South Americans
About 4,909,250 US residents are of South American origin, 1.5% of the population · up 28.5% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest South American populations
Highest South American 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 South Americans earn the most
| Maryland | $107,406 | 43.4% | 9.7% | 61.9% | 113,788 |
| Massachusetts | $103,550 | 35.5% | 11.9% | 38.4% | 125,521 |
| California | $96,693 | 41.2% | 10.1% | 43.7% | 470,310 |
| Virginia | $95,944 | 41.3% | 11.6% | 60.9% | 174,426 |
| New York | $89,089 | 30.2% | 12.6% | 36.5% | 732,240 |
| Connecticut | $86,469 | 27.8% | 12.9% | 50.6% | 152,767 |
| Colorado | $82,242 | 46.4% | 20.0% | 42.5% | 85,882 |
| New Jersey | $81,461 | 27.2% | 11.7% | 42.2% | 540,541 |
| Utah | $81,369 | 31.9% | 11.6% | 40.3% | 92,614 |
| Washington | $80,243 | 48.1% | 14.2% | 43.4% | 68,525 |
| North Carolina | $79,379 | 41.8% | 11.3% | 49.0% | 119,798 |
| Florida | $78,789 | 44.4% | 10.9% | 54.1% | 1,420,113 |
| Georgia | $76,971 | 41.7% | 11.4% | 53.2% | 156,623 |
| Texas | $74,474 | 47.1% | 17.6% | 39.7% | 441,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $74,013 | 40.1% | 13.7% | 57.7% | 115,302 |
| Illinois | $68,219 | 35.5% | 23.7% | 43.9% | 178,111 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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.
South Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $127,033 | 55.9% | 5.4% | 42.2% | 20,053 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | $105,701 | 48.6% | 9.8% | 44.9% | 58,137 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $102,788 | 42.9% | 13.7% | 60.6% | 3,913 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $100,967 | 39.3% | 10.3% | 63.2% | 8,193 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $98,850 | 53.6% | 5.6% | 40.5% | 3,755 |
| Lancaster, PA | $97,854 | 43.4% | 5.0% | 67.7% | 4,079 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $96,349 | 49.8% | 8.3% | 48.5% | 26,341 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $94,301 | 50.3% | 13.1% | 48.9% | 3,892 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $93,886 | 40.9% | 6.3% | 63.3% | 187,670 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $93,624 | 56.8% | 10.1% | 51.0% | 12,534 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $89,132 | 43.2% | 11.2% | 41.8% | 66,417 |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | $89,007 | 25.5% | 10.1% | 63.8% | 14,387 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $88,189 | 50.9% | 8.3% | 69.9% | 21,294 |
| Vallejo, CA | $87,917 | 30.8% | 10.6% | 66.3% | 3,365 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $86,747 | 45.3% | 10.8% | 59.0% | 15,297 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $86,225 | 54.8% | 4.7% | 73.3% | 5,714 |
| Columbia, SC | $83,587 | 48.5% | 6.8% | 72.8% | 3,329 |
| Norwich-New London, CT | $82,769 | 20.3% | 8.9% | 56.2% | 3,917 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $82,575 | 53.2% | 15.2% | 60.8% | 3,613 |
