Chilean Americans: population, top cities & statistics

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Chilean populations

1New York, NY10,811 2Los Angeles, CA4,538 3Miami, FL2,245 4San Diego, CA2,205 5Chicago, IL1,944 6Washington, DC1,266 7Houston, TX1,047 8Weston, FL994 9San Francisco, CA993 10San Jose, CA974

CountiesAll 897 →

1Miami-Dade County, FL12,423 2Los Angeles County, CA10,192 3Broward County, FL5,699 4Queens County, NY4,079 5Nassau County, NY4,069 6Utah County, UT3,956 7San Diego County, CA3,708 8Cook County, IL3,401 9Harris County, TX3,173 10King County, WA2,968

Metro areasAll 458 →

1New York, NY29,949 2Miami, FL20,618 3Los Angeles, CA12,279 4Washington, DC9,591 5San Francisco, CA5,355 6Houston, TX5,325 7Chicago, IL5,190 8Orlando, FL5,028 9Seattle, WA4,269 10Provo, UT3,956

StatesAll 51 →

1Florida33,366 2California32,370 3New York23,549 4Texas14,005 5New Jersey11,311 6Utah7,871 7Virginia6,158 8Maryland6,108 9North Carolina5,962 10Washington5,930

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Chilean share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income

$87,061

US overall: $82,259

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.4%

US overall: 35.6%

Poverty rate

11.9%

US overall: 12.5%

Homeownership

49.3%

US overall: 65.0%

Median age

34.3

US overall: 38.9

Median home value

$506,000

US overall: $376,019

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 Chilean Americans earn the most


District of Columbia	$127,946	93.4%	1.7%	38.9%	988
Washington	$118,833	48.5%	5.2%	59.5%	4,324
Massachusetts	$109,444	56.0%	7.3%	62.0%	3,892
Connecticut	$102,768	39.6%	11.2%	58.3%	3,339
Georgia	$100,607	56.2%	3.5%	73.9%	2,973
Michigan	$98,382	60.6%	6.4%	62.7%	1,626
Oregon	$95,844	44.8%	10.1%	65.2%	1,720
Virginia	$93,583	42.1%	4.6%	69.5%	5,595
Illinois	$87,847	58.6%	7.6%	50.0%	3,721
Texas	$87,673	47.8%	7.8%	58.6%	10,493
Maryland	$82,000	35.4%	6.6%	63.9%	4,097
North Carolina	$81,923	41.5%	17.2%	64.9%	4,010
California	$81,589	45.7%	10.8%	49.6%	30,335
New Jersey	$80,192	25.6%	11.7%	54.3%	11,407
Colorado	$78,289	60.9%	15.1%	49.9%	3,720
Tennessee	$77,321	67.9%	16.3%	59.3%	1,051
Minnesota	$75,566	53.9%	6.4%	70.9%	1,096
South Carolina	$75,052	32.5%	12.7%	24.6%	1,042
Ohio	$74,367	43.3%	6.0%	46.7%	2,151
Wisconsin	$68,506	60.0%	0.5%	71.4%	1,115
New York	$66,993	35.4%	9.7%	45.5%	19,802
Indiana	$65,799	73.7%	3.4%	56.0%	686
Arizona	$65,643	41.0%	9.8%	51.2%	3,131
Florida	$63,368	32.4%	12.7%	55.2%	31,245
Pennsylvania	$60,071	48.0%	19.8%	53.5%	4,437
Utah	$59,224	35.6%	16.5%	58.6%	4,906
Nevada	$46,071	33.6%	11.5%	36.9%	1,787
Louisiana	–	40.8%	2.1%	57.1%	607

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

Chilean Americans across metro areas


Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$155,976	52.2%	4.6%	58.1%	3,148
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	$141,250	54.4%	4.4%	48.0%	4,578
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	$133,097	45.5%	5.6%	56.3%	1,350
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$116,250	58.3%	8.3%	63.8%	3,431
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	$106,528	59.1%	2.7%	78.1%	2,252
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$103,333	42.7%	7.3%	69.8%	1,196
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	$103,000	36.3%	9.7%	84.0%	843
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$102,530	51.7%	3.8%	46.9%	2,253
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$101,519	44.1%	4.1%	70.5%	4,567
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$95,938	41.6%	4.3%	63.5%	8,189
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$94,924	43.7%	2.1%	72.5%	1,154
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$94,146	42.9%	5.8%	61.7%	2,618
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$91,406	59.2%	10.5%	64.0%	2,745
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$90,341	58.0%	7.6%	50.9%	3,363
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$88,500	38.2%	17.6%	76.9%	2,274
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$81,250	42.3%	11.0%	57.1%	1,649
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$80,625	61.0%	16.7%	47.7%	2,212
Tucson, AZ	$79,196	58.7%	9.5%	41.0%	637
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$76,269	43.4%	8.4%	46.5%	11,238
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$76,250	49.5%	11.2%	45.6%	4,014
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$74,821	47.3%	20.4%	37.3%	1,603
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$73,297	30.7%	9.7%	45.8%	26,465
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$71,071	47.8%	6.2%	64.2%	843
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	$65,555	34.3%	9.3%	55.2%	20,881
Provo-Orem, UT	$58,795	30.0%	24.4%	60.6%	2,017
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,696	19.9%	15.4%	40.6%	3,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,150	38.4%	10.3%	54.3%	2,377
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	$55,897	69.2%	14.2%	33.0%	1,243
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$52,778	34.8%	12.3%	36.6%	1,455
Salt Lake City, UT	$50,375	36.9%	8.7%	48.6%	1,694

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

Chilean Americans across cities


San Francisco	$131,570	70.2%	1.8%	28.4%	880
Washington	$127,946	93.4%	1.7%	38.9%	988
Houston	$110,090	66.3%	8.7%	39.1%	1,041
San Diego	$105,509	67.2%	16.6%	46.8%	2,644
San Jose	$102,815	47.6%	2.5%	38.0%	1,197
Chicago	$95,625	69.3%	14.4%	39.9%	1,369
Los Angeles	$70,091	41.2%	9.1%	41.3%	3,921
New York	$59,049	39.7%	8.9%	23.3%	8,160
Miami	$56,715	54.1%	18.5%	30.8%	2,027

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 Chilean origin live in the United States?

About 210,247 US residents are of Chilean origin, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Chilean population?

New York, NY has the largest Chilean population of any US city, with about 10,811 residents of Chilean origin.

Which state has the most residents of Chilean origin?

Florida leads all states with about 33,366 residents of Chilean origin.

What is the median household income of Chilean Americans?

Chilean Americans have a median household income of about $87,061, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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