Barbadian Americans
About 72,430 US residents are of Barbadian ancestry, 0.0% of the population · up 3.6% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Barbadian populations
Highest Barbadian share
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Where Barbadian Americans earn the most
| Illinois | $112,601 | 56.0% | 3.7% | 71.0% | 909 |
| Texas | $93,191 | 50.9% | 5.6% | 47.8% | 2,616 |
| Maryland | $84,813 | 60.8% | 5.9% | 50.0% | 2,361 |
| New Jersey | $83,365 | 35.5% | 9.1% | 56.6% | 4,100 |
| New York | $70,665 | 28.2% | 11.3% | 48.1% | 28,357 |
| California | $67,383 | 55.5% | 16.0% | 47.5% | 1,796 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,944 | 37.2% | 8.1% | 41.0% | 2,467 |
| Connecticut | $65,938 | 49.6% | 8.1% | 46.9% | 1,734 |
| Virginia | $64,107 | 34.3% | 8.6% | 45.2% | 1,741 |
| Massachusetts | $61,765 | 34.5% | 9.2% | 39.7% | 6,112 |
| North Carolina | $60,440 | 21.4% | 24.8% | 44.2% | 1,514 |
| Georgia | $59,569 | 31.9% | 14.9% | 70.0% | 3,338 |
| Florida | $56,650 | 29.9% | 12.2% | 54.3% | 6,898 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
Barbadian Americans across metro areas
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $101,250 | 45.6% | 23.7% | 39.0% | 592 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $96,593 | 50.3% | 3.1% | 44.2% | 1,854 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $80,934 | 36.7% | 7.9% | 40.2% | 5,210 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $70,773 | 29.0% | 11.5% | 47.9% | 30,047 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $68,171 | 28.0% | 16.9% | 71.8% | 2,764 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $64,816 | 42.0% | 2.2% | 64.2% | 1,745 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | $58,676 | 24.2% | 13.0% | 38.4% | 2,554 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,778 | 39.2% | 8.7% | 59.7% | 2,071 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
Frequently asked
About 72,430 US residents are of Barbadian ancestry, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Barbadian population of any US city, with about 22,220 residents of Barbadian ancestry.
New York leads all states with about 27,389 residents of Barbadian ancestry.
Barbadian Americans have a median household income of about $89,259, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024