Panamanian Americans
About 246,735 US residents are of Panamanian origin, 0.1% of the population · up 20.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Panamanian populations
Highest Panamanian 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 Panamanian Americans earn the most
| Oregon | $125,747 | 35.0% | 6.7% | 73.8% | 1,578 |
| Minnesota | $108,368 | 59.3% | 1.0% | 81.9% | 1,152 |
| Kansas | $102,946 | 25.4% | 17.0% | 77.2% | 910 |
| California | $99,353 | 43.7% | 8.1% | 51.0% | 21,422 |
| Ohio | $97,830 | 40.3% | 5.2% | 64.9% | 3,710 |
| Tennessee | $93,831 | 45.6% | 11.5% | 67.7% | 2,584 |
| Maryland | $88,179 | 46.1% | 7.6% | 56.8% | 7,470 |
| Texas | $83,103 | 41.6% | 15.6% | 60.1% | 21,233 |
| Massachusetts | $80,633 | 44.5% | 18.2% | 35.1% | 3,520 |
| Illinois | $79,821 | 45.3% | 4.8% | 51.1% | 3,554 |
| Virginia | $79,036 | 39.8% | 6.2% | 51.2% | 8,915 |
| Connecticut | $77,750 | 26.8% | 7.4% | 54.2% | 1,717 |
| Washington | $76,222 | 26.7% | 7.1% | 30.1% | 4,072 |
| Arizona | $75,483 | 43.2% | 3.7% | 44.9% | 3,512 |
| Indiana | $74,375 | 27.1% | 7.8% | 64.5% | 2,265 |
| Colorado | $73,580 | 49.8% | 13.2% | 45.3% | 3,461 |
| Pennsylvania | $72,717 | 34.0% | 9.7% | 59.6% | 4,801 |
| Alabama | $71,250 | 31.2% | 8.7% | 52.7% | 2,599 |
| District of Columbia | $71,063 | 47.0% | 12.8% | 58.7% | 979 |
| Iowa | $68,750 | 26.5% | 3.3% | 46.5% | 610 |
| Georgia | $68,362 | 32.3% | 10.8% | 58.1% | 11,255 |
| Missouri | $65,245 | 48.3% | 5.0% | 63.7% | 1,354 |
| New Jersey | $63,444 | 39.3% | 15.3% | 45.9% | 7,949 |
| Wisconsin | $62,348 | 60.5% | 12.0% | 56.4% | 1,307 |
| Florida | $60,602 | 31.1% | 11.4% | 60.6% | 38,042 |
| North Carolina | $60,213 | 26.3% | 12.5% | 48.9% | 7,127 |
| Nevada | $58,009 | 19.7% | 8.0% | 44.3% | 2,611 |
| New York | $53,605 | 30.3% | 14.1% | 33.1% | 32,557 |
| Louisiana | $49,534 | 31.3% | 14.7% | 69.5% | 1,666 |
| Michigan | $48,198 | 33.8% | 15.4% | 53.7% | 2,466 |
| Oklahoma | $47,908 | 25.1% | 12.0% | 37.9% | 1,403 |
| South Carolina | $44,939 | 32.1% | 6.1% | 67.1% | 2,456 |
| Kentucky | $42,390 | 29.3% | 14.5% | 40.4% | 1,389 |
| Utah | $39,893 | 38.0% | 6.7% | 72.5% | 762 |
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.
Panamanian 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.
Panamanian Americans across cities
| San Diego | $133,256 | 48.7% | 0.4% | 67.1% | 1,395 |
| Jacksonville | $76,525 | 32.9% | 5.0% | 57.0% | 2,518 |
| Washington | $71,063 | 47.0% | 12.8% | 58.7% | 979 |
| Houston | $69,805 | 61.0% | 19.6% | 40.5% | 1,727 |
| Los Angeles | $67,900 | 38.7% | 18.4% | 40.6% | 2,292 |
| New York | $50,156 | 28.2% | 15.6% | 27.2% | 23,464 |
| Miami | $41,761 | 36.6% | 14.6% | 27.5% | 1,041 |
| San Antonio | $40,391 | 37.9% | 19.3% | 29.0% | 1,538 |
| Fayetteville | $36,094 | 16.1% | 23.3% | 29.0% | 1,475 |
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 246,735 US residents are of Panamanian origin, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Panamanian population of any US city, with about 22,847 residents of Panamanian origin.
Florida leads all states with about 43,146 residents of Panamanian origin.
Panamanian Americans have a median household income of about $82,020, 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