Immigrants from El Salvador
About 1,474,092 US residents were born in El Salvador, 0.44% of everyone living in the US and 3.1% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in El Salvador who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Salvadoran heritage, including people born here, see Salvadoran Americans.
Where immigrants from El Salvador live
Highest share born in El Salvador
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 1,474,092 US residents were born in El Salvador, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 3.1% of all US immigrants, making El Salvador the 5th most common birthplace among them.
Los Angeles, CA, with about 160,004 residents born in El Salvador.
California, home to about 439,662 people born in El Salvador.
Kenedy County, TX, where 24.8% of residents were born in El Salvador.
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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