West Indian Americans
About 3,222,711 US residents are of West Indian ancestry, 1.0% of the population · up 7.1% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest West Indian populations
Highest West Indian 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 West Indian Americans earn the most
| Colorado | $115,000 | 56.0% | 10.2% | 25.6% | 1,284 |
| Maryland | $93,103 | 48.6% | 6.2% | 55.6% | 11,444 |
| Washington | $88,493 | 50.0% | 7.0% | 40.9% | 2,092 |
| District of Columbia | $87,117 | 71.4% | 10.5% | 67.1% | 1,428 |
| California | $79,593 | 50.4% | 9.5% | 37.7% | 8,361 |
| Virginia | $75,000 | 47.7% | 10.1% | 45.2% | 7,521 |
| Wisconsin | $73,304 | 41.7% | 15.8% | 51.6% | 753 |
| Georgia | $72,133 | 44.4% | 12.6% | 51.5% | 14,452 |
| New York | $70,729 | 30.9% | 11.8% | 42.7% | 107,241 |
| Texas | $70,062 | 42.1% | 7.6% | 46.8% | 11,364 |
| Indiana | $68,676 | 34.2% | 11.9% | 70.3% | 1,014 |
| New Jersey | $68,029 | 34.3% | 10.7% | 54.3% | 12,893 |
| Massachusetts | $67,165 | 34.9% | 13.5% | 51.6% | 7,049 |
| Alabama | $63,618 | 35.0% | 23.8% | 60.7% | 1,727 |
| Florida | $61,196 | 30.9% | 14.4% | 60.4% | 37,063 |
| Tennessee | $59,232 | 46.8% | 22.9% | 35.6% | 1,366 |
| North Carolina | $58,601 | 35.3% | 11.3% | 51.2% | 8,173 |
| Arizona | $56,628 | 50.2% | 12.3% | 31.2% | 1,819 |
| Connecticut | $55,861 | 30.8% | 12.8% | 48.7% | 6,224 |
| Minnesota | $52,917 | 24.8% | 9.1% | 35.2% | 1,334 |
| Michigan | $50,625 | 40.8% | 14.2% | 58.0% | 1,404 |
| Illinois | $47,222 | 38.1% | 10.1% | 53.5% | 2,932 |
| Louisiana | $44,393 | 29.4% | 29.3% | 18.1% | 2,179 |
| South Carolina | $42,303 | 24.7% | 12.9% | 43.2% | 2,390 |
| Pennsylvania | $40,130 | 24.5% | 22.1% | 53.5% | 11,120 |
| Nevada | $37,527 | 42.3% | 7.1% | 62.7% | 1,045 |
| Ohio | $35,115 | 24.9% | 26.5% | 46.2% | 3,101 |
| Delaware | – | 35.9% | 6.8% | 52.8% | 940 |
| Rhode Island | – | 24.0% | 14.9% | 54.4% | 719 |
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.
West Indian 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.
West Indian Americans across cities
| Mount Vernon | $88,790 | 65.7% | 0.8% | 50.6% | 1,508 |
| Washington | $87,117 | 71.4% | 10.5% | 67.1% | 1,428 |
| New York | $67,194 | 29.1% | 12.3% | 38.5% | 88,351 |
| Jacksonville | $67,083 | 20.8% | 8.4% | 56.4% | 1,415 |
| Boston | $62,019 | 34.7% | 15.6% | 46.6% | 1,976 |
| Charlotte | $51,682 | 33.8% | 2.7% | 54.2% | 1,721 |
| Hartford | $50,893 | 19.9% | 14.0% | 43.0% | 945 |
| Los Angeles | $47,143 | 43.9% | 15.6% | 40.8% | 1,491 |
| Houston | $43,894 | 22.0% | 15.0% | 11.1% | 1,560 |
| Philadelphia | $42,900 | 24.8% | 22.9% | 64.4% | 4,772 |
| Tampa | $41,996 | 36.8% | 30.9% | 29.4% | 866 |
| Chicago | $36,786 | 38.0% | 14.5% | 47.6% | 1,395 |
| Baltimore | – | 44.1% | 18.4% | 43.1% | 1,445 |
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 3,222,711 US residents are of West Indian ancestry, roughly 1.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest West Indian population of any US city, with about 540,646 residents of West Indian ancestry.
Florida leads all states with about 981,702 residents of West Indian ancestry.
West Indian Americans have a median household income of about $78,836, 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