Nicaraguan Americans
About 520,566 US residents are of Nicaraguan origin, 0.2% of the population · up 24.8% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Nicaraguan populations
Highest Nicaraguan 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 Nicaraguan Americans earn the most
| Maryland | $97,732 | 24.9% | 7.8% | 62.4% | 10,935 |
| Virginia | $86,605 | 36.9% | 9.7% | 56.6% | 11,054 |
| Massachusetts | $85,441 | 44.6% | 11.5% | 39.8% | 2,285 |
| Minnesota | $83,194 | 37.8% | 12.0% | 46.3% | 2,633 |
| Georgia | $82,940 | 31.6% | 11.3% | 65.2% | 7,646 |
| California | $81,800 | 23.9% | 9.8% | 44.4% | 115,941 |
| Illinois | $81,563 | 28.1% | 10.5% | 61.2% | 3,924 |
| Michigan | $80,583 | 27.0% | 22.6% | 68.8% | 1,392 |
| District of Columbia | $79,205 | 47.9% | 5.0% | 31.9% | 1,011 |
| Kansas | $75,796 | 38.6% | 3.0% | 84.6% | 1,084 |
| Oregon | $74,972 | 35.3% | 4.6% | 48.2% | 2,070 |
| Ohio | $73,099 | 37.5% | 8.2% | 50.9% | 1,774 |
| Nevada | $71,480 | 11.6% | 14.5% | 55.4% | 6,788 |
| Kentucky | $70,833 | 25.5% | 12.4% | 24.1% | 627 |
| Wisconsin | $65,076 | 20.6% | 13.8% | 24.2% | 3,521 |
| Colorado | $64,297 | 47.9% | 8.1% | 31.9% | 2,662 |
| Utah | $61,696 | 16.2% | 8.7% | 50.5% | 1,067 |
| New Jersey | $60,688 | 19.5% | 16.1% | 44.4% | 9,546 |
| Florida | $60,375 | 24.8% | 15.0% | 49.5% | 155,941 |
| Washington | $59,634 | 26.2% | 6.8% | 48.9% | 3,158 |
| Texas | $58,736 | 28.7% | 14.8% | 43.7% | 27,932 |
| New York | $57,129 | 26.8% | 16.9% | 25.7% | 16,135 |
| Louisiana | $56,005 | 18.7% | 14.1% | 59.1% | 7,901 |
| Pennsylvania | $54,151 | 27.1% | 36.7% | 42.7% | 4,408 |
| Connecticut | $50,100 | 13.0% | 20.1% | 21.0% | 2,295 |
| North Carolina | $49,233 | 27.9% | 13.3% | 45.5% | 7,445 |
| Tennessee | $48,108 | 41.9% | 14.5% | 33.4% | 1,596 |
| Arizona | $48,019 | 30.1% | 9.3% | 65.2% | 4,166 |
| Indiana | $42,313 | 26.8% | 8.5% | 58.7% | 2,218 |
| Oklahoma | $32,031 | 28.0% | 22.4% | 33.9% | 943 |
| Missouri | – | 32.4% | 14.1% | 40.1% | 1,561 |
| South Carolina | – | 25.5% | 17.4% | 30.5% | 1,795 |
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.
Nicaraguan Americans across metro areas
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.
Nicaraguan Americans across cities
| West Covina | $147,679 | 14.5% | 4.3% | 43.9% | 917 |
| Downey | $118,194 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 50.8% | 608 |
| Concord | $115,450 | 36.1% | 4.6% | 59.1% | 961 |
| Pembroke Pines | $113,921 | 38.2% | 9.8% | 77.9% | 1,786 |
| Oakland | $113,636 | 40.4% | 13.5% | 42.0% | 1,088 |
| Daly City | $108,578 | 27.9% | 3.6% | 56.9% | 3,311 |
| Richmond | $106,786 | 15.4% | 6.8% | 42.7% | 2,282 |
| Vallejo | $106,442 | 14.6% | 14.3% | 40.1% | 1,143 |
| Rialto | $101,667 | 17.3% | 2.3% | 53.2% | 1,253 |
| San Bernardino | $99,070 | 9.1% | 2.1% | 38.2% | 1,004 |
| Princeton | $99,000 | 36.3% | 11.8% | 86.3% | 1,967 |
| Norwalk | $96,500 | 15.5% | 6.5% | 68.6% | 770 |
| San Jose | $95,659 | 23.0% | 5.2% | 23.8% | 2,882 |
| Davie | $93,725 | 42.6% | 11.0% | 60.9% | 1,119 |
| Cutler Bay | $91,469 | 26.1% | 3.6% | 73.5% | 1,823 |
| Homestead | $90,849 | 41.1% | 4.7% | 68.9% | 2,590 |
| Fontana | $89,375 | 20.9% | 5.5% | 38.2% | 927 |
| Tampa | $84,853 | 36.1% | 12.4% | 64.6% | 951 |
| Pittsburg | $83,547 | 12.3% | 12.0% | 65.8% | 1,057 |
| Doral | $83,125 | 58.3% | 18.7% | 66.0% | 1,177 |
