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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 891

Highest Central American population share, US metro areas · 2020

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. Worthington, MN leads at 13.9%. 891 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 6.0%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.4%.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Worthington, MNMN22,33813.9%
02Lexington, NENE26,25510.8%
03Liberal, KSKS21,0738.0%
04Washington, DCDC6,465,7247.8%
05Columbus, NENE46,5836.7%
06Russellville, ALAL32,4496.6%
07Grand Island, NENE78,0766.6%
08Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4416.5%
09Miami, FLFL6,391,0725.9%
10Trenton, NJNJ399,2895.6%
11Cedartown, GAGA45,5145.4%
12Houston, TXTX7,904,6275.4%
13Fort Payne, ALAL74,0855.4%
14Guymon, OKOK20,3225.2%
15Rome, GAGA101,3785.2%
16Clewiston, FLFL61,5465.1%
17Dodge City, KSKS33,9934.9%
18New Orleans, LALA970,8494.6%
19Huron, SDSD19,6244.5%
20Marshall, MOMO23,2654.5%
21Storm Lake, IAIA20,4494.5%
22Jasper, ININ44,0164.3%
23Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064.3%
24San Francisco, CACA4,630,0414.2%
25Gainesville, GAGA226,5684.2%
26Summerville, GAGA25,3004.1%
27Albertville, ALAL103,5374.1%
28Monticello, NYNY80,5863.9%
29Shelton, WAWA71,1653.9%
30Winchester, VAVA152,3323.9%
31Fremont, NENE38,0573.7%
32Garden City, KSKS37,5053.6%
33Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.4%
34Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1553.4%
35Seaford, DEDE277,1403.4%
36Monticello, ININ25,1643.4%
37Naples, FLFL417,1313.2%
38Sanford, NCNC70,2583.2%
39Durham, NCNC625,4853.1%
40Easton, MDMD38,2383.1%
41Dalton, GAGA147,8193.1%
42Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263.0%
43Fayetteville, ARAR622,1773.0%
44New York, NYNY20,112,4482.9%
45Riverside, CACA4,769,0072.9%
46Goldsboro, NCNC122,2782.8%
47Willmar, MNMN44,7202.8%
48Key West, FLFL80,4062.7%
49Cape Coral, FLFL875,6072.5%
50Joplin, MOMO208,7962.5%
51Fort Smith, ARAR234,1402.5%
52Sevierville, TNTN101,3422.5%
53Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.4%
54Providence, RIRI1,708,1612.4%
55Cornelia, GAGA50,4162.4%
56Vallejo, CACA455,3762.4%
57Reno, NVNV578,7342.4%
58Richmond, VAVA1,389,3382.4%
59Edwards, COCO54,2912.3%
60Emporia, KSKS34,8382.3%
61Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8302.3%
62Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.2%
63Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7212.2%
64Alamosa, COCO27,8962.2%
65Arkansas City, KSKS34,3822.2%
66Salinas, CACA433,7292.2%
67Cookeville, TNTN152,4772.1%
68Bakersfield, CACA927,0682.0%
69Shelbyville, TNTN55,2732.0%
70Slidell, LALA279,1082.0%
71Muscatine, IAIA41,8532.0%
72Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.0%
73Forrest City, ARAR21,8001.9%
74Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9661.9%
75Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7811.9%
76Douglas, GAGA52,8611.9%
77Othello, WAWA21,4881.9%
78Logansport, ININ37,8361.8%
79Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.8%
80Napa, CACA132,9491.8%
81Russellville, ARAR84,9321.8%
82Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821.8%
83Burlington, NCNC186,1771.8%
84Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.8%
85Oxnard, CACA830,8511.8%
86Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761.7%
87Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.7%
88Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451.7%
89Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071.7%
90Arcadia, FLFL37,0781.7%
91Austin, TXTX2,620,9451.7%
92Weatherford, OKOK39,0591.7%
93Marshall, MNMN25,6841.7%
94Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441.6%
95San Jose, CACA1,984,4731.6%
96Carson, NVNV58,5711.6%
97Fresno, CACA1,203,3831.6%
98Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.6%
99North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2331.6%
100Okeechobee, FLFL42,6081.6%
101Chambersburg, PAPA160,6521.5%
102St. George, UTUT213,6701.5%
103Washington, ININ34,2091.5%
104Santa Rosa, CACA486,4441.5%
105Dumas, TXTX21,8911.5%
106Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201.5%
107Hastings, NENE40,5771.5%
108North Port, FLFL948,1581.5%
109Crestview, FLFL315,0981.5%
110Del Rio, TXTX47,8351.4%
111Hickory, NCNC376,8901.4%
112Stockton, CACA823,8151.4%
113Baton Rouge, LALA888,6991.4%
114Santa Maria, CACA442,0651.4%
115Modesto, CACA557,7191.4%
116Breckenridge, COCO39,0691.4%
117Rifle, COCO80,0991.4%
118Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.4%
119Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.4%
120Moultrie, GAGA47,4381.4%
121Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3771.4%
122Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2061.4%
123Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161.4%
124Elkhart, ININ208,7741.3%
125Hagerstown, MDMD315,2801.3%
126Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6381.3%
127Merced, CACA297,2601.3%
128Kearney, NENE57,9621.3%
129Hereford, TXTX18,6261.3%
130Bowling Green, KYKY197,1801.3%
131Seymour, ININ47,3701.3%
132Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5511.3%
133East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.2%
134Tampa, FLFL3,418,8951.2%
135Huntsville, TXTX83,8421.2%
136Hammond, LALA141,3461.2%
137Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741.2%
138Athens, GAGA224,1481.2%
139Greenville, SCSC1,014,1011.2%
140Sebastian, FLFL172,7991.2%
141Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771.2%
142Altus, OKOK24,7641.2%
143Hanford, CACA154,3271.2%
144Omaha, NENE1,009,8361.2%
145Columbus, GAGA324,8301.2%
146Tyler, TXTX252,5491.2%
147Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081.1%
148Natchez, MSMS54,7221.1%
149Gainesville, FLFL359,0361.1%
150Stephenville, TXTX43,9111.1%
151Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521.1%
152El Dorado, ARAR36,9261.1%
153Vineland, NJNJ157,1481.1%
154Sherman, TXTX153,6131.1%
155Kingston, NYNY183,3301.1%
156Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1371.1%
