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HISPANIC ORIGIN

Salvadoran Americans

About 2,583,416 US residents are of Salvadoran origin, 0.8% of the population · up 15.1% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Salvadoran populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Salvadoran share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$76,821
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
14.4%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
14.8%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
47.1%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
31.2
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$390,200
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 Salvadoran Americans earn the most

Hawaii$105,23726.9%11.0%31.2%1,042
New York$76,21112.6%14.5%43.8%190,035
Maryland$72,9387.4%13.4%53.5%190,546
Virginia$72,87010.6%13.0%49.5%172,530
Massachusetts$68,63011.2%16.1%34.9%71,704
California$65,55613.4%14.7%37.1%747,219
New Hampshire$65,41717.4%14.8%26.3%1,784
Wisconsin$64,01826.2%17.3%46.1%2,826
Kansas$63,31510.1%17.5%55.4%7,922
Illinois$62,50019.4%10.6%41.4%19,871
Utah$62,13416.0%9.3%55.7%13,598
Minnesota$61,75415.4%14.7%52.2%12,164
Georgia$60,4479.2%15.4%60.9%46,287
District of Columbia$60,41012.1%15.6%27.8%18,283
Washington$60,26014.8%16.4%37.5%25,218
New Jersey$59,25912.4%18.1%31.8%74,712
Nebraska$59,0837.7%20.7%52.5%8,161
Oregon$58,83215.5%20.8%55.0%9,605
Delaware$58,6935.3%9.6%53.4%1,844
Nevada$58,1757.7%15.5%49.1%42,447
Alaska$56,4667.8%2.2%72.9%1,344
Tennessee$56,2399.1%23.7%52.1%16,709
Colorado$55,75616.0%15.4%45.1%18,067
South Dakota$55,6254.3%7.3%37.4%2,057
New Mexico$55,48216.4%13.4%61.8%3,093
Iowa$54,52910.9%14.3%57.3%6,802
Arizona$54,45613.8%15.7%55.6%19,865
Indiana$53,9719.6%21.9%55.3%13,669
Texas$53,6079.1%18.4%50.3%346,624
Pennsylvania$53,47813.3%25.2%51.9%16,430
Oklahoma$52,8485.5%22.5%47.6%7,296
Ohio$52,78311.6%30.3%38.9%14,650
Michigan$52,28224.1%10.7%56.3%5,617
Kentucky$50,73911.1%28.7%42.3%2,977
South Carolina$49,49216.2%27.7%61.1%5,976
Florida$49,45915.1%20.5%49.5%75,643
North Carolina$48,3938.0%21.5%50.5%55,418
Arkansas$47,4056.5%19.2%48.7%25,777
Rhode Island$47,22211.8%20.9%53.4%3,892
Idaho$46,0978.1%18.8%41.3%2,875
Missouri$45,29314.3%19.3%47.5%8,034
Connecticut$42,4769.6%18.3%33.3%9,767
Alabama$41,7508.6%23.6%52.6%4,236
Mississippi$38,96324.6%11.6%75.5%914
Louisiana$38,02912.5%31.0%46.1%7,996
West Virginia12.2%27.8%54.4%1,581

