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HISPANIC ORIGIN

Venezuelan Americans

About 842,372 US residents are of Venezuelan origin, 0.3% of the population · up 75.3% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Venezuelan populations

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Venezuelan share

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income
$74,510
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
48.0%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
17.9%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
32.0%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
33.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$431,400
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 Venezuelan Americans earn the most

Hawaii$140,77240.0%6.0%38.1%1,043
Iowa$102,85755.1%5.9%69.7%726
Massachusetts$96,64664.8%17.4%41.0%7,625
Oregon$90,88563.2%23.8%42.4%1,798
Maryland$90,23058.4%8.2%51.9%5,613
California$87,86861.2%10.9%39.3%21,755
Illinois$80,95566.5%20.0%42.3%9,363
Louisiana$78,32250.6%11.4%45.8%2,124
South Carolina$78,20456.2%5.5%54.2%3,982
Washington$77,76353.9%7.3%36.0%3,675
New York$76,77252.9%14.6%25.0%21,616
Pennsylvania$75,98754.5%10.3%44.1%6,139
District of Columbia$73,64688.8%5.0%31.0%1,414
Virginia$72,85757.7%9.6%53.6%8,790
Michigan$72,37552.5%10.0%54.6%2,955
Kentucky$71,75047.4%9.4%45.3%1,534
Connecticut$71,57654.3%13.8%41.2%3,998
Georgia$69,40160.6%15.9%40.2%20,070
Oklahoma$69,37556.6%8.4%39.6%3,527
New Jersey$69,31343.5%16.5%35.2%15,562
Wisconsin$69,10759.4%21.8%37.2%2,151
Ohio$68,95655.9%11.6%42.5%5,155
Arizona$64,91848.0%9.9%56.4%3,483
Missouri$64,28557.0%11.0%53.6%2,220
Texas$64,14964.2%16.8%35.2%70,367
Colorado$64,13067.0%14.2%36.5%4,703
Utah$60,07251.1%8.6%37.2%8,475
Florida$58,15454.8%15.0%38.8%273,916
Nevada$55,02438.7%11.5%29.6%2,983
Minnesota$54,80858.1%12.7%36.6%2,478
Tennessee$50,88558.4%14.5%44.6%5,194
North Carolina$49,83150.9%17.3%41.9%9,863
Kansas$49,02867.0%13.4%21.9%1,515
Alabama$46,91448.8%9.2%56.2%2,259
Indiana$39,93548.4%31.1%36.9%7,105

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

Venezuelan Americans across metro areas

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$141,98574.1%9.8%75.5%1,636
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$134,70643.6%12.7%73.4%934
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$106,19476.8%14.7%23.1%3,430
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$99,73246.7%1.7%61.8%984
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$96,29767.9%17.5%38.6%5,997
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$94,16742.0%2.3%59.2%1,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$91,76858.6%6.9%47.7%9,901
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$89,50061.7%4.6%35.0%2,610
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$88,95051.5%11.1%64.6%1,677
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$83,68561.7%9.2%29.5%9,127
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$81,83367.3%4.9%19.7%1,326
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$81,54565.5%20.8%42.2%8,589
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT$80,77763.7%13.7%53.5%1,494
Oklahoma City, OK$79,67152.8%1.8%39.4%1,501
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79,08169.5%26.0%32.6%1,503
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$78,35166.0%12.0%35.8%5,363
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$76,59659.6%9.3%46.1%1,946
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$74,81448.4%16.5%27.4%32,639
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$72,24053.1%7.3%41.4%4,339
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$72,18460.5%14.2%41.5%17,891
Pittsburgh, PA$71,36477.9%15.2%49.1%846
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$70,74748.4%0.0%67.4%902
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$69,48550.5%10.4%54.5%2,686
Columbus, OH$69,07341.6%12.5%32.4%2,024
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$68,10341.7%21.0%65.1%1,608
Raleigh-Cary, NC$66,98362.2%15.8%39.0%2,019
Kansas City, MO-KS$66,25081.0%8.9%44.6%1,212
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$65,61865.7%12.1%40.7%3,573
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$65,44154.9%10.2%61.1%4,317
Salt Lake City, UT$65,20348.7%8.5%37.4%5,364
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$64,77350.4%3.5%39.7%1,764
Jacksonville, FL$64,16154.5%11.1%36.6%4,402
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$64,05551.0%4.0%44.8%2,500
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$63,72765.3%16.0%37.8%43,276
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,61953.3%20.2%44.8%1,103
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$63,57156.8%13.5%40.5%173,934
Tulsa, OK$62,34456.9%15.3%36.0%1,623
Greenville-Anderson, SC$61,98454.6%6.2%29.6%1,369
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$61,40461.8%19.9%29.2%15,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$59,44064.9%19.6%72.9%1,360
Provo-Orem, UT$57,96962.3%1.7%31.4%1,783
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$57,91946.8%9.5%48.2%3,592
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$56,81836.4%15.3%54.4%1,817
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$56,74134.5%21.9%41.2%1,114
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$56,57040.4%6.4%36.8%2,066
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$55,77053.2%15.0%44.2%17,814
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$55,02439.0%11.7%30.0%2,802
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$54,80853.4%13.7%32.6%2,166
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC$54,24579.0%1.1%66.1%1,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$52,88553.6%20.6%34.4%3,740
Naples-Marco Island, FL$51,89144.0%21.1%30.3%2,969
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$48,51671.0%38.6%46.4%1,180
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$48,28851.2%16.8%29.2%55,681
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL$44,65942.2%35.5%37.1%1,435
Richmond, VA$42,05549.7%11.2%47.4%1,361
Gainesville, FL$39,58385.9%26.4%18.8%1,322
San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR$26,50465.0%24.9%43.9%3,322
New Haven-Milford, CT55.6%21.7%30.8%1,256
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI66.5%40.1%34.7%739
Port St. Lucie, FL48.8%3.3%58.8%1,925
Cleveland-Elyria, OH60.1%14.7%36.1%949

