Trinidadian & Tobagonian Americans
About 253,258 US residents are of Trinidadian & Tobagonian ancestry, 0.1% of the population · up 10.4% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Trinidadian & Tobagonian populations
Highest Trinidadian & Tobagonian 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 Trinidadian & Tobagonian Americans earn the most
| Tennessee | $117,873 | 43.3% | 19.1% | 74.9% | 986 |
| Delaware | $113,716 | 23.1% | 3.9% | 66.7% | 1,295 |
| Washington | $95,083 | 31.1% | 14.3% | 44.2% | 1,631 |
| New Jersey | $94,896 | 39.2% | 5.7% | 50.4% | 17,573 |
| Illinois | $87,717 | 44.9% | 9.0% | 70.7% | 1,673 |
| Maryland | $85,186 | 39.6% | 9.9% | 59.5% | 12,503 |
| Virginia | $77,904 | 39.1% | 8.7% | 48.3% | 5,407 |
| California | $76,591 | 48.7% | 6.1% | 39.7% | 6,239 |
| District of Columbia | $74,886 | 53.4% | 10.3% | 46.8% | 2,100 |
| Georgia | $73,510 | 44.4% | 12.4% | 64.3% | 8,854 |
| New York | $71,823 | 27.0% | 12.8% | 40.4% | 85,432 |
| Connecticut | $66,462 | 36.9% | 6.9% | 67.9% | 3,909 |
| South Carolina | $65,977 | 33.6% | 10.7% | 48.7% | 1,511 |
| Texas | $65,876 | 37.7% | 11.4% | 45.9% | 9,129 |
| Florida | $64,367 | 26.7% | 14.1% | 67.2% | 40,159 |
| North Carolina | $62,097 | 38.8% | 9.2% | 54.7% | 3,352 |
| Michigan | $60,054 | 61.8% | 26.6% | 46.6% | 1,150 |
| Massachusetts | $59,882 | 24.3% | 9.4% | 47.0% | 7,803 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,007 | 36.8% | 11.4% | 45.2% | 7,589 |
| Arizona | $54,514 | 43.3% | 3.8% | 46.2% | 1,254 |
| Minnesota | $53,902 | 40.4% | 2.9% | 40.4% | 1,032 |
| Ohio | $45,008 | 32.0% | 7.6% | 55.3% | 1,464 |
| Alabama | – | 49.6% | 19.3% | 68.4% | 746 |
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.
Trinidadian & Tobagonian 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.
Trinidadian & Tobagonian Americans across cities
| Los Angeles | $85,096 | 38.3% | 4.6% | 41.3% | 1,280 |
| Coral Springs | $78,214 | 30.3% | 11.0% | 74.3% | 1,282 |
| Washington | $74,886 | 53.4% | 10.3% | 46.8% | 2,100 |
| East Orange | $73,542 | 26.6% | 7.5% | 36.4% | 1,568 |
| Baltimore | $72,658 | 30.5% | 11.7% | 45.1% | 1,726 |
| New York | $68,378 | 25.8% | 13.4% | 36.5% | 71,731 |
| Boston | $59,566 | 15.6% | 9.6% | 43.2% | 4,706 |
| Newark | $55,625 | 16.2% | 20.0% | 32.0% | 1,119 |
| Tampa | $54,575 | 35.2% | 19.4% | 47.8% | 934 |
| Philadelphia | $45,954 | 33.1% | 12.3% | 38.6% | 3,060 |
| Houston | $34,765 | 32.0% | 11.7% | 30.0% | 1,834 |
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 253,258 US residents are of Trinidadian & Tobagonian ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Trinidadian & Tobagonian population of any US city, with about 73,583 residents of Trinidadian & Tobagonian ancestry.
New York leads all states with about 88,595 residents of Trinidadian & Tobagonian ancestry.
Trinidadian & Tobagonian Americans have a median household income of about $82,826, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024