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

Salvadoran Americans across metro areas

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$100,06713.6%14.1%59.4%1,505
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY$98,87516.1%13.7%77.3%1,987
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$98,64120.2%6.6%45.9%8,054
Jasper, IN$90,3778.9%25.2%66.0%1,715
Charlottesville, VA$85,42710.9%17.0%28.7%2,227
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$83,73916.7%11.1%37.6%96,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$82,42618.4%5.1%35.8%16,017
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,86524.2%4.0%47.0%4,794
Vallejo, CA$78,66719.4%6.8%58.1%6,003
Salem, OR$78,62715.9%16.3%71.4%1,692
Stockton, CA$75,5438.4%18.8%45.8%6,021
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$75,48117.2%22.6%19.9%1,652
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$74,7409.2%12.3%50.4%315,279
Dalton, GA$74,3217.6%22.2%59.4%1,912
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$73,82111.6%16.3%33.4%60,328
Modesto, CA$72,7587.2%7.1%58.8%3,494
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$72,54214.8%12.2%61.7%64,420
Colorado Springs, CO$71,54035.9%1.0%58.9%1,411
Provo-Orem, UT$71,26736.9%14.5%68.5%2,923
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$71,04512.4%15.4%39.1%250,776
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$70,69122.7%13.1%47.2%1,385
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,15423.5%14.2%27.4%10,530
Sherman-Denison, TX$68,5573.1%9.3%85.4%1,501
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$68,43812.0%26.4%67.1%8,071
Visalia, CA$68,2116.6%15.6%38.9%2,723
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$67,59613.6%13.0%53.0%12,967
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$65,50817.9%15.9%43.4%15,523
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$65,00015.5%24.7%44.7%5,629
Wichita, KS$63,6935.0%14.8%55.2%1,696
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$63,59119.4%10.6%40.1%18,881
Gainesville, GA$63,5444.0%21.9%63.0%4,652
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$62,60714.1%16.6%49.3%9,839
Salinas, CA$62,3575.6%29.7%24.1%7,691
Reno, NV$61,6288.4%12.9%38.2%5,151
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$61,59910.2%12.7%60.1%32,949
Springfield, MA$61,57617.5%7.7%49.6%1,532
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,56316.3%15.8%31.6%16,599
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$61,3278.0%25.5%55.2%9,846
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61,02512.1%15.5%32.5%469,230
Athens-Clarke County, GA$60,7992.9%4.7%95.1%1,764
Harrisonburg, VA$60,7502.0%14.2%35.7%2,324
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$60,47910.6%19.4%50.6%30,399
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$59,85411.8%17.8%20.1%3,193
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,55916.9%20.9%46.6%6,516
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$59,43216.4%29.6%35.8%2,140
Salt Lake City, UT$58,92914.6%7.6%59.8%4,750
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA$58,92513.3%20.7%56.4%4,312
Sioux Falls, SD$58,1831.8%8.5%39.4%1,683
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$58,1088.1%11.1%77.0%1,747
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$57,2108.5%20.1%52.2%19,554
Russellville, AR$56,9075.9%18.2%48.6%1,742
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$56,8757.9%16.3%51.7%35,747
Winchester, VA-WV$56,8013.7%11.8%66.1%3,677
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,20113.2%9.3%81.0%2,659
Worcester, MA-CT$55,7797.0%13.9%37.5%6,271
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$55,48113.7%32.7%63.4%2,462
Oklahoma City, OK$55,4246.2%17.6%48.5%4,259
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$55,2398.7%15.7%43.7%96,482
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$54,4677.6%14.9%50.3%14,266
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$53,91315.6%10.8%59.0%8,215
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$53,74113.6%16.9%55.1%16,280
Richmond, VA$53,4278.6%19.0%41.5%13,976
Tucson, AZ$53,11314.6%5.8%46.7%1,748
Bakersfield, CA$52,5969.8%20.7%52.8%11,317
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$52,5938.5%19.8%51.6%206,799
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$52,44411.6%21.8%50.8%6,517
Asheville, NC$52,41111.0%15.0%73.0%1,511
Fresno, CA$51,9909.0%24.1%47.9%12,219
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$51,86114.2%19.9%43.2%44,721
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$51,2506.9%19.7%34.4%1,469
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$51,05116.4%11.7%55.5%3,222
Columbus, OH$50,4554.8%28.6%34.6%7,152
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$50,36510.9%18.6%58.3%2,769
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,12912.6%29.5%51.4%10,518
Burlington, NC$49,7501.0%3.6%47.5%2,707
Winston-Salem, NC$48,9885.4%25.9%55.2%5,532
Tulsa, OK$48,6316.0%27.8%49.9%1,644
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$48,30610.1%15.7%20.4%3,054
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$48,05612.0%24.3%33.3%1,977
Ogden-Clearfield, UT$47,4164.5%8.1%38.3%3,266
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$47,2229.5%17.5%44.1%4,016
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,84911.3%20.4%42.7%6,584
Greenville-Anderson, SC$46,60712.4%44.0%53.6%1,444
Naples-Marco Island, FL$46,4383.1%5.7%53.9%1,545
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,20821.1%16.7%59.4%5,667
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$44,94612.8%15.6%49.0%10,019
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$44,3759.1%15.8%18.2%2,295
Kansas City, MO-KS$44,30715.7%19.5%59.8%5,937
Jacksonville, FL$41,97621.9%20.5%53.4%2,428
New Haven-Milford, CT$41,42910.9%25.3%17.5%1,987
Fort Smith, AR-OK$41,4173.0%28.0%67.1%4,399
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$37,3045.9%27.7%50.4%5,714
Raleigh-Cary, NC$37,23012.1%21.6%41.9%8,975
Baton Rouge, LA$35,93822.6%31.7%35.1%2,503
Greensboro-High Point, NC$34,8063.3%29.6%52.2%2,672
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$33,63610.7%22.4%48.0%3,565
Sanford, NC$31,8640.1%7.0%73.7%1,365
Greeley, CO$31,1232.5%37.8%32.7%1,512
Reading, PA6.3%32.2%78.8%1,623
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX10.7%31.8%48.2%2,036

