total 2 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 2 | 2018 0 |
| community Roslyn Estates | origin Iraq | Total 3 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 3 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Roslyn Heights | origin Iran | Total 5 | 2009 5 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Uniondale | origin El Salvador | Total 2 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 1 | 2017 0 | 2018 1 |
| community Valley Stream | origin El Salvador | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 1 | 2018 0 |
| community West Babylon | origin Pakistan | Total 5 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 5 | 2018 0 |
| community West Hempstead | origin El Salvador | Total 4 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 4 | 2018 0 |
| community West Hempstead | origin Iraq | Total 3 | 2009 3 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Westbury | origin El Salvador | Total 6 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 6 | 2018 0 |
| community Westbury | origin Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 1 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Westbury | origin Afghanistan | Total 5 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 5 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Westbury | origin Iraq | Total 1 | 2009 1 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 0 | 2018 0 |
| community Wyandanch | origin El Salvador | Total 1 | 2009 0 | 2010 0 | 2011 0 | 2012 0 | 2013 0 | 2014 0 | 2015 0 | 2016 0 | 2017 1 | 2018 0 |
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