| Richmond West | $81,760 | 21.3% | 4.3% | 81.4% | 1,226 |
| The Hammocks | $81,194 | 28.4% | 35.9% | 61.5% | 4,201 |
| Antioch | $80,909 | 21.2% | 8.3% | 63.5% | 2,092 |
| Kenner | $80,508 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 80.6% | 1,201 |
| Kendall | $80,349 | 37.8% | 10.8% | 43.2% | 2,923 |
| Washington | $79,205 | 47.9% | 5.0% | 31.9% | 1,011 |
| San Diego | $76,467 | 60.1% | 9.1% | 47.5% | 1,064 |
| Hayward | $74,428 | 26.7% | 2.5% | 23.6% | 1,700 |
| Sacramento | $73,067 | 16.9% | 2.5% | 44.9% | 1,396 |
| Country Club | $72,938 | 52.5% | 0.2% | 16.5% | 1,053 |
| Hollywood | $72,750 | 26.7% | 5.6% | 44.7% | 1,785 |
| Santa Clarita | $72,313 | 12.1% | 3.6% | 50.9% | 1,108 |
| Las Vegas | $71,563 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 65.8% | 2,132 |
| San Francisco | $69,954 | 26.7% | 9.8% | 23.1% | 8,338 |
| Moreno Valley | $69,632 | 19.2% | 19.1% | 51.5% | 744 |
| Fountainebleau | $69,559 | 24.6% | 8.3% | 43.6% | 4,352 |
| Riverside | $68,188 | 27.1% | 18.0% | 54.9% | 928 |
| Dallas | $67,052 | 34.7% | 3.8% | 32.5% | 1,232 |
| Kendale Lakes | $66,637 | 20.8% | 14.4% | 80.4% | 2,433 |
| Chicago | $66,548 | 32.2% | 20.4% | 34.8% | 982 |
| South Gate | $65,500 | 11.1% | 6.7% | 35.5% | 1,292 |
| Kendall West | $63,525 | 40.7% | 4.5% | 68.6% | 2,227 |
| Los Angeles | $62,917 | 22.3% | 13.9% | 30.2% | 16,563 |
| Brownsville | $61,850 | 20.9% | 20.9% | 34.3% | 1,459 |
| New Orleans | $60,500 | 25.0% | 27.9% | 16.6% | 1,005 |
| Tamiami | $59,875 | 38.2% | 7.5% | 86.1% | 2,210 |
| Ontario | $59,531 | 8.6% | 32.6% | 32.2% | 1,053 |
| Hialeah Gardens | $59,292 | 22.4% | 5.8% | 70.7% | 1,442 |
| Port Arthur | $58,203 | 5.1% | 14.8% | 85.8% | 1,001 |
| Jacksonville | $58,167 | 25.5% | 42.4% | 43.0% | 1,026 |
| North Miami Beach | $58,162 | 18.5% | 15.9% | 68.0% | 963 |
| Metairie | $56,429 | 23.7% | 13.6% | 34.5% | 1,600 |
| New York | $56,151 | 26.0% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 11,745 |
| Hialeah | $54,052 | 18.4% | 14.5% | 45.1% | 10,196 |
| Miramar | $53,381 | 22.8% | 5.8% | 72.0% | 1,470 |
| The Crossings | $51,875 | 34.0% | 19.1% | 51.2% | 1,156 |
| Miami Gardens | $51,286 | 14.3% | 4.3% | 59.8% | 2,046 |
| San Antonio | $51,074 | 24.5% | 11.2% | 21.6% | 1,280 |
| West Little River | $50,745 | 15.8% | 15.1% | 38.0% | 1,656 |
| North Miami | $46,563 | 12.7% | 15.4% | 38.7% | 1,542 |
| South Miami Heights | $45,139 | 21.2% | 19.8% | 83.6% | 757 |
| Miami | $44,439 | 19.4% | 21.0% | 18.9% | 29,284 |
| Houston | $38,411 | 25.4% | 37.7% | 17.4% | 5,171 |
| Charlotte | $36,774 | 32.9% | 23.2% | 22.0% | 1,821 |
| Sweetwater | $33,598 | 13.9% | 20.1% | 61.2% | 3,278 |
| Long Beach | – | 37.1% | 29.0% | 6.5% | 847 |
| Westchester | – | 20.0% | 4.5% | 84.6% | 1,190 |
| Phoenix | – | 55.1% | 4.9% | 53.5% | 1,018 |
| San Mateo | – | 28.9% | 0.7% | 20.1% | 886 |
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 520,566 US residents are of Nicaraguan origin, roughly 0.2% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Miami, FL has the largest Nicaraguan population of any US city, with about 30,105 residents of Nicaraguan origin.
Florida leads all states with about 174,302 residents of Nicaraguan origin.
Nicaraguan Americans have a median household income of about $72,423, 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