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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 909

Highest Central American population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Central American origin (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Central American residents as a percentage of total population. Lexington, NE leads at 14.4%. 909 metro areas qualify in total. Nebraska carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Lexington, NENE26,25514.4%
02Worthington, MNMN22,33813.7%
03Liberal, KSKS21,0739.4%
04Washington, DCDC6,465,7248.7%
05Columbus, NENE46,5838.6%
06Dodge City, KSKS33,9938.2%
07Trenton, NJNJ399,2898.1%
08Russellville, ALAL32,4497.7%
09Fort Payne, ALAL74,0857.6%
10Grand Island, NENE78,0767.3%
11Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4417.2%
12Fremont, NENE38,0576.6%
13New Orleans, LALA970,8496.4%
14Miami, FLFL6,391,0726.4%
15Houston, TXTX7,904,6276.1%
16Dumas, TXTX21,8915.9%
17Gainesville, GAGA226,5685.7%
18Clewiston, FLFL61,5465.6%
19Sanford, NCNC70,2585.4%
20Monticello, ININ25,1645.2%
21Nantucket, MAMA14,7585.2%
22Seaford, DEDE277,1405.1%
23Goldsboro, NCNC122,2785.0%
24Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1554.9%
25Dalton, GAGA147,8194.8%
26Easton, MDMD38,2384.8%
27Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064.7%
28San Francisco, CACA4,630,0414.7%
29Logansport, ININ37,8364.6%
30Willmar, MNMN44,7204.6%
31Jasper, ININ44,0164.5%
32Monticello, NYNY80,5864.5%
33Ottumwa, IAIA35,2104.4%
34Huron, SDSD19,6244.4%
35Marshall, MOMO23,2654.3%
36Sevierville, TNTN101,3424.3%
37Guymon, OKOK20,3224.3%
38Summerville, GAGA25,3004.1%
39Albertville, ALAL103,5374.1%
40Rome, GAGA101,3784.1%
41Shelton, WAWA71,1654.0%
42Seymour, ININ47,3704.0%
43Cedartown, GAGA45,5144.0%
44Bridgeport, CTCT978,1793.9%
45Winchester, VAVA152,3323.8%
46Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493.8%
47Durham, NCNC625,4853.8%
48Naples, FLFL417,1313.8%
49Cape Coral, FLFL875,6073.8%
50Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.7%
51Batesville, ARAR38,7853.6%
52Fayetteville, ARAR622,1773.6%
53Riverside, CACA4,769,0073.6%
54Sioux City, IAIA145,7383.5%
55Garden City, KSKS37,5053.5%
56Vallejo, CACA455,3763.4%
57New York, NYNY20,112,4483.3%
58Othello, WAWA21,4883.3%
59Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263.3%
60Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8303.1%
61Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.1%
62Richmond, VAVA1,389,3383.1%
63Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7213.1%
64Edwards, COCO54,2913.0%
65Emporia, KSKS34,8383.0%
66Fort Smith, ARAR234,1403.0%
67Russellville, ARAR84,9323.0%
68Key West, FLFL80,4063.0%
69Plymouth, ININ46,5992.9%
70Reno, NVNV578,7342.9%
71Joplin, MOMO208,7962.9%
72Breckenridge, COCO39,0692.9%
73Slidell, LALA279,1082.8%
74Burlington, NCNC186,1772.8%
75Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.8%
76Bakersfield, CACA927,0682.8%
77Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7812.7%
78Morgan City, LALA46,5522.7%
79Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.7%
80Moultrie, GAGA47,4382.7%
81Austin, MNMN40,9712.7%
82Elkhart, ININ208,7742.6%
83Baton Rouge, LALA888,6992.5%
84Shelbyville, TNTN55,2732.4%
85Austin, TXTX2,620,9452.4%
86Rifle, COCO80,0992.4%
87Fairmont, MNMN19,4402.3%
88Crestview, FLFL315,0982.3%
89Carson, NVNV58,5712.3%
90Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9662.3%
91Nashville, TNTN2,197,4162.3%
92Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822.3%
93Moses Lake, WAWA105,7272.2%
94Charlottesville, VAVA228,5972.2%
95Cookeville, TNTN152,4772.2%
96Marshall, MNMN25,6842.2%
97Salinas, CACA433,7292.2%
98Fallon, NVNV25,8512.2%
99Alamosa, COCO27,8962.2%
100Oxnard, CACA830,8512.2%
101Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6382.2%
102Stockton, CACA823,8152.1%
103North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2332.1%
104Hickory, NCNC376,8902.1%
105Orlando, FLFL2,957,6722.1%
106Hagerstown, MDMD315,2802.0%
107Vineland, NJNJ157,1482.0%
108Chattanooga, TNTN594,5302.0%
109Santa Rosa, CACA486,4442.0%
110Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7202.0%
111Huntsville, TXTX83,8421.9%
112Napa, CACA132,9491.9%
113Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3771.9%
114Snyder, TXTX16,1621.9%
115Douglas, GAGA52,8611.9%
116Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.8%
117Lumberton, NCNC119,9411.8%
118Frankfort, ININ33,3221.8%
119San Jose, CACA1,984,4731.8%
120Fresno, CACA1,203,3831.8%
121Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451.8%
122Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1371.8%
123Jacksonville, NCNC217,1751.8%
124Santa Maria, CACA442,0651.8%
125Newberry, SCSC39,5611.8%
126Athens, GAGA224,1481.7%
127Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.7%
128Hermiston, OROR93,7211.7%
129Hammond, LALA141,3461.7%
130Kearney, NENE57,9621.7%
131Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761.7%
132Lakeland, FLFL874,7901.7%
133New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3731.6%
134Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121.6%
