Immigrant Support Atlas

Foreign-born share over time

How the immigrant share of the population shifts across the country. Press play to animate. Source: US Census ACS 5-year.

Access to immigrant-serving organizations

Spatial access by the enhanced two-step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA). Darker green = better access; orange = a service desert (people who need it, but no organization within reach); gray = no foreign-born population. Source: org locations + US Census ACS 2023.

Immigrant Policy Inclusion Index

How inclusive each state’s policies are toward immigrants, across seven domains: health coverage, language access, higher education, identification, integration & licensure, legal protection, and economic inclusion. Darker green = more inclusive; orange/red = more restrictive or limited. Click any state for its full profile.

Immigrant–Native Disparity Index

Standardized gaps between foreign-born and US-born residents (uninsured, crowded housing, rent burden, education, home internet, vehicle access, homeownership) from US Census ACS. Green = smaller gaps; red = larger gaps. This is an outcome measure, separate from the Policy map: it describes how immigrant and US-born residents differ, and is shaped by who has immigrated where (recency and composition), not by state policy alone. Click any state for its full profile.

English assimilationism

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Immigrant attitudes

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

International Institute of Akron

530 S MAIN ST STE 1762, AKRON, OH 44311-1090

International Institute of Akron is a nonprofit organization in Akron, Ohio that serves immigrants and refugees.

The International Institute of Akron resettles refugees and serves immigrants in Northeast Ohio with employment services, ESOL/citizenship classes, immigration legal services, interpretation/translation, case management, and economic-integration programs.

Mission

Our mission is to contribute to the well-being of our community by creating and implementing programs and services that assist those born outside the united states to integrate into American society.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Advocacy / policy: “Ohio Senate Bill 172 is a dangerous and extreme proposal that would dramatically expand immigration enforcement across our state and put immigrant families, Ohio residents, and community institutions at risk.”
  • Case management: “We provide case management programs and services with culturally and linguistically appropriate linkages to refugees.”
  • Childcare
  • Citizenship: “ESOL, Job Skills, Life Skills and Citizenship classes”
  • Economic development: “We formulate strategies, design programs, and build multiethnic business collaborations to facilitate connecting immigrants and refugees into the small business support ecosystem in Akron.”
  • Employment / job training: “IIA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING ANDADVISORY SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OFIMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES”
  • ESL / English: “ESOL, Job Skills, Life Skills and Citizenship classes”
  • Family reunification: “We specialize in family immigration, asylum, removal defense, citizenship, and visas for survivors of crimes and human trafficking.”
  • Interpretation / translation: “4,000HOURS OF INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN 2022.”
  • Legal / immigration: “Our legal team includes four full-time immigration attorneys, and a BIA accredited representative.”
  • Refugee resettlement (R&P): “518 REFUGEES WERE RESETTLED TO THE AKRON AREA IN 2023.”
  • Transportation

Website in English only.

Communities served

Sudanese.

Service area: Northeast Ohio / Akron area.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider
  • State Department refugee resettlement affiliate (R&P)
  • On EOIR’s list of free legal service providers

Contact

Founded 1955. IRS NTEE code P840. Revenue $5M-9.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 34-0733161.

Other organizations in Akron

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Sources: IRS exempt-organization records, Form 990 filings, federal and network directories, and the organization's own website. Data as of October 19, 2026. Information here can change; contact the organization to confirm.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

Pick a group to see its own profile: how large it is and how it lives, with the all-foreign-born and US-born averages shown for context. National estimates from US Census ACS 1-year microdata (PUMS).