| Columbus, OH | $81,563 | 50.2% | 9.3% | 47.8% | 7,743 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $81,157 | 45.2% | 9.0% | 70.1% | 5,262 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | $79,968 | 53.6% | 12.2% | 44.9% | 22,514 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | $79,875 | 28.8% | 7.9% | 62.5% | 4,276 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $79,862 | 38.1% | 9.9% | 45.2% | 177,121 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $77,602 | 60.2% | 8.6% | 60.6% | 7,015 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $76,758 | 49.8% | 7.2% | 46.2% | 30,393 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,653 | 37.5% | 11.3% | 61.6% | 26,533 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $76,597 | 54.5% | 5.8% | 65.6% | 9,079 |
| Madison, WI | $76,458 | 59.0% | 15.0% | 53.2% | 4,823 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT | $76,322 | 32.7% | 13.4% | 77.7% | 5,563 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | $74,250 | 50.9% | 9.6% | 49.1% | 22,904 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | $73,930 | 50.6% | 10.9% | 61.3% | 72,444 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $72,628 | 28.3% | 12.7% | 51.4% | 21,364 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | $71,979 | 41.5% | 10.3% | 54.9% | 10,515 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $71,750 | 59.3% | 15.9% | 48.3% | 5,013 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $71,722 | 34.2% | 9.4% | 64.1% | 43,265 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $71,495 | 26.0% | 12.4% | 37.3% | 1,005,547 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | $70,889 | 39.7% | 10.7% | 54.7% | 93,849 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $70,688 | 25.7% | 4.6% | 52.9% | 10,447 |
| New Haven-Milford, CT | $70,677 | 26.9% | 9.6% | 53.0% | 20,821 |
| Tucson, AZ | $70,560 | 53.6% | 9.1% | 48.8% | 4,841 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $70,447 | 29.1% | 11.7% | 50.7% | 51,504 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $70,441 | 49.6% | 8.6% | 56.6% | 14,443 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $70,139 | 40.7% | 14.9% | 54.5% | 49,329 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $70,131 | 41.3% | 9.8% | 59.9% | 24,309 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $69,874 | 50.4% | 10.4% | 46.8% | 62,480 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $69,643 | 41.6% | 6.8% | 58.2% | 5,436 |
| Stockton, CA | $69,254 | 31.3% | 16.8% | 65.0% | 3,265 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | $69,097 | 50.9% | 11.6% | 54.8% | 134,618 |
| Richmond, VA | $68,736 | 43.6% | 10.0% | 65.5% | 8,030 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $68,726 | 27.3% | 12.1% | 57.3% | 14,797 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $68,641 | 35.9% | 10.6% | 71.6% | 11,167 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $68,340 | 45.8% | 10.7% | 58.4% | 11,704 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $68,229 | 41.7% | 18.0% | 66.1% | 4,251 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | $68,221 | 46.9% | 12.1% | 52.1% | 6,302 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $67,660 | 43.4% | 4.8% | 43.4% | 3,596 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $67,438 | 44.5% | 9.1% | 56.3% | 19,314 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $67,214 | 57.3% | 18.1% | 40.7% | 5,778 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | $66,375 | 28.5% | 9.9% | 47.4% | 11,725 |
