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.

BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Brazilian Americans earn the most


District of Columbia	$119,361	79.6%	1.7%	22.6%	1,148
Oregon	$115,380	54.2%	8.1%	76.9%	2,565
Virginia	$113,827	51.5%	7.3%	54.4%	8,811
Colorado	$110,489	62.5%	7.4%	46.6%	4,288
Michigan	$108,160	71.9%	7.4%	61.3%	5,298
Washington	$105,325	50.0%	7.1%	37.2%	7,439
Missouri	$88,169	48.6%	7.4%	62.4%	2,262
Texas	$87,989	57.5%	7.6%	53.2%	21,869
Rhode Island	$86,744	34.9%	6.3%	47.1%	2,038
Illinois	$86,551	65.4%	12.9%	36.2%	7,046
Wisconsin	$85,139	75.0%	13.2%	37.6%	2,080
New York	$84,938	48.2%	12.3%	35.9%	27,849
California	$83,123	55.5%	14.2%	30.1%	45,674
New Hampshire	$78,805	30.5%	1.2%	12.5%	2,841
Minnesota	$78,056	54.1%	15.4%	43.7%	2,535
Tennessee	$74,491	53.1%	11.6%	57.3%	2,883
Ohio	$74,250	48.6%	4.3%	46.0%	4,313
Hawaii	$74,038	56.6%	17.7%	46.4%	899
Maryland	$73,761	55.2%	11.4%	42.1%	10,936
South Carolina	$72,599	26.8%	11.2%	51.2%	4,541
Iowa	$71,862	33.6%	30.0%	31.8%	1,106
North Carolina	$71,713	61.0%	10.4%	47.8%	8,349
Arizona	$71,146	41.9%	9.2%	54.1%	4,337
Oklahoma	$70,526	61.2%	2.2%	40.9%	1,432
Georgia	$70,000	42.3%	15.6%	41.7%	16,360
Massachusetts	$67,734	21.9%	10.3%	26.4%	84,214
Indiana	$67,283	56.7%	9.6%	52.5%	2,280
Utah	$63,136	43.2%	11.1%	32.3%	7,824
New Jersey	$60,451	25.5%	13.2%	27.2%	44,104
Nevada	$59,375	34.4%	14.0%	24.8%	2,961
Pennsylvania	$58,272	37.4%	16.4%	32.5%	12,522
Florida	$54,624	38.4%	14.2%	44.4%	105,290
Connecticut	$53,381	21.9%	12.5%	35.0%	22,856
Louisiana	$51,585	48.6%	5.9%	27.2%	2,628
Kansas	$48,988	55.9%	9.0%	37.1%	1,813
Maine	$40,375	49.5%	3.7%	51.0%	674
Kentucky	$34,340	53.2%	7.1%	57.4%	805
Idaho	–	42.2%	12.0%	51.4%	968
Alabama	–	60.4%	2.8%	51.8%	2,317

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.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Brazilian Americans across metro areas


Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$148,958	62.2%	7.0%	69.9%	7,981
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$143,150	86.8%	2.5%	70.2%	1,608
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$142,689	66.2%	11.9%	44.9%	1,703
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$140,653	54.2%	12.9%	69.2%	1,583
Gainesville, FL	$135,365	81.5%	13.6%	46.3%	1,229
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$123,958	60.6%	5.9%	78.0%	2,568
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$115,179	59.8%	7.6%	59.2%	2,012
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$112,917	75.8%	1.4%	63.3%	3,144
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	$111,964	63.4%	9.1%	54.2%	1,011
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$106,091	54.5%	4.7%	34.6%	6,179
Richmond, VA	$100,278	27.7%	5.6%	46.4%	1,766
Urban Honolulu, HI	$98,750	73.7%	14.4%	51.8%	548
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$96,710	58.9%	10.1%	35.8%	13,152
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$92,500	67.7%	14.2%	34.7%	5,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	$88,644	52.0%	14.4%	16.9%	12,125
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$83,413	62.0%	9.2%	50.3%	5,457
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$81,977	43.4%	7.8%	54.2%	3,452
Port St. Lucie, FL	$81,006	14.3%	0.0%	12.4%	2,682
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$79,898	28.9%	0.8%	10.9%	1,886
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	$78,092	69.0%	0.8%	52.9%	2,025
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$76,875	18.7%	17.0%	45.6%	1,833
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	$76,011	43.2%	16.3%	41.1%	13,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$74,137	56.6%	15.9%	21.0%	16,537
Barnstable Town, MA	$72,738	14.6%	9.9%	40.5%	4,759
Worcester, MA-CT	$72,603	23.2%	12.1%	36.0%	12,755
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$72,127	54.8%	9.0%	42.2%	7,664
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$71,786	52.4%	8.5%	40.6%	3,775
Provo-Orem, UT	$71,328	39.9%	6.8%	47.0%	2,132
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	$70,804	44.4%	9.2%	43.3%	1,471
Columbus, OH	$68,940	32.8%	0.0%	24.2%	1,323
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$68,750	49.4%	15.9%	20.6%	3,247
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$68,702	42.4%	17.6%	72.7%	2,043
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$67,300	22.8%	9.5%	21.1%	59,464
St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,910	63.8%	6.4%	39.1%	1,169
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$66,678	34.1%	12.9%	29.3%	64,008
Kansas City, MO-KS	$66,458	46.5%	5.2%	25.4%	1,283
Vineyard Haven, MA	$65,625	13.1%	9.6%	25.3%	1,757
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$64,178	33.5%	8.8%	19.4%	1,350
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$63,783	36.3%	11.1%	63.4%	1,102
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,422	20.4%	12.8%	47.4%	7,446
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$61,661	49.9%	5.3%	52.7%	1,464
Salt Lake City, UT	$60,463	38.7%	9.9%	23.8%	3,798
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$59,570	32.3%	16.1%	27.2%	2,571
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	$56,608	30.3%	6.2%	88.3%	1,241
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,268	37.7%	14.2%	50.1%	8,556
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	$55,460	39.0%	13.0%	45.1%	53,351
Jacksonville, FL	$54,410	52.9%	10.3%	43.1%	5,366
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	$54,003	19.7%	13.5%	32.4%	13,896
New Haven-Milford, CT	$53,191	26.3%	11.7%	31.2%	3,476
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$53,087	26.3%	17.4%	22.1%	11,101
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,670	41.1%	17.5%	43.9%	21,586
Springfield, MA	$48,565	44.2%	12.7%	36.2%	1,039
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT	$41,263	25.2%	10.6%	38.6%	3,877
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$40,139	26.1%	17.7%	54.4%	1,022
Pittsburgh, PA	$37,895	52.3%	16.3%	48.3%	716
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$30,250	15.4%	35.1%	35.9%	3,080
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	–	72.4%	14.2%	37.6%	1,026
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	–	54.2%	4.6%	66.2%	732
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	–	69.3%	2.0%	48.1%	1,305
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	–	54.9%	11.4%	47.8%	1,921
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	–	41.9%	19.6%	57.8%	1,375
Tulsa, OK	–	65.2%	1.3%	48.8%	768
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	–	45.2%	30.7%	30.9%	799
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	–	47.1%	10.5%	64.4%	985

