COUNTRY OF BIRTH · AMERICAS

Immigrants from the Dominican Republic

About 1,265,269 US residents were born in the Dominican Republic, 0.38% of everyone living in the US and 2.7% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

These counts cover people born in the Dominican Republic who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Dominican heritage, including people born here, see Dominican Americans.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Where immigrants from the Dominican Republic live

CitiesAll 2,213 →

1New York, NY399,232 2Paterson, NJ31,897 3Lawrence, MA30,737 4Providence, RI26,861 5Boston, MA23,792 6Philadelphia, PA21,066 7Yonkers, NY20,491 8Perth Amboy, NJ18,546 9Allentown, PA16,162 10Reading, PA13,846

CountiesAll 1,005 →

1Bronx County, NY186,692 2New York County, NY99,362 3Queens County, NY57,920 4Essex County, MA56,391 5Kings County, NY52,101 6Passaic County, NJ50,359 7Miami-Dade County, FL37,820 8Hudson County, NJ34,924 9Providence County, RI34,725 10Middlesex County, NJ33,697

Metro areasAll 505 →

1New York, NY660,122 2Boston, MA92,621 3Miami, FL67,489 4Philadelphia, PA38,382 5Providence, RI38,134 6Orlando, FL35,706 7Allentown, PA23,640 8Scranton, PA19,497 9Reading, PA17,660 10Tampa, FL16,394

StatesAll 51 →

1New York490,874 2New Jersey212,563 3Florida145,648 4Massachusetts106,366 5Pennsylvania102,698 6Rhode Island36,131 7Connecticut30,370 8North Carolina16,154 9Texas15,977 10Maryland14,414

BY SHARE OF ALL RESIDENTS

Highest share born in the Dominican Republic

CitiesAll 2,213 →

1West Hazleton, PA35.3%2Lawrence, MA34.6%3Perth Amboy, NJ33.2%4Hazleton, PA29.7%5Haverstraw, NY22.7%6Paterson, NJ20.1%7West Haverstraw, NY17.8%8Passaic, NJ15.8%9East Franklin, NJ15.3%10Prospect Park, NJ14.6%

CountiesAll 1,005 →

1Bronx County, NY13.3%2Passaic County, NJ9.7%3Essex County, MA6.9%4New York County, NY6.1%5Luzerne County, PA5.4%6Providence County, RI5.2%7Lehigh County, PA5.2%8Hudson County, NJ4.9%9Berks County, PA4.1%10Middlesex County, NJ3.9%

Metro areasAll 505 →

1Reading, PA4.1%2Scranton, PA3.4%3New York, NY3.3%4Allentown, PA2.7%5Providence, RI2.3%6Boston, MA1.9%7Nantucket, MA1.8%8Trenton, NJ1.6%9Atlantic City, NJ1.5%10Bridgeport, CT1.4%

StatesAll 51 →

1Rhode Island3.3%2New York2.5%3New Jersey2.3%4Massachusetts1.5%5Connecticut0.84%6Pennsylvania0.79%7Florida0.65%8New Hampshire0.44%9Delaware0.29%10Maryland0.23%

Cities need at least 5,000 residents to be ranked, so tiny towns with a handful of immigrants do not crowd the list.

ABOUT IMMIGRANTS FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Frequently asked

How many people born in the Dominican Republic live in the United States?

About 1,265,269 US residents were born in the Dominican Republic, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 2.7% of all US immigrants, making the Dominican Republic the 8th most common birthplace among them.

Which US city has the most immigrants from the Dominican Republic?

New York, NY, with about 399,232 residents born in the Dominican Republic.

Which state has the most immigrants from the Dominican Republic?

New York, home to about 490,874 people born in the Dominican Republic.

Which county has the highest share of residents born in the Dominican Republic?

Bronx County, NY, where 13.3% of residents were born in the Dominican Republic.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024

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