• Ukrainians who arrived in the United States before 1992 (5,800). Many members of these populations—particularly those from Bhutan, the DRC, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar—are legally present as refugees in the United States (Chart 1), but they are not assured of securing US citizenship. Chart 1 Provisional Estimates of Potentially Stateless Populations and Populations Potentially at Risk of Statelessness in the U.S. Number of Persons 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Nepalese, Ethnic including Nepal-Born Nepali Bhutanes e Nepalese (L hotsham pa) born in Bhutan Hmong from Ethnic Chinese Laos Palestinians from Myanm ar Hmong from Thai-born Thailand Children of Refugees from Myanmar and mem bers of related Thai Hill Tr ibes Ethnic Som alis Eritreans with from Kenya Ethiopian Ancestry Ukrainians arriving in the US before 1992 Source: CMS calculations based on 2013-2017 5 Year PUMS data Individuals who are potentially stateless or potentially at risk of statelessness are present in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.54 According to CMS’s analysis and provisional estimates, the 10 states with the largest populations are California (20,600), New York (18,500), Texas (15,200), Ohio (13,200), Minnesota (11,200), Illinois (8,600), Pennsylvania (8,200), Wisconsin (7,300), Georgia (6,600), and Virginia (6,500) (Chart 2). 54 These tabulations are based on ACS estimates. 53