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.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Brazilian Americans across cities


San Francisco	$126,400	71.9%	15.7%	17.9%	2,073
Washington	$119,361	79.6%	1.7%	22.6%	1,148
Houston	$103,015	77.7%	7.7%	45.9%	2,403
Atlanta	$97,708	68.1%	15.4%	34.7%	928
Miami	$95,136	68.8%	17.5%	22.2%	3,028
Long Branch	$87,717	15.9%	40.9%	11.9%	2,530
Chicago	$87,477	70.6%	11.4%	27.5%	2,691
San Diego	$83,395	65.7%	11.7%	48.7%	3,554
New York	$82,242	59.7%	13.6%	25.5%	13,003
Fort Lauderdale	$81,602	37.6%	19.5%	37.1%	1,204
Everett	$78,789	19.1%	2.3%	10.3%	4,642
Boston	$76,472	43.0%	7.3%	29.6%	3,840
Lowell	$74,011	12.4%	8.6%	26.6%	3,249
Revere	$70,099	23.8%	19.0%	13.2%	3,027
Los Angeles	$70,000	62.5%	18.2%	19.5%	5,501
Barnstable Town	$67,917	16.2%	10.6%	31.4%	3,472
Dallas	$66,851	64.2%	9.1%	25.4%	1,270
Framingham	$65,789	20.5%	10.9%	11.8%	8,030
Miami Beach	$65,449	70.0%	14.6%	43.5%	956
Elizabeth	$62,813	16.2%	7.4%	23.3%	2,537
Marlborough	$62,543	14.9%	2.4%	28.7%	4,051
Milford	$61,385	15.4%	24.8%	20.7%	3,767
Coral Springs	$59,297	29.7%	7.8%	55.6%	1,586
Doral	$58,343	55.5%	11.9%	35.4%	1,006
Medford	$57,422	33.3%	4.9%	19.3%	1,226
Worcester	$57,143	24.2%	8.7%	24.8%	3,328
Kearny	$56,992	17.6%	10.1%	22.0%	1,732
Charlotte	$55,417	47.7%	8.5%	29.6%	1,652
Somerville	$55,234	19.7%	9.4%	3.9%	1,815
Danbury	$53,483	10.9%	18.8%	20.8%	4,140
Malden	$53,414	10.7%	14.7%	13.6%	3,132
Jacksonville	$52,963	61.8%	3.4%	32.9%	3,901
Deerfield Beach	$51,312	21.1%	13.0%	43.2%	7,487
Waterbury	$50,223	18.6%	11.8%	17.0%	1,254
Philadelphia	$50,078	15.1%	22.9%	18.6%	5,475
Phoenix	$48,415	43.6%	8.1%	42.8%	1,887
Fall River	$47,526	11.9%	25.5%	28.8%	1,896
Newark	$45,186	13.8%	17.1%	10.2%	13,964
Lynn	$44,987	12.6%	18.1%	36.1%	1,361
Horizon West	$43,630	33.7%	32.9%	58.6%	3,496
Orlando	$43,424	45.4%	25.9%	21.7%	6,031
Bridgeport	$42,731	13.3%	21.7%	19.6%	3,297
Coconut Creek	$40,788	35.9%	22.3%	38.6%	3,406
Pompano Beach	$34,921	45.2%	14.7%	23.6%	3,821
Seattle	–	81.4%	5.8%	27.3%	955
Boca Raton	–	50.1%	22.3%	49.2%	1,099
San Jose	–	31.7%	20.6%	11.3%	1,094
Las Vegas	–	38.4%	18.3%	22.5%	986

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 citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Brazilian ancestry live in the United States?

About 567,335 US residents are of Brazilian ancestry, roughly 0.2% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Brazilian population?

Newark, NJ has the largest Brazilian population of any US city, with about 15,344 residents of Brazilian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Brazilian ancestry?

Florida leads all states with about 119,518 residents of Brazilian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Brazilian Americans?

Brazilian Americans have a median household income of about $83,089, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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