Immigrants from Jamaica
About 827,129 US residents were born in Jamaica, 0.25% of everyone living in the US and 1.7% of the country's 47,349,078 immigrants. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
These counts cover people born in Jamaica who now live in the US, whatever their citizenship. Their US-born children are not included. For everyone who reports Jamaican heritage, including people born here, see Jamaican Americans.
Where immigrants from Jamaica live
Highest share born in Jamaica
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 827,129 US residents were born in Jamaica, according to the 2024 American Community Survey. That is 1.7% of all US immigrants, making Jamaica the 14th most common birthplace among them.
New York, NY, with about 161,534 residents born in Jamaica.
Florida, home to about 238,723 people born in Jamaica.
Broward County, FL, where 4.5% of residents were born in Jamaica.
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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