Immigrants from Ecuador
About 536,972 US residents were born in Ecuador, 0.16% of everyone living in the US and 1.1% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Ecuador who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Ecuadorian heritage, including people born here, see Ecuadorian Americans.
Where immigrants from Ecuador live
Highest share born in Ecuador
Cities need at least 5,000 residents to be ranked, so tiny towns with a handful of immigrants do not crowd the list.
Frequently asked
About 536,972 US residents were born in Ecuador, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 1.1% of all US immigrants, making Ecuador the 19th most common birthplace among them.
New York, NY, with about 133,149 residents born in Ecuador.
New York, home to about 193,256 people born in Ecuador.
Essex County, NJ, where 3.6% of residents were born in Ecuador.
Other countries in the Americas
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR TABLE B05006 (PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION) · UPDATED 2024
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