135Cambridge, MDMD33,6281.6%
136Spencer, IAIA16,2021.6%
137Bowling Green, KYKY197,1801.6%
138Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2061.6%
139Martinsville, VAVA63,0911.6%
140Corinth, MSMS34,5691.6%
141Modesto, CACA557,7191.6%
142Chambersburg, PAPA160,6521.6%
143Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071.6%
144Altus, OKOK24,7641.6%
145Omaha, NENE1,009,8361.6%
146Decatur, ALAL160,3261.6%
147Arcadia, FLFL37,0781.5%
148Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741.5%
149Hereford, TXTX18,6261.5%
150Pahrump, NVNV57,3361.5%
151Panama City, FLFL231,1741.5%
152Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441.5%
153Little Rock, ARAR777,6071.5%
154San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401.5%
155Lafayette, LALA423,7581.5%
156Worcester, MAMA888,5021.5%
157Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8131.5%
158Eufaula, ALAL26,8611.5%
159Gainesville, FLFL359,0361.5%
160Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.5%
161Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951.5%
162Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771.5%
163Gadsden, ALAL103,8861.4%
164Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.4%
165Muscatine, IAIA41,8531.4%
166Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1541.4%
167Ocala, FLFL442,6601.4%
168Palestine, TXTX59,8051.4%
169Gulfport, MSMS431,3291.4%
170Houma, LALA199,6681.4%
171Roanoke, VAVA316,5471.4%
172North Port, FLFL948,1581.4%
173Hastings, NENE40,5771.4%
174Asheville, NCNC422,3451.4%
175Red Bluff, CACA64,6651.4%
176Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521.4%
177Thomasville, GAGA72,9581.4%
178Greenville, SCSC1,014,1011.4%
179Visalia, CACA485,1461.4%
180Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901.4%
181Des Moines, IAIA758,5391.4%
182New Haven, CTCT578,7411.4%
183Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951.4%
184Hinesville, GAGA91,8701.4%
185College Station, TXTX287,4761.3%
186Columbus, GAGA324,8301.3%
187Columbia, SCSC879,9181.3%
188Faribault, MNMN69,9391.3%
189LaGrange, GAGA107,0971.3%
190St. Simons, GAGA118,5241.3%
191Clarksdale, MSMS19,8491.3%
192Greensboro, NCNC805,9451.3%
193Jefferson, GAGA99,2651.3%
194Del Rio, TXTX47,8351.3%
195Kennewick, WAWA324,3341.3%
196Morristown, TNTN128,8671.3%
197Hudson, NYNY60,1681.3%
198Cornelia, GAGA50,4161.3%
199Sebring, FLFL111,1221.3%
200Picayune, MSMS59,3631.3%
201Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.3%
202Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2731.3%
203Sherman, TXTX153,6131.3%
204Logan, UTUT160,8891.2%
205Laurel, MSMS82,2811.2%
206Henderson, KYKY57,1841.2%
207Waterbury, CTCT463,3491.2%
208Enterprise, ALAL56,9531.2%
209Yakima, WAWA259,1851.2%
210Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.2%
211Killeen, TXTX511,4971.2%
212Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5511.2%
213Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.2%
214San Diego, CACA3,282,2481.2%
215Astoria, OROR40,9261.2%
216Bainbridge, GAGA29,4321.2%
217Sedalia, MOMO44,2541.2%
218Savannah, GAGA438,3141.2%
219Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131.2%
220Salem, OROR445,8141.2%
221Vernal, UTUT38,2781.2%
222Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831.2%
223Charleston, SCSC889,2631.2%
224Gainesville, TXTX44,4611.2%
225Atchison, KSKS16,1721.2%
226Fort Wayne, ININ466,2581.1%
227Red Wing, MNMN48,1951.1%
228Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381.1%
229Washington, ININ34,2091.1%
230Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591.1%
231Merced, CACA297,2601.1%
232Allentown, PAPA887,6151.1%
233St. George, UTUT213,6701.1%
234Kingston, NYNY183,3301.1%
235Norfolk, NENE49,2281.1%
236Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0251.1%
237Lake City, FLFL74,0941.1%
238Ogden, UTUT672,7841.1%
239Mount Airy, NCNC72,2871.1%
240Greeley, COCO378,4261.1%
241Manhattan, KSKS136,1221.1%
242East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.1%
243Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421.1%
244Walla Walla, WAWA62,3611.1%
245Spartanburg, SCSC407,6561.1%
246Pinehurst, NCNC110,6191.1%
247Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.1%
248Kinston, NCNC55,8371.1%
249Lincoln, NENE352,0811.1%
250Clovis, NMNM65,2701.1%
251Provo, UTUT773,4261.0%
252Wilmington, NCNC492,7721.0%
253Corsicana, TXTX57,1811.0%
254Denver, COCO3,092,0371.0%
255Lexington, KYKY535,1741.0%
256Burley, IDID49,3081.0%
257Springfield, MAMA464,3381.0%
258Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9751.0%
259Knoxville, TNTN968,1371.0%
260Frankfort, KYKY77,8741.0%
261Reading, PAPA440,0721.0%
262Clarksville, TNTN349,0011.0%
263Kankakee, ILIL105,5251.0%
264Salisbury, MDMD131,8721.0%
265Warner Robins, GAGA208,0911.0%
266Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231.0%
267Portland, OROR2,542,2821.0%
268Manchester, NHNH433,4151.0%
269Arkansas City, KSKS34,3821.0%
270Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6451.0%
271Lafayette, ININ228,4681.0%
272Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581.0%
273Le Mars, IAIA25,6971.0%
274Okeechobee, FLFL42,6081.0%