| Asheville, NC | $66,124 | 34.4% | 16.7% | 49.1% | 3,679 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | $65,893 | 56.9% | 12.4% | 52.6% | 9,047 |
| Boise City, ID | $65,398 | 38.4% | 12.5% | 69.0% | 3,809 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | $65,067 | 39.9% | 17.9% | 57.8% | 14,186 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $64,952 | 38.6% | 7.0% | 60.8% | 31,136 |
| Tulsa, OK | $64,697 | 49.3% | 14.0% | 55.7% | 4,133 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | $64,632 | 49.3% | 9.0% | 60.8% | 3,672 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $63,951 | 38.2% | 13.1% | 58.1% | 84,597 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $63,875 | 55.8% | 14.0% | 50.3% | 5,407 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $63,554 | 46.3% | 6.5% | 58.7% | 9,619 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $63,368 | 32.7% | 20.7% | 66.2% | 3,695 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | $63,351 | 27.5% | 13.6% | 55.9% | 24,660 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $63,064 | 51.5% | 14.3% | 53.9% | 6,400 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $62,750 | 56.5% | 13.0% | 64.8% | 5,104 |
| Reading, PA | $62,264 | 21.3% | 34.1% | 67.5% | 4,872 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | $62,261 | 41.1% | 12.0% | 53.2% | 662,254 |
| Greenville-Anderson, SC | $62,152 | 27.0% | 10.6% | 56.9% | 12,760 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | $61,924 | 32.5% | 12.3% | 63.9% | 14,827 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $61,625 | 44.3% | 11.2% | 59.9% | 6,185 |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | $61,325 | 30.0% | 10.2% | 54.9% | 22,199 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,625 | 31.7% | 16.5% | 72.1% | 11,053 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $59,605 | 42.4% | 20.0% | 30.3% | 3,479 |
| Springfield, MA | $58,691 | 40.0% | 10.1% | 38.7% | 5,282 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $58,684 | 46.7% | 6.0% | 65.9% | 5,047 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $58,333 | 26.0% | 10.0% | 57.7% | 17,070 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $57,461 | 26.2% | 15.1% | 54.0% | 4,881 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $56,421 | 35.3% | 13.2% | 49.8% | 163,513 |
| Rochester, NY | $55,547 | 42.7% | 16.7% | 53.3% | 4,456 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $53,470 | 36.9% | 9.2% | 64.8% | 12,546 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $53,363 | 36.1% | 10.0% | 47.9% | 21,790 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL | $53,094 | 10.4% | 13.9% | 52.7% | 4,012 |
| Gainesville, FL | $52,513 | 69.0% | 24.2% | 29.7% | 5,296 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $52,246 | 29.9% | 19.0% | 55.6% | 14,987 |
| Fresno, CA | $51,506 | 46.5% | 23.4% | 51.1% | 3,315 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL | $50,679 | 60.3% | 14.0% | 52.4% | 3,329 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $49,972 | 41.1% | 14.6% | 64.1% | 8,494 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $46,280 | 21.2% | 10.5% | 38.3% | 3,483 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,470 | 41.1% | 27.7% | 58.0% | 3,651 |
