Idaho
Demographics
Arrivals
*Refugee Processing Center, Admissions & Arrivals, excludes Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Diversity Contributions
*Data source: Idaho Office for Refugees
Top Newcomer Languages
- Swahili
- Bembe
- Arabic
- Kingyabwisha
- Kinyarwandan
72.4%
Speak Host Country's Language
*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Idaho
Economic Contributions
$419.5M
Total Immigrant Federal Taxes paid
$220.9M
Total Immigrant State & Local Taxes paid
*Data source New American Economy: Immigrants in Idaho
$2.7B
Immigrant Household Income
$2.1B
Total Spending Power
Top 3 Fields of Labor*
*Top % share of the immigrant labor force in Idaho. Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Idaho.
$3.1 B
Total Sales by Immigrant-owned Firms
Socio-Familial Stability
Unaccompanied Children Released to Sponsors by the State
Data source: Office of Refugee Resettlement
# of Immigrant (refugee & asylee) Family Reunifications
*data not available
Community & Educational Contributions
Immigrant Educational Attainment
- 37.4%Less than High School
- 44.4%High School & Some College
- 11.3%Bachelor's Degree
- 6.9%Graduate Degree
*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Idaho
38%
Naturalized Citizens
*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Idaho
Local Refugee Heroes
Revitalized Communities
January 16, 2021
"One is a life. One is a story. One is a tragedy. One is a new start.
One is renewed hope, and one is where we begin again to put our world
back together..."
Volunteers
Community Programs Coordinator, Idaho