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 StatusTotal Arrivals
Cuban/Haitian Entrant11100
Refugee3350
Parolee842
Asylee155
Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)104
Trafficking Survivor10
Secondary Migrant0
Other Eligible Child392
Grand Total15953

Louisville Arrivals by Nationality: 2018 - 2022

NationalityTotal Arrivals
Cuba11198
Democratic Republic of the Congo2832
Afghanistan703
Haiti380
Syria169
Burma115
Ukraine89
Bhutan84
Sudan60
Somalia48
Eritrea39
Burundi32
Rwanda31
Ethiopia29
Iraq29
Other143
Grand Total15953

Louisville Arrivals by Primary Language: 2018 - 2022

LanguageTotal Arrivals
Spanish11233
Kinyarwanda1550
Swahili845
Dari393
Haitian Creole373
Pashto307
Bembe299
Arabic223
Nepali93
Ukrainian73
Chin71
Kinyamulenge63
Somali52
Kirundi43
Tigrignia30
Other - Non English299
Grand Total15953