| Ocala, FL | $42,917 | 40.5% | 30.2% | 59.7% | 6,858 |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | $33,895 | 55.6% | 27.6% | 53.8% | 10,908 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $31,218 | 36.3% | 19.6% | 60.2% | 4,366 |
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.
South Americans across cities
| Key Biscayne | $218,594 | 78.2% | 6.6% | 70.6% | 5,580 |
| Santa Clarita | $128,534 | 44.9% | 7.6% | 72.0% | 4,633 |
| Horizon West | $127,820 | 36.1% | 9.6% | 34.3% | 4,666 |
| Seattle | $113,792 | 66.4% | 13.2% | 42.8% | 5,543 |
| Washington | $112,303 | 78.3% | 6.4% | 44.9% | 14,519 |
| San Jose | $106,389 | 48.6% | 5.6% | 39.1% | 9,116 |
| Coral Gables | $99,869 | 73.0% | 4.8% | 54.5% | 7,177 |
| Dale City | $98,676 | 23.9% | 7.7% | 80.4% | 4,778 |
| Germantown | $96,250 | 27.6% | 3.7% | 73.1% | 7,123 |
| San Francisco | $95,729 | 60.7% | 12.5% | 25.3% | 11,491 |
| Brentwood | $94,856 | 15.6% | 6.0% | 77.3% | 6,083 |
| Wellington | $94,063 | 47.2% | 8.2% | 71.1% | 5,671 |
| Clifton | $88,458 | 19.3% | 13.7% | 47.1% | 10,886 |
| Weston | $87,393 | 68.1% | 8.0% | 60.7% | 23,146 |
| Boston | $86,557 | 41.0% | 13.3% | 30.2% | 15,416 |
| Fort Worth | $86,451 | 43.7% | 3.3% | 53.5% | 6,582 |
| Revere | $82,813 | 21.3% | 11.3% | 32.1% | 5,920 |
| Linden | $82,792 | 21.8% | 6.1% | 62.4% | 4,970 |
| Austin | $81,431 | 55.0% | 13.7% | 31.0% | 12,857 |
| Arlington | $81,288 | 53.8% | 10.5% | 31.1% | 9,881 |
| White Plains | $80,975 | 19.2% | 10.6% | 36.8% | 7,069 |
| Centreville | $79,545 | 31.5% | 2.9% | 61.8% | 4,823 |
| Port Chester | $78,576 | 23.4% | 12.2% | 41.5% | 7,645 |
| Norwalk | $78,015 | 27.3% | 11.0% | 44.7% | 7,327 |
| Alafaya | $77,299 | 41.2% | 10.3% | 52.2% | 6,905 |
| Port St. Lucie | $76,402 | 35.2% | 3.3% | 77.0% | 6,704 |
| Miramar | $74,035 | 34.5% | 7.9% | 66.4% | 11,978 |
| Plantation | $73,684 | 47.9% | 13.4% | 51.5% | 10,809 |
| Long Beach | $73,365 | 42.2% | 10.9% | 42.9% | 5,839 |
| Kearny | $70,338 | 26.7% | 7.4% | 31.1% | 11,269 |
| Kendall | $70,274 | 37.0% | 12.2% | 48.9% | 11,637 |
| Doral | $70,238 | 53.7% | 10.4% | 41.3% | 43,473 |
| Stamford | $70,071 | 35.3% | 5.1% | 39.5% | 11,808 |
| Ossining | $70,000 | 7.6% | 11.5% | 31.7% | 7,123 |
| Richmond West | $69,962 | 30.6% | 11.4% | 77.3% | 5,189 |
| Denver | $69,306 | 59.9% | 13.6% | 42.4% | 7,294 |
| Los Angeles | $67,472 | 36.7% | 12.4% | 35.4% | 55,373 |
| Pembroke Pines | $67,328 | 41.8% | 12.5% | 66.8% | 25,640 |
| Coconut Creek | $65,813 | 43.9% | 5.9% | 62.3% | 6,490 |
| Providence | $65,712 | 25.5% | 25.7% | 53.2% | 4,783 |
| San Diego | $65,518 | 55.2% | 8.9% | 37.3% | 15,443 |
| Kendall West | $64,867 | 37.3% | 12.8% | 66.1% | 7,290 |
| New York | $64,692 | 25.7% | 13.8% | 24.6% | 409,857 |
| Plainfield | $64,351 | 11.3% | 24.4% | 38.7% | 5,080 |
| Miami | $64,184 | 54.0% | 16.1% | 27.7% | 52,616 |
| Yonkers | $64,049 | 26.1% | 14.9% | 41.3% | 10,502 |
| Meadow Woods | $64,041 | 31.1% | 4.7% | 83.0% | 8,687 |
| Jacksonville | $64,024 | 43.6% | 7.9% | 52.5% | 12,811 |
| West New York | $63,943 | 28.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 10,348 |
| Jersey City | $63,429 | 36.2% | 18.7% | 28.3% | 15,089 |
| Minneapolis | $63,352 | 19.0% | 10.5% | 43.6% | 9,482 |
