Immigrants from Guatemala
About 1,193,191 US residents were born in Guatemala, 0.36% of everyone living in the US and 2.5% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Guatemala who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Guatemalan heritage, including people born here, see Guatemalan Americans.
Where immigrants from Guatemala live
Highest share born in Guatemala
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 1,193,191 US residents were born in Guatemala, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 2.5% of all US immigrants, making Guatemala the 9th most common birthplace among them.
Los Angeles, CA, with about 119,892 residents born in Guatemala.
California, home to about 313,256 people born in Guatemala.
Colfax County, NE, where 7.2% of residents were born in Guatemala.
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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