Kansas City
*Data source: Refugee Processing Center: Arrivals and Admissions, excludes Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) from Afghanistan and Iraq. Figures do no include 2021 Afghan Humanitarian Parole data.
**Immigrants comprise 7.0% of total population in KS; 10% in Kansas City Metro
*Data source: Refugee Processing Center: Arrivals and Admissions (5 yr average)
**Explore Diverse KC's collection of diverse stories, experiences, and cultures. Click through a map to delve into these unique ties and learn about the organizations that work together to make KC shine.
- French
- Burmese
- Tigrinya
- Arabic
- Dzongkha
*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Kansas
*Data source: New American Economy: Refugees in Kansas. Total spending power: $450.9M
*Top % share of the immigrant labor force in Kansas. Data source: New American Economy: Refugees in Kansas.
*Data Source: New American Economy Total business income of immigrant entrepreneurs = $334.2M.
** Top Occupations with Highest Share of Foreign-born Laborers
Data source: Office of Refugee Resettlement
*Data not available
- 36.5%Less than High School
- 34.1%High School & Some College
- 14.9%Bachelor's Degree
- 14.5%Graduate Degree
*Data source: New American Economy: Immigrants in Kansas
*Data source: American Immigration Council: Immigrants in Kansas
September 1, 2023
We know there are stories in Kansas City that need to be told. So, we sat down and made a plan. We listed individuals, nonprofit organizations, and resettlement agencies that we have relationships with. Then we listed ways we could weave these stories together by topic: connected communities, housing, resettlement, etc. Our list grew and grew, and before we knew it we had a roadmap.