275Hanford, CACA154,3271.0%
276Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181.0%
277Cleveland, TNTN134,0571.0%
278Morehead City, NCNC70,4691.0%
279Wichita, KSKS663,8090.9%
280Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.9%
281Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.9%
282Franklin, KYKY20,7880.9%
283Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.9%
284Brookings, OROR22,6210.9%
285Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.9%
286Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.9%
287Scranton, PAPA574,4180.9%
288Williston, NDND41,7670.9%
289El Centro, CACA181,4110.9%
290Enid, OKOK61,7790.9%
291Seneca, SCSC83,7750.9%
292Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.9%
293Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.9%
294Brookings, SDSD37,6350.9%
295Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.9%
296Lacey, WAWA304,2610.9%
297Lawton, OKOK127,5900.9%
298Branson, MOMO57,0010.9%
299Auburn, ALAL208,0130.9%
300Staunton, VAVA129,6920.9%
301Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.9%
302Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.9%
303Augusta, GAGA641,2310.9%
304Dover, DEDE194,7860.9%
305Boulder, COCO328,5600.9%
306Torrington, CTCT114,6900.8%
307Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.8%
308Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.8%
309Norwich, CTCT284,0150.8%
310Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.8%
311Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.8%
312Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.8%
313Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.8%
314Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.8%
315Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.8%
316Amherst, MAMA164,0650.8%
317Yuba City, CACA187,4780.8%
318Alice, TXTX45,3830.8%
319Wilson, NCNC81,1500.8%
320Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.8%
321The Dalles, OROR26,3100.8%
322Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.8%
323Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.8%
324Jackson, MSMS609,8470.8%
325Brevard, NCNC34,2110.8%
326St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.8%
327Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.8%
328Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.8%
329Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.8%
330Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.8%
331Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.8%
332Sonora, CACA53,1600.8%
333Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.8%
334Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.7%
335Jackson, WYWY36,5870.7%
336Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.7%
337Monroe, LALA222,3900.7%
338Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.7%
339Cordele, GAGA19,2370.7%
340Waco, TXTX308,8070.7%
341Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.7%
342Victoria, TXTX99,8640.7%
343Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.7%
344Eugene, OROR381,5840.7%
345San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.7%
346Shreveport, LALA383,4740.7%
347Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.7%
348New Bern, NCNC127,3580.7%
349Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.7%
350Deltona, FLFL746,9330.7%
351Longview, TXTX297,3150.7%
352Bend, OROR266,3760.7%
353Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.7%
354Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.7%
355Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.7%
356Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.7%
357Crossville, TNTN66,3000.7%
358Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.7%
359Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.7%
360Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.7%
361Warsaw, ININ80,8920.7%
362Clearlake, CACA67,7720.7%
363Aberdeen, SDSD41,5830.7%
364Marion, NCNC45,1980.7%
365Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.7%
366Paragould, ARAR47,4110.7%
367Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.7%
368Zapata, TXTX13,7530.7%
369Opelousas, LALA80,7650.7%
370Susanville, CACA28,1170.7%
371Boise City, IDID864,2430.7%
372Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.6%
373Talladega, ALAL91,7640.6%
374Rockford, ILIL337,2420.6%
375Tyler, TXTX252,5490.6%
376Daphne, ALAL267,7610.6%
377Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.6%
378Evanston, WYWY23,4150.6%
379Springfield, OHOH135,3400.6%
380Watertown, NYNY111,5400.6%
381Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.6%
382Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.6%
383Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.6%
384Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.6%
385Laramie, WYWY38,5580.6%
386Montrose, COCO44,5910.6%
387Borger, TXTX19,6330.6%
388McAllen, TXTX921,5490.6%
389Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.6%
390Danville, VAVA101,1370.6%
391Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.6%
392Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.6%
393El Paso, TXTX881,2910.6%
