Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America

United States of America: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 202,000 number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
202,000 number of cases
Change on year
down 70.1%
World rank
20th
of 148 countries
All-time high
2.02 million number of cases
in 2008
All-time low
1,300 number of cases
in 2009
Years of data
15
2008–2023

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America, 2008–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2008201520232008: 2.0M number of cases2009: 1.3k number of cases2011: 52.0k number of cases2012: 901.0k number of cases2013: 188.0k number of cases2014: 34.0k number of cases2015: 63.0k number of cases2016: 1.1M number of cases2017: 1.6M number of cases2018: 1.2M number of cases2019: 916.0k number of cases2020: 1.7M number of cases2021: 573.0k number of cases2022: 675.0k number of cases2023: 202.0k number of cases

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.

Analysis

In 2023, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America stood at 202,000 number of cases.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America peaked at 2.02 million number of cases in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,300 number of cases, in 2009.

United States of America ranks 20th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases) in United States of America, 2008 to 2023.
Year number of cases Change
2008 2.02 million number of cases
2009 1,300 number of cases -99.9%
2011 52,000 number of cases +3900.0%
2012 901,000 number of cases +1632.7%
2013 188,000 number of cases -79.1%
2014 34,000 number of cases -81.9%
2015 63,000 number of cases +85.3%
2016 1.13 million number of cases +1688.9%
2017 1.58 million number of cases +40.3%
2018 1.25 million number of cases -21.1%
2019 916,000 number of cases -26.5%
2020 1.72 million number of cases +87.2%
2021 573,000 number of cases -66.6%
2022 675,000 number of cases +17.8%
2023 202,000 number of cases -70.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.01 million number of cases 1,300 number of cases 2.02 million number of cases 2
2010s 678,778 number of cases 34,000 number of cases 1.58 million number of cases 9
2020s 791,250 number of cases 202,000 number of cases 1.72 million number of cases 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 17 Yemen 240,000 number of cases compare
  2. 18 Indonesia 238,000 number of cases compare
  3. 19 Malaysia 206,000 number of cases compare
  4. 21 Mexico 196,000 number of cases compare
  5. 22 Canada 192,000 number of cases compare
  6. 23 Peru 188,000 number of cases compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More public sector data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America?
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America was 202,000 number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 million number of cases in 2008.
What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,300 number of cases in 2009.
How does United States of America rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
United States of America ranks 20th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/internally-displaced-persons-new-displacement-associated-with-disasters-number-of-cases/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/internally-displaced-persons-new-displacement-associated-with-disasters-number-of-cases/united-states/">Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disasters (number of cases)
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,233 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.