| Chicago | $63,066 | 38.3% | 14.4% | 44.3% | 46,656 |
| Phoenix | $63,061 | 45.6% | 12.2% | 46.5% | 7,744 |
| Charlotte | $62,878 | 37.0% | 6.0% | 51.5% | 14,943 |
| Bridgeport | $62,299 | 18.8% | 19.8% | 61.9% | 9,232 |
| San Antonio | $62,025 | 46.1% | 9.2% | 51.6% | 9,703 |
| Fort Lauderdale | $61,791 | 58.2% | 9.5% | 41.6% | 8,232 |
| Fountainebleau | $61,778 | 36.9% | 9.0% | 38.2% | 15,468 |
| West Palm Beach | $60,750 | 33.0% | 8.3% | 43.2% | 5,136 |
| Hialeah | $60,466 | 27.2% | 16.6% | 54.0% | 15,279 |
| Paterson | $59,831 | 13.8% | 18.9% | 31.5% | 20,810 |
| Tampa | $59,674 | 44.3% | 19.3% | 43.4% | 11,876 |
| Coral Springs | $59,192 | 34.0% | 9.2% | 51.6% | 17,258 |
| Las Vegas | $58,986 | 30.2% | 15.4% | 54.9% | 6,637 |
| Four Corners | $57,846 | 38.7% | 14.8% | 53.0% | 5,405 |
| Cutler Bay | $57,517 | 35.8% | 13.7% | 67.6% | 6,204 |
| Davie | $57,207 | 40.0% | 14.1% | 58.9% | 14,423 |
| Elizabeth | $57,177 | 14.8% | 13.7% | 25.8% | 32,129 |
| Cape Coral | $57,127 | 16.2% | 9.6% | 72.3% | 7,015 |
| The Hammocks | $56,630 | 40.5% | 10.1% | 58.5% | 14,786 |
| Hollywood | $56,452 | 35.0% | 12.9% | 50.0% | 23,453 |
| Philadelphia | $56,159 | 41.7% | 24.2% | 41.8% | 15,642 |
| Pompano Beach | $55,462 | 42.9% | 13.6% | 43.2% | 6,357 |
| Passaic | $55,432 | 14.7% | 11.7% | 24.5% | 4,694 |
| Houston | $54,808 | 55.0% | 16.4% | 33.8% | 42,524 |
| Aventura | $54,400 | 49.6% | 15.2% | 64.5% | 10,304 |
| Margate | $54,300 | 20.2% | 15.0% | 67.6% | 5,245 |
| Newark | $53,533 | 11.4% | 21.4% | 23.0% | 33,562 |
| Danbury | $53,146 | 13.7% | 15.3% | 39.5% | 10,052 |
| Hackensack | $52,407 | 15.3% | 20.2% | 26.7% | 6,247 |
| Tamiami | $51,372 | 32.3% | 13.4% | 57.9% | 6,787 |
| Kendale Lakes | $50,597 | 33.1% | 19.5% | 51.2% | 7,283 |
| Town 'n' Country | $50,474 | 28.5% | 13.5% | 45.5% | 6,236 |
| North Miami | $50,179 | 28.7% | 11.6% | 45.0% | 6,679 |
| Tamarac | $49,105 | 29.8% | 14.6% | 67.0% | 10,199 |
| Country Club | $49,063 | 28.5% | 20.4% | 36.5% | 12,501 |
| Deerfield Beach | $48,668 | 31.7% | 12.3% | 54.5% | 5,889 |
| Orlando | $48,645 | 43.7% | 15.7% | 24.7% | 23,669 |
| North Miami Beach | $48,346 | 24.4% | 13.6% | 55.3% | 7,459 |
| Dallas | $48,118 | 54.7% | 20.5% | 22.4% | 12,329 |
| Harrison | $47,874 | 16.0% | 22.8% | 18.5% | 5,301 |
| Union City | $47,664 | 23.0% | 17.5% | 13.4% | 14,352 |
| Sunrise | $46,993 | 36.2% | 11.2% | 63.9% | 14,781 |
| Miami Gardens | $45,385 | 11.8% | 7.3% | 72.5% | 5,373 |
| Miami Beach | $44,831 | 43.6% | 15.3% | 28.3% | 16,351 |
| Homestead | $44,760 | 39.1% | 25.3% | 51.5% | 6,173 |
| Kissimmee | $44,429 | 28.6% | 21.5% | 36.8% | 11,715 |
| Hallandale Beach | $42,141 | 43.3% | 17.4% | 41.0% | 6,652 |
| Greenacres | $38,942 | 24.2% | 29.8% | 66.2% | 4,747 |
| Sunny Isles Beach | $36,884 | 42.5% | 15.1% | 38.9% | 6,714 |
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 4,909,250 US residents are of South American origin, roughly 1.5% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest South American population of any US city, with about 415,958 residents of South American origin.
Florida leads all states with about 1,242,356 residents of South American origin.
South Americans have a median household income of about $81,606, 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