394Corvallis, OROR97,7280.6%
395Putnam, CTCT98,0960.6%
396Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.6%
397Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.6%
398Canton, OHOH400,2460.6%
399Midland, TXTX193,1390.6%
400Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.6%
401Minot, NDND75,6940.6%
402Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.6%
403Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.6%
404Abilene, TXTX185,4290.6%
405Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.6%
406Chico, CACA209,2110.6%
407Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.6%
408Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.6%
409Beeville, TXTX32,5150.6%
410Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.6%
411Champaign, ILIL239,9790.6%
412Greenville, NCNC182,9360.6%
413Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.6%
414Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.6%
415Winchester, TNTN45,5790.6%
416Pullman, WAWA48,5120.6%
417Ukiah, CACA88,1220.6%
418Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.6%
419Americus, GAGA33,3940.6%
420Watertown, WIWI86,5050.6%
421Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.6%
422Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.6%
423Bay City, TXTX36,4630.6%
424Mobile, ALAL411,6580.6%
425Angola, ININ34,7990.6%
426El Campo, TXTX42,0600.6%
427Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.6%
428Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.6%
429Dayton, OHOH826,5540.6%
430Sumter, SCSC105,0670.6%
431Connersville, ININ23,5330.6%
432Jackson, TNTN184,5690.6%
433Dublin, GAGA60,3510.6%
434Eureka, CACA131,6470.6%
435Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.5%
436Granbury, TXTX70,5010.5%
437Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.5%
438Longview, WAWA114,8850.5%
439Silver City, NMNM27,2520.5%
440Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.5%
441Truckee, CACA101,9110.5%
442Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.5%
443Redding, CACA181,6480.5%
444Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.5%
445Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.5%
446Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.5%
447Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.5%
448McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.5%
449Miami, OKOK30,4380.5%
450Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.5%
451Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.5%
452Odessa, TXTX173,8010.5%
453Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.5%
454Madison, WIWI709,6850.5%
455Albany, NYNY915,8350.5%
456Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.5%
457Natchez, MSMS54,7220.5%
458Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.5%
459Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.5%
460Mankato, MNMN104,9070.5%
461Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.5%
462Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.5%
463Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.5%
464Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.5%
465San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.5%
466Palatka, FLFL77,7340.5%
467Shelby, NCNC103,3250.5%
468Harrison, ARAR45,6540.5%
469Pierre, SDSD20,5880.5%
470Bishop, CACA18,1580.5%
471Springfield, MOMO500,6940.5%
472Topeka, KSKS233,0520.5%
473Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.5%
474Bloomington, ININ165,2310.5%
475Tifton, GAGA51,2370.5%
476Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.5%
477Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.5%
478Duncan, OKOK44,3100.5%
479Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.5%
480Medford, OROR221,7950.5%
481Durant, OKOK51,3670.5%
482Centralia, WAWA88,0620.5%
483Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.5%
484Boone, NCNC54,7860.5%
485Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.5%
486Laredo, TXTX281,2240.5%
487Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.5%
488Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.5%
489Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.5%
490Ames, IAIA128,0900.5%
491Lima, OHOH100,8810.4%
492Española, NMNM39,8320.4%
493Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.4%
494Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.4%
495York, PAPA473,1970.4%
496Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.4%
497Dothan, ALAL156,2660.4%
498Auburn, NYNY74,3650.4%
499Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.4%
500Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.4%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest central american share?

Lexington, NE ranks #1 with 14.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by central american share?

Lexington, NE, Worthington, MN, Liberal, KS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Columbus, NE.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

909 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is central american share measured?

Share of all residents who are Central American origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).