Central Americans
About 6,775,931 US residents are of Central American origin, 2.0% of the population · up 23.3% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Central American populations
Highest Central American 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 Central Americans earn the most
| Massachusetts | $93,561 | 16.3% | 15.1% | 34.2% | 181,415 |
| Arizona | $89,706 | 28.1% | 12.6% | 59.1% | 78,388 |
| New York | $85,123 | 18.2% | 14.9% | 33.4% | 515,331 |
| Virginia | $83,458 | 14.0% | 16.3% | 42.7% | 378,673 |
| Maryland | $81,868 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 51.8% | 390,785 |
| Colorado | $78,937 | 25.6% | 18.6% | 40.2% | 67,133 |
| California | $77,572 | 16.5% | 16.2% | 35.5% | 1,719,392 |
| Washington | $77,227 | 23.0% | 18.1% | 33.6% | 79,491 |
| Illinois | $76,394 | 22.9% | 15.5% | 46.4% | 121,271 |
| Connecticut | $71,212 | 16.8% | 23.0% | 37.3% | 83,034 |
| Florida | $69,410 | 20.7% | 17.1% | 42.8% | 749,990 |
| New Jersey | $67,883 | 13.0% | 20.7% | 31.4% | 329,331 |
| Nevada | $66,336 | 12.1% | 14.3% | 44.6% | 106,783 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,739 | 22.9% | 17.9% | 43.3% | 95,436 |
| Georgia | $62,295 | 14.7% | 20.6% | 41.8% | 229,818 |
| North Carolina | $60,534 | 15.5% | 26.5% | 39.3% | 273,569 |
| South Carolina | $59,424 | 13.8% | 32.0% | 40.4% | 66,076 |
| Indiana | $58,805 | 9.3% | 24.1% | 52.0% | 83,200 |
| Ohio | $58,139 | 17.5% | 26.2% | 42.5% | 67,419 |
| Texas | $57,555 | 13.7% | 23.1% | 38.3% | 934,499 |
| Tennessee | $55,017 | 8.2% | 25.7% | 35.9% | 119,334 |
| Louisiana | $52,634 | 13.9% | 32.3% | 39.6% | 121,906 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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.
Central Americans across metro areas
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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.
Central Americans across cities
| Brentwood | $119,375 | 8.9% | 7.0% | 86.0% | 24,050 |
| Central Islip | $115,672 | 5.6% | 8.1% | 80.2% | 11,654 |
| Revere | $104,113 | 4.1% | 7.1% | 60.9% | 11,159 |
| Daly City | $98,107 | 22.6% | 6.2% | 41.9% | 12,289 |
| San Jose | $95,225 | 19.5% | 5.2% | 31.6% | 21,701 |
| Sterling | $93,594 | 9.5% | 15.2% | 54.8% | 9,133 |
| Fontana | $92,735 | 20.0% | 14.6% | 63.1% | 11,272 |
| Dale City | $92,231 | 10.8% | 9.4% | 80.6% | 14,794 |
| Hayward | $90,641 | 18.0% | 10.3% | 32.7% | 8,338 |
| Wheaton | $89,867 | 6.9% | 15.4% | 62.6% | 16,540 |
| Manassas | $88,245 | 8.3% | 4.5% | 60.0% | 8,412 |
| Everett | $86,250 | 8.3% | 16.8% | 28.5% | 9,205 |
| Germantown | $83,984 | 14.1% | 11.5% | 68.4% | 8,511 |
| Downey | $82,519 | 18.8% | 9.8% | 48.4% | 7,940 |
| Woodbridge | $78,906 | 13.1% | 8.6% | 65.3% | 10,610 |
| Lynn | $78,792 | 5.2% | 7.3% | 40.9% | 14,654 |
