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Haitian Americans

About 1,131,642 US residents are of Haitian ancestry, 0.3% of the population · up 10.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Haitian populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Haitian share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$74,090
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
27.5%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
16.5%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
43.0%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
33.0
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$429,300
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 Haitian Americans earn the most

New Hampshire$111,33629.4%1.6%76.1%1,973
Maryland$87,14039.8%6.7%48.7%16,452
California$84,29254.5%11.4%30.3%12,711
Illinois$81,59639.5%19.1%51.1%9,425
District of Columbia$81,28685.2%23.6%32.1%1,467
New York$80,39930.7%10.9%42.0%182,316
Massachusetts$71,07527.7%12.0%37.8%81,050
Georgia$70,90735.3%10.0%58.2%30,664
Ohio$66,79135.6%16.9%34.8%4,214
Connecticut$66,64328.1%12.8%39.5%19,843
New Jersey$66,50426.3%9.1%37.5%73,757
Texas$65,93235.8%10.9%37.2%12,607
Virginia$65,70040.5%11.9%34.7%8,502
Colorado$63,63936.9%0.9%35.0%1,381
Minnesota$61,47442.8%23.4%35.9%2,018
Washington$61,01330.8%17.2%20.8%3,281
South Carolina$60,62534.4%24.0%54.0%3,625
Pennsylvania$60,23124.9%16.6%47.3%24,581
Rhode Island$59,93821.9%14.3%49.5%5,237
Kansas$59,49032.2%4.0%26.9%1,085
North Carolina$57,93535.2%19.1%35.8%11,550
Tennessee$57,09533.3%7.3%28.0%3,751
Alabama$55,15131.2%30.5%27.4%2,569
Kentucky$51,69019.5%15.1%23.0%2,266
Florida$50,88317.8%17.5%46.7%487,632
Delaware$49,25315.7%13.6%33.5%5,441
Indiana$47,87618.7%14.3%11.8%4,556
Louisiana$46,37524.2%35.4%38.8%3,658
Nevada$46,37333.1%27.0%30.2%1,813
Wisconsin$44,31824.6%13.2%32.1%1,191
Arizona$42,10227.5%22.2%47.1%2,984
Oklahoma$41,25041.8%5.7%15.9%740
Michigan$40,40828.2%13.8%44.6%3,671
Missouri$35,75815.7%16.5%11.9%2,290
Oregon31.9%8.3%27.6%1,053
Iowa44.0%44.7%11.6%1,177

