Bangladeshi population jump by 569 percent in US in 23 years :::: 54.8 % of Bangladeshi immigrants living in US receive Govt benefits :::: Pakistan - 42 percent .... ::: Bhutan tops the list, Nepal also in list

 54.8% Bangladeshi immigrants get US govt benefits: Trump

US President Donald Trump has claimed that 54.8 percent of Bangladeshi immigrant families living in the United States receive government benefits.

On Sunday, Trump released a list on his social media platform, Truth Social, titled "Immigrant Welfare Recipient Rates by Country of Origin", showing which countries' immigrant populations receive the highest levels of US government assistance.

In the list of 120 countries, Bangladesh ranks 19th.

The list includes four other countries from South Asia -- 

- Bhutan, ranking first (81.4 percent); 

Afghanistan, ranking sixth (68.1 percent); 

Pakistan, 60th (40.2 percent); and 

Nepal, 90th (34.8 percent).

According to Pew Research Center's 2025 report, the Bangladeshi Population in the US has grown significantly over the past two decades. From 40,000 in 2000, it skyrocketed to 270,000 in 2023, 

--- a 569 percent growth.

Countries with the highest rates of government benefit usage: 

Bhutan, Yemen (75.2 percent), Somalia (71.9 percent), Marshall Islands (71.4 percent), Dominican Republic (68.1 percent), Afghanistan (68.1 percent), Congo (66 percent), Guinea (65.8 percent), Samoa (63.4 percent), and Cape Verde (63.1 percent).

Countries and regions with the lowest rates of government benefit usage: Bermuda (25.5 percent), Saudi Arabia (25.7 percent), Israel/Palestine (25.9 percent), Argentina (26.2 percent), South America (26.7 percent), Korea (27.2 percent), Zambia (28 percent), Portugal (28.2 percent), Kenya (28.5 percent), and Lithuania (29.2 percent).

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