| Chillum | $77,807 | 5.1% | 17.1% | 48.6% | 14,140 |
| Santa Ana | $77,229 | 7.7% | 10.2% | 31.8% | 11,520 |
| Richmond | $76,229 | 15.6% | 15.6% | 46.5% | 16,037 |
| Arlington | $74,892 | 19.6% | 12.8% | 20.7% | 13,902 |
| San Francisco | $73,898 | 21.3% | 12.5% | 25.5% | 35,078 |
| Riverside | $73,102 | 18.4% | 13.7% | 48.5% | 12,240 |
| Hempstead | $72,321 | 6.0% | 24.8% | 27.5% | 17,042 |
| Santa Clarita | $71,875 | 18.4% | 14.3% | 57.0% | 11,337 |
| Moreno Valley | $71,485 | 14.7% | 17.3% | 63.2% | 8,390 |
| Chelsea | $71,053 | 8.3% | 27.6% | 22.7% | 18,134 |
| San Bernardino | $70,776 | 10.2% | 17.1% | 46.7% | 11,466 |
| Kenner | $70,515 | 13.7% | 11.3% | 46.8% | 9,033 |
| San Mateo | $70,396 | 15.9% | 16.0% | 18.5% | 8,219 |
| San Diego | $69,385 | 30.7% | 20.7% | 32.5% | 13,345 |
| Pomona | $67,826 | 15.0% | 15.9% | 42.1% | 8,347 |
| Lancaster | $67,360 | 12.1% | 19.2% | 65.6% | 8,243 |
| Aspen Hill | $66,766 | 3.4% | 9.7% | 34.2% | 10,243 |
| San Rafael | $66,705 | 8.0% | 18.4% | 8.9% | 9,053 |
| Ontario | $65,269 | 15.3% | 19.3% | 40.4% | 7,954 |
| Boston | $65,000 | 18.4% | 18.4% | 17.0% | 23,871 |
| Palmdale | $64,523 | 7.1% | 11.5% | 72.5% | 20,407 |
| Richmond | $63,664 | 8.0% | 22.2% | 15.7% | 8,544 |
| Washington | $62,625 | 18.9% | 13.5% | 26.3% | 27,711 |
| Langley Park | $62,469 | 3.4% | 29.0% | 12.0% | 15,582 |
| Florence-Graham | $62,170 | 7.2% | 15.8% | 33.2% | 9,145 |
| West Palm Beach | $61,076 | 14.5% | 26.7% | 27.3% | 7,843 |
| Providence | $60,778 | 5.4% | 19.4% | 51.2% | 16,581 |
| Bakersfield | $60,722 | 9.9% | 14.2% | 46.2% | 10,996 |
| Oakland | $60,453 | 18.3% | 17.1% | 22.3% | 25,422 |
| Fort Worth | $59,980 | 19.6% | 18.1% | 40.6% | 12,469 |
| Silver Spring | $59,762 | 7.7% | 19.3% | 19.2% | 13,741 |
| South Gate | $58,320 | 11.4% | 17.2% | 36.1% | 10,687 |
| Chicago | $57,484 | 20.5% | 14.6% | 40.3% | 35,304 |
| Garland | $57,474 | 6.3% | 19.7% | 45.2% | 12,247 |
| Aurora | $57,143 | 10.6% | 24.5% | 43.6% | 9,324 |
| Alexandria | $57,132 | 13.8% | 22.1% | 21.0% | 13,625 |
| North Las Vegas | $57,083 | 8.0% | 15.0% | 57.7% | 7,936 |
| Anaheim | $56,354 | 12.6% | 12.4% | 26.8% | 12,119 |
| Plainfield | $56,192 | 8.9% | 19.7% | 10.6% | 14,790 |
| New York | $56,008 | 19.4% | 19.8% | 17.9% | 190,097 |
| Long Beach | $55,907 | 15.7% | 20.9% | 26.7% | 21,288 |
| Columbus | $55,250 | 17.4% | 26.4% | 27.0% | 9,726 |
| Hawthorne | $54,403 | 11.6% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 8,726 |
| West New York | $54,160 | 14.4% | 24.8% | 11.0% | 8,218 |
| Jacksonville | $54,135 | 18.0% | 18.9% | 38.5% | 12,573 |
| Union City | $54,066 | 9.7% | 26.3% | 10.2% | 8,830 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $54,011 | 8.7% | 21.7% | 35.4% | 19,204 |