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

Haitian Americans across metro areas

San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$139,21171.6%6.9%27.5%2,093
Manchester-Nashua, NH$104,75825.5%2.8%72.8%1,066
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$97,72355.7%11.0%49.3%3,350
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$88,63753.6%6.3%52.5%13,003
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY$87,95539.6%6.7%49.4%3,463
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$86,77125.0%9.1%43.6%11,091
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$84,55950.7%8.7%20.9%1,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$81,76939.9%17.8%50.4%8,953
Raleigh-Cary, NC$80,51557.1%8.1%43.4%2,085
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$77,20029.7%10.1%40.5%232,681
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,18821.2%10.5%50.3%1,579
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,25030.0%5.2%61.0%2,412
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$74,33134.9%9.6%64.4%25,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$74,18347.9%15.0%25.6%4,846
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$73,93810.1%2.5%39.9%1,045
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$71,39326.7%11.6%38.0%72,614
Richmond, VA$69,58350.0%7.4%36.0%992
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$68,83546.4%8.1%42.3%3,373
Worcester, MA-CT$67,90544.4%23.5%48.3%3,184
Columbus, OH$66,04729.1%10.6%53.0%1,855
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$65,76415.2%5.6%39.2%4,527
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$65,72144.4%22.2%44.1%4,177
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$64,71233.4%10.5%22.4%4,773
Springfield, MA$64,66932.6%16.8%79.8%772
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$64,3149.2%13.3%52.8%9,754
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$61,97841.0%23.7%43.4%1,317
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$61,42942.1%3.0%39.9%2,438
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61,09225.7%13.9%48.0%22,971
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$61,00029.5%12.5%37.1%9,517
Albertville, AL$60,62512.0%12.2%12.9%510
Pittsburgh, PA$60,10241.0%8.1%19.0%1,144
Salisbury, MD-DE$57,8035.6%12.9%30.1%5,646
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$56,81827.6%24.5%13.2%1,655
Port St. Lucie, FL$55,52124.6%12.5%60.5%11,233
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$55,44133.8%14.9%41.1%3,178
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$54,68817.0%28.7%5.6%734
Reading, PA$54,4872.6%39.5%43.5%888
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$52,48318.1%17.2%46.1%335,209
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$51,68149.1%3.6%40.6%1,231
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$51,61026.1%16.9%36.2%17,631
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$51,32716.7%20.0%52.4%13,994
Rochester, NY$48,31130.0%12.9%50.0%1,904
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL$47,93823.8%9.1%37.5%3,536
Key West, FL$47,85714.4%48.2%7.9%1,717
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$47,78719.2%6.6%7.0%2,219
Syracuse, NY$47,02235.8%49.0%10.7%699
Naples-Marco Island, FL$46,5228.5%17.2%52.3%13,218
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$45,87737.9%26.9%33.5%1,621
Fayetteville, NC$45,70747.4%26.9%46.8%937
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,6796.7%17.8%9.7%1,570
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$45,66321.4%34.2%38.4%2,739
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,47714.2%20.9%47.2%59,426
Norwich-New London, CT$45,09715.8%20.4%26.7%2,863
Punta Gorda, FL$44,25712.9%5.3%76.5%1,548
Dover, DE$44,0639.5%15.4%22.8%2,195
Jacksonville, FL$43,62923.7%9.6%58.6%7,065
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$43,25945.1%18.2%37.0%1,388
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$42,46615.2%11.0%61.4%3,082
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$41,95528.1%9.3%58.5%1,960
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$37,62319.3%8.5%63.9%1,478
Tallahassee, FL$28,75038.2%30.8%28.2%1,829
New Haven-Milford, CT46.9%22.7%36.4%3,071
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY39.4%28.5%36.1%1,393
Greenville-Anderson, SC19.8%32.6%34.9%1,303
Lake City, FL0.0%0.0%100.0%365
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN17.6%5.7%28.4%1,453