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

Salvadoran Americans across cities

New Cassel$128,8195.8%6.6%76.1%5,241
Roosevelt$122,30212.9%14.4%79.6%4,197
Central Islip$122,2125.6%7.5%79.7%8,941
Brentwood$120,0528.1%6.5%87.6%19,472
Daly City$112,94920.8%8.0%32.6%6,893
North Bay Shore$109,1918.5%12.0%81.2%5,299
Sterling$104,1258.1%17.3%57.7%6,203
Concord$100,63127.5%14.4%33.3%4,002
Wheaton$96,5633.6%15.4%61.7%12,863
Herndon$96,2503.3%6.1%48.6%4,928
Dale City$95,78710.0%9.8%78.3%11,245
Beltsville$95,0288.7%12.2%50.5%4,398
Freeport$93,43813.2%10.8%49.4%4,399
Revere$93,2502.7%7.1%56.7%6,315
Fontana$92,79423.4%13.6%73.6%5,100
Hayward$91,6546.0%14.3%28.2%4,288
Uniondale$91,4589.1%15.4%57.3%5,887
Manassas$88,9498.5%4.7%64.8%6,161
East Riverdale$88,5945.6%13.0%64.2%5,203
San Jose$88,20820.0%5.0%35.4%10,484
San Diego$85,59231.8%21.0%20.9%4,734
Everett$85,0315.4%17.7%29.1%7,400
Santa Ana$82,9334.3%10.6%31.8%6,548
Lynn$82,5898.8%4.3%71.4%4,857
Richmond$82,03315.0%12.3%50.9%9,354
Germantown$79,46111.7%16.4%64.2%5,497
Langley Park$79,2192.1%22.7%21.0%4,978
Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County)$78,6286.0%7.7%59.7%5,861
Chillum$78,5426.0%14.1%54.5%11,469
Woodbridge$78,18610.3%7.2%63.8%6,641
Carrollton$77,54911.3%13.4%55.2%4,130
San Francisco$76,85919.1%12.3%27.1%16,431
Hempstead$76,1184.8%17.4%28.5%11,994
Riverside$74,88417.2%8.2%57.4%5,104
Arlington$73,65513.5%12.2%20.3%8,026
Santa Clarita$73,56822.1%15.3%58.2%4,990
Chelsea$73,4574.2%28.3%25.3%10,680
Moreno Valley$73,23512.1%14.5%74.5%4,028
Compton$71,2824.1%15.7%62.0%4,402
Silver Spring$70,6146.9%5.8%26.4%6,525
Lancaster$70,1328.7%16.3%65.6%5,207
Adelphi$69,7422.2%20.4%30.9%4,517
Oakland$69,58315.1%14.0%27.7%9,152
Palmdale$69,4416.9%11.3%72.1%12,620
Florence-Graham$68,6888.6%11.8%36.4%5,756
Long Beach$67,32414.2%15.4%25.5%7,923
Boston$65,64815.3%14.3%14.3%12,689
Garland$65,5984.5%6.0%50.0%5,399
Aspen Hill$65,1162.6%10.2%33.7%7,772
Glen Cove$64,89112.7%27.5%10.9%4,025
Bakersfield$64,5919.3%15.2%47.4%6,907
Huntington Station$64,26014.4%26.9%72.1%4,063
Indianapolis city (balance)$63,68214.8%31.4%46.0%4,426
Grand Prairie$63,4058.5%11.4%69.3%5,387
Salinas$62,8453.5%32.4%17.5%4,517
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)$62,5396.2%25.2%51.9%5,760
Baltimore$62,26613.4%26.7%44.9%4,551