| Baltimore | $53,777 | 14.3% | 22.1% | 37.8% | 10,161 |
| Hialeah | $53,720 | 15.8% | 14.2% | 43.4% | 17,308 |
| Los Angeles | $53,656 | 10.2% | 19.8% | 24.8% | 495,316 |
| Jersey City | $53,311 | 16.3% | 13.1% | 19.7% | 8,239 |
| Las Vegas | $53,309 | 8.1% | 22.3% | 51.8% | 23,481 |
| Inglewood | $53,258 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 24.1% | 10,811 |
| Paradise | $53,042 | 6.5% | 18.1% | 33.6% | 9,038 |
| Arlington | $52,967 | 7.4% | 17.3% | 38.5% | 10,469 |
| Irving | $52,643 | 5.9% | 17.4% | 32.7% | 28,770 |
| Elizabeth | $52,584 | 3.6% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 16,932 |
| East Los Angeles | $52,031 | 6.9% | 19.9% | 21.9% | 8,006 |
| Gaithersburg | $51,643 | 9.5% | 18.1% | 26.9% | 8,180 |
| Phoenix | $51,612 | 13.2% | 21.0% | 42.4% | 21,458 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $51,013 | 15.4% | 20.1% | 45.3% | 11,810 |
| Durham | $50,380 | 12.5% | 30.9% | 28.8% | 11,999 |
| Sunrise Manor | $50,259 | 4.0% | 19.9% | 51.5% | 9,735 |
| Oklahoma City | $50,203 | 9.2% | 23.0% | 50.9% | 13,772 |
| Stamford | $48,405 | 14.1% | 22.6% | 10.4% | 10,874 |
| Austin | $48,247 | 20.0% | 27.6% | 19.0% | 21,631 |
| Dallas | $48,027 | 9.5% | 25.3% | 26.8% | 50,996 |
| Fort Lauderdale | $47,363 | 16.7% | 25.7% | 39.7% | 8,437 |
| Newark | $47,112 | 7.6% | 24.3% | 24.7% | 11,002 |
| Lake Worth Beach | $46,615 | 3.7% | 32.7% | 14.1% | 11,879 |
| Omaha | $46,201 | 10.6% | 26.3% | 41.3% | 8,428 |
| Memphis | $45,468 | 12.3% | 28.8% | 46.0% | 10,202 |
| San Antonio | $45,337 | 16.9% | 26.2% | 35.4% | 18,348 |
| Charlotte | $45,301 | 9.8% | 27.0% | 33.7% | 41,209 |
| Philadelphia | $45,272 | 18.6% | 33.5% | 40.5% | 17,786 |
| Raleigh | $44,982 | 17.7% | 16.2% | 28.5% | 9,383 |
| Pasadena | $43,626 | 8.8% | 19.7% | 29.8% | 8,761 |
| Trenton | $42,512 | 4.7% | 24.4% | 19.4% | 11,620 |
| Miami | $42,381 | 16.0% | 22.9% | 16.5% | 72,737 |
| Houston | $40,810 | 8.4% | 29.1% | 26.1% | 207,992 |
| Metairie | $39,710 | 11.3% | 24.2% | 21.9% | 13,117 |
| Tampa | $38,561 | 20.1% | 22.4% | 36.3% | 7,824 |
| New Orleans | $35,500 | 21.0% | 27.1% | 21.5% | 8,173 |
| Homestead | $34,537 | 13.1% | 37.5% | 22.6% | 13,196 |
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.
Frequently asked
About 6,775,931 US residents are of Central American origin, roughly 2.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Los Angeles, CA has the largest Central American population of any US city, with about 501,159 residents of Central American origin.
California leads all states with about 1,597,057 residents of Central American origin.
Central Americans have a median household income of about $70,271, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other hispanic origin groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024