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

Haitian Americans across cities

Brentwood$203,1550.0%0.6%69.8%994
North Valley Stream$198,32544.7%0.8%96.3%1,937
Wellington$187,78043.9%0.0%89.8%1,815
Baldwin$153,95853.2%9.9%91.8%2,518
Freeport$146,36661.5%0.0%74.5%1,590
Central Islip$117,00033.9%7.3%81.5%985
Elmont$116,49333.6%1.8%89.8%4,924
Norwalk$115,16038.6%4.2%29.3%1,460
Asbury Park$110,60920.6%9.1%42.0%1,410
Royal Palm Beach$98,00032.1%1.8%92.9%3,800
Salisbury$95,6255.9%15.4%7.1%2,305
Yonkers$94,46440.7%9.9%43.1%1,088
Boca Raton$93,09854.5%3.7%9.5%2,952
Everett$93,00920.7%7.1%47.4%2,849
Valley Stream$92,43860.2%0.4%72.5%1,120
Randolph Town$87,97232.4%6.2%64.0%4,785
Uniondale$85,54531.2%0.0%93.4%1,127
Hempstead$83,62125.8%5.2%60.1%2,631
Lakeland$83,55821.7%3.9%67.1%1,287
Washington$81,28685.2%23.6%32.1%1,467
Medford$80,83924.7%18.8%26.6%2,553
Pembroke Pines$80,18634.2%8.1%59.6%5,698
Brockton$78,79318.3%7.1%41.3%14,521
Plantation$77,59338.4%3.3%50.3%4,402
Baltimore$75,22751.7%6.2%23.3%1,089
Miramar$74,36834.3%6.5%68.9%14,157
Ives Estates$73,94623.6%2.3%41.4%3,400
Greenacres$72,58718.4%4.5%55.5%5,583
Linden$72,21926.5%6.8%40.4%2,440
New York$71,60629.3%12.3%33.2%118,100
Waltham$70,83322.3%7.2%38.7%953
Port St. Lucie$70,05425.8%3.5%74.7%7,164
Stamford$67,12220.8%15.7%18.8%2,855
Bridgeport$66,81518.4%8.9%51.1%3,953
Margate$66,15730.4%10.1%64.0%3,825
Chicago$66,00642.8%24.7%39.7%4,116
Los Angeles$63,44242.9%28.7%15.5%2,018
Spring Valley$63,3509.6%14.0%10.7%6,166
Roselle$62,94121.0%11.7%33.0%1,543
Coral Springs$62,43521.8%14.3%47.5%7,528
East Orange$61,60720.5%19.4%17.6%3,269
Golden Gate$60,4551.4%4.4%72.3%2,010
Boston$60,03824.4%15.1%30.7%22,700
Providence$59,16220.6%13.1%41.0%2,676
West Little River$58,8929.8%39.7%69.1%2,880
Delray Beach$58,17310.3%12.4%39.5%7,770
Deerfield Beach$56,48119.6%14.5%54.3%9,811
Boynton Beach$56,16611.6%20.7%50.5%12,756
West Palm Beach$55,14917.2%12.8%32.0%6,629
Worcester$54,73835.5%36.9%24.3%1,511
Poinciana$54,7273.3%23.7%97.0%4,375
Charlotte$54,54729.1%9.0%33.7%1,147
Hollywood$54,40617.6%13.1%44.4%6,962
Hallandale Beach$54,31019.5%25.5%30.4%2,069
Malden$54,11427.3%25.0%22.8%3,259
Elizabeth$54,1128.8%12.7%18.8%4,092
New Cassel$54,03410.9%12.0%72.0%1,203
Lehigh Acres$53,82816.8%18.2%62.8%9,314
Haines City$52,8029.3%23.1%53.5%1,646
Philadelphia$52,57120.0%18.3%50.6%11,874
Pinewood$52,3815.6%16.2%36.6%5,766
Oakland Park$52,03710.9%11.1%29.3%4,540
Sunrise$51,41228.5%15.6%59.0%7,298
Miami Gardens$51,25016.7%12.9%60.5%10,294
Golden Glades$51,19711.9%20.5%45.7%14,937
Lauderhill$49,41313.1%14.5%49.2%12,425
Davie$48,96434.5%22.7%22.1%1,509
Lantana$48,5100.9%24.0%56.8%1,769
Oak Ridge$48,4383.9%10.8%20.9%2,552
Indianapolis city (balance)$47,88017.9%5.7%7.5%2,045
Tampa$47,78522.4%18.9%24.9%3,784
Fort Myers$47,54110.1%15.3%20.0%2,759
Riviera Beach$47,26213.6%25.6%36.5%3,096
Jersey City$46,75324.0%11.0%15.1%2,367
Rochester$45,82226.2%10.0%49.9%1,425
North Miami Beach$45,43715.5%11.8%46.5%10,030
Pine Hills$45,18012.2%20.1%52.0%17,116
Lake Worth Beach$44,6888.5%16.1%26.6%2,816
Lauderdale Lakes$44,1673.5%25.4%36.7%9,944
Jacksonville$43,10727.3%11.3%50.2%5,357
Homestead$43,04912.7%1.9%24.4%4,530
Palm Springs$42,4174.5%11.3%15.5%1,896
Fort Lauderdale$42,27710.8%27.9%32.5%12,023
Tamarac$41,06835.2%17.5%53.8%4,072
Orlando$40,83915.9%26.6%15.6%11,307
Pompano Beach$40,32414.8%21.2%30.1%9,322
North Miami$39,96310.2%24.0%38.1%23,098
North Lauderdale$38,54313.4%17.6%56.0%6,671
Houston$34,92021.5%22.8%8.4%2,071
Brandon$34,45228.4%2.6%20.9%1,056
Newark$32,33219.6%26.4%20.9%5,158
Immokalee$31,1907.1%36.6%26.7%2,841
Miami$29,50311.7%32.8%31.1%15,219
Cambridge$29,20034.3%14.4%7.4%1,747
Somerville$28,21425.8%47.8%12.2%1,206
Tallahassee$23,69238.9%38.5%8.6%1,379
Fort Pierce23.6%37.7%31.5%2,749
Westview0.0%65.2%56.6%1,525
Lynn25.3%25.3%41.8%1,324
Belle Glade9.0%50.0%3.4%2,232

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 Haitian ancestry live in the United States?

About 1,131,642 US residents are of Haitian ancestry, roughly 0.3% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Haitian population?

New York, NY has the largest Haitian population of any US city, with about 115,533 residents of Haitian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Haitian ancestry?

Florida leads all states with about 520,017 residents of Haitian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Haitian Americans?

Haitian Americans have a median household income of about $74,090, 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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