New York$61,83516.6%18.9%16.2%53,298
Inglewood$61,59311.5%10.0%30.4%5,459
Sacramento$61,25018.6%15.2%43.1%3,772
Pasadena$60,72712.1%21.7%25.8%3,776
Washington$60,41012.1%15.6%27.8%18,283
Fort Worth$59,51822.5%8.8%34.4%5,191
South Gate$58,05911.4%17.7%39.5%6,246
North Las Vegas$57,29211.6%8.6%59.3%3,779
Paradise$57,0968.0%19.2%42.4%5,567
San Bernardino$56,64810.3%22.5%45.2%5,273
West New York$56,05415.5%22.2%14.8%4,540
Alexandria$56,0449.2%22.7%19.6%7,755
Columbus$55,9274.4%30.7%26.5%5,324
Elizabeth$55,8842.7%13.2%20.8%9,771
Worcester$55,4427.9%18.5%15.6%4,090
Charlotte$55,3359.1%21.7%47.2%13,586
Los Angeles$55,3009.9%17.7%27.4%269,035
Las Vegas$54,6435.9%18.1%52.9%12,357
Chicago$54,62426.5%9.9%30.7%6,592
Phoenix$54,62312.9%17.5%48.8%6,622
Union City$54,1365.7%31.5%7.2%5,410
Anaheim$54,07618.5%10.4%27.5%5,353
Arlington$53,3634.6%14.9%40.2%6,520
Aurora$53,1947.6%15.2%55.1%3,907
Austin$52,82819.6%22.8%22.2%6,139
Rogers$52,6296.4%11.8%59.2%4,610
Fresno$52,20512.4%25.3%50.0%3,863
East Los Angeles$51,9646.9%20.2%30.4%4,093
Irving$51,3574.7%17.7%36.5%22,442
San Antonio$51,22718.6%12.8%50.1%5,655
Plainfield$50,8056.4%16.3%12.2%6,160
Mendota$50,6631.6%29.5%39.8%4,236
Sunrise Manor$50,2573.7%16.1%55.2%5,259
Montgomery Village$49,23115.3%21.7%47.2%4,044
Huntington Park$48,7017.2%14.7%16.8%3,905
Durham$48,5237.9%27.6%42.3%4,242
Miami$46,83818.9%19.5%26.9%6,318
Dallas$46,8306.1%22.5%34.0%24,452
Newark$46,4577.9%26.4%19.4%3,789
Gaithersburg$46,2507.1%20.9%21.9%4,442
Springdale$46,2503.5%22.5%36.9%6,015
Houston$45,6657.8%22.7%37.4%99,998
Raleigh$37,0199.3%15.6%33.9%4,729

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 Salvadoran origin live in the United States?

About 2,583,416 US residents are of Salvadoran origin, roughly 0.8% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Salvadoran population?

Los Angeles, CA has the largest Salvadoran population of any US city, with about 264,914 residents of Salvadoran origin.

Which state has the most residents of Salvadoran origin?

California leads all states with about 785,206 residents of Salvadoran origin.

What is the median household income of Salvadoran Americans?

Salvadoran Americans have a median household income of about $76,821, 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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