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

Venezuelan Americans across cities

Key Biscayne$194,66377.9%11.8%78.1%977
Palmetto Bay$122,50057.6%12.1%75.6%1,170
Coral Gables$102,74477.7%4.4%60.5%2,672
Oakland Park$94,30656.4%1.8%12.4%1,293
Austin$89,19066.5%13.8%29.7%3,540
Ojus$88,03662.4%19.4%58.6%860
Weston$85,60674.1%11.8%59.8%9,941
Kendall$82,75042.7%10.0%30.4%2,166
Los Angeles$81,23652.7%13.5%12.4%2,567
San Diego$77,39171.7%19.5%48.9%959
Davie$75,25558.7%10.3%43.6%3,603
Boca Raton$75,03883.6%1.4%66.5%898
Tamiami$74,96352.7%14.6%50.3%2,219
Pembroke Pines$74,51155.0%7.2%50.6%7,001
New York$74,49853.9%16.1%17.7%15,182
Miramar$74,47547.0%5.6%35.0%2,985
Washington$73,64688.8%5.0%31.0%1,414
Denver$72,85782.0%7.8%44.2%1,504
Tulsa$71,06356.1%8.1%34.4%971
Kendall West$69,77954.2%17.2%47.6%1,630
Columbus$68,51038.3%13.2%20.7%1,275
Chicago$67,33361.9%32.5%29.2%3,539
Fort Worth$65,31350.6%2.1%46.6%1,505
Phoenix$64,91158.1%15.4%41.1%901
Ives Estates$64,66778.8%2.3%38.5%1,243
Doral$64,24555.8%12.5%39.3%28,749
Jacksonville$64,01654.5%4.7%28.1%3,385
Philadelphia$62,74255.6%11.2%21.5%1,471
Miami$62,60367.7%16.9%19.9%16,340
Pompano Beach$58,68471.0%15.7%54.0%2,643
San Antonio$58,65749.0%5.7%26.8%1,058
Four Corners$57,89741.8%25.7%54.1%3,043
Country Club$57,87552.3%14.9%13.3%2,347
Fountainebleau$56,09646.7%9.7%30.9%6,606
Coral Springs$56,08939.6%10.3%12.5%3,953
Town 'n' Country$56,03839.7%7.0%25.4%1,959
Boston$55,10477.7%27.8%21.3%1,423
Fort Lauderdale$53,95275.6%12.3%30.5%1,926
Charlotte$52,85758.6%14.5%48.3%1,506
Tampa$52,25763.4%28.1%36.8%2,685
Aventura$52,01968.6%18.8%58.2%2,859
Hialeah$51,54739.9%20.5%29.3%2,542
Clearwater$50,38860.2%29.2%17.5%1,198
Houston$49,70067.3%21.1%22.0%15,517
Kissimmee$48,15547.5%21.5%10.8%5,333
Altamonte Springs$47,93160.7%17.7%6.4%1,404
Plantation$46,74153.6%18.7%31.6%3,482
Sunrise$46,65255.8%11.0%58.4%3,410
Orlando$44,64858.2%17.6%11.3%10,661
The Hammocks$44,47255.5%7.3%53.3%3,686
Kendale Lakes$44,44149.7%30.9%27.8%2,157
Hollywood$43,04353.5%16.2%40.9%3,456
Dallas$42,58565.2%39.9%23.7%4,282
Hunters Creek$41,12544.6%14.0%30.3%2,111
Miami Beach$40,89974.7%17.4%12.8%3,387
North Miami$40,48947.5%13.2%20.4%1,430
Raleigh$36,00063.7%27.9%23.9%962

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 Venezuelan origin live in the United States?

About 842,372 US residents are of Venezuelan origin, roughly 0.3% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Venezuelan population?

Doral, FL has the largest Venezuelan population of any US city, with about 32,477 residents of Venezuelan origin.

Which state has the most residents of Venezuelan origin?

Florida leads all states with about 373,749 residents of Venezuelan origin.

What is the median household income of Venezuelan Americans?

Venezuelan Americans have a median household income of about $74,510, 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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