157Killeen, TXTX511,4971.1%
158Jefferson, GAGA99,2651.1%
159Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8131.1%
160Corsicana, TXTX57,1811.1%
161Wenatchee, WAWA128,4141.1%
162Salisbury, MDMD131,8721.1%
163Walla Walla, WAWA62,3611.0%
164Enterprise, ALAL56,9531.0%
165Statesboro, GAGA97,9771.0%
166Allentown, PAPA887,6151.0%
167Jacksonville, NCNC217,1751.0%
168Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.0%
169Le Mars, IAIA25,6971.0%
170El Centro, CACA181,4111.0%
171Dover, DEDE194,7861.0%
172San Diego, CACA3,282,2481.0%
173Lakeland, FLFL874,7901.0%
174Chattanooga, TNTN594,5301.0%
175Cambridge, MDMD33,6281.0%
176Brenham, TXTX38,2881.0%
177Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7911.0%
178Charleston, SCSC889,2631.0%
179Sonora, CACA53,1601.0%
180Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131.0%
181Beaumont, TXTX399,3101.0%
182Twin Falls, IDID123,9011.0%
183San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401.0%
184Gadsden, ALAL103,8861.0%
185Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831.0%
186Newberry, SCSC39,5610.9%
187Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.9%
188Salem, OROR445,8140.9%
189Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.9%
190College Station, TXTX287,4760.9%
191Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.9%
192Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.9%
193Provo, UTUT773,4260.9%
194Palestine, TXTX59,8050.9%
195Decatur, ALAL160,3260.9%
196Asheville, NCNC422,3450.9%
197Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.9%
198Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.9%
199Panama City, FLFL231,1740.9%
200Franklin, KYKY20,7880.9%
201Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.9%
202Worcester, MAMA888,5020.9%
203Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.9%
204Picayune, MSMS59,3630.9%
205Hermiston, OROR93,7210.9%
206Logan, UTUT160,8890.9%
207Visalia, CACA485,1460.9%
208Atchison, KSKS16,1720.9%
209Lafayette, LALA423,7580.9%
210Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.9%
211Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.9%
212Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.9%
213Henderson, KYKY57,1840.9%
214Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.9%
215Española, NMNM39,8320.9%
216Houma, LALA199,6680.9%
217Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.9%
218Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.8%
219Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.8%
220Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.8%
221St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.8%
222New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.8%
223Washington, NCNC44,6700.8%
224Greeley, COCO378,4260.8%
225Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.8%
226Reading, PAPA440,0720.8%
227Newport, TNTN37,8890.8%
228Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.8%
229Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.8%
230Ocala, FLFL442,6600.8%
231Plymouth, ININ46,5990.8%
232Ogden, UTUT672,7840.8%
233Portland, OROR2,542,2820.8%
234Jackson, TNTN184,5690.8%
235Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.8%
236Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.8%
237Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.8%
238Watertown, SDSD29,5620.8%
239Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.8%
240Corinth, MSMS34,5690.8%
241Medford, OROR221,7950.8%
242Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.8%
243Staunton, VAVA129,6920.8%
244Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.8%
245Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.8%
246Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.8%
247Plainview, TXTX36,7000.8%
248Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.8%
249Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.8%
250Denver, COCO3,092,0370.8%
251Gainesville, TXTX44,4610.8%
252Morristown, TNTN128,8670.8%
253Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.8%
254Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.8%
255El Campo, TXTX42,0600.8%
256Lawton, OKOK127,5900.7%
257Springfield, MAMA464,3380.7%
258Lacey, WAWA304,2610.7%
259Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.7%
260Austin, MNMN40,9710.7%
261Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.7%
262Alice, TXTX45,3830.7%
263Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.7%
264Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.7%
265Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.7%
266Evanston, WYWY23,4150.7%
267Columbia, SCSC879,9180.7%
268Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.7%
269Lincoln, NENE352,0810.7%
270Talladega, ALAL91,7640.7%
271Fallon, NVNV25,8510.7%
272Faribault, MNMN69,9390.7%
273Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.7%
274Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.7%
275Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.7%
276LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.7%
277Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.7%
278Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.7%
279Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.7%
280Norfolk, NENE49,2280.7%
281Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.7%
282Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.7%
283Clovis, NMNM65,2700.7%
284Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.7%
285Morgan City, LALA46,5520.7%
286Yakima, WAWA259,1850.7%
287Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.7%
288Athens, TNTN71,5900.7%
289Kahului, HIHI160,6740.7%
290Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.7%
291Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.7%
292Manchester, NHNH433,4150.7%
293Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.7%
294Searcy, ARAR80,0850.7%
295Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.7%
296Lexington, KYKY535,1740.6%
297Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.6%
298Savannah, GAGA438,3140.6%
299Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.6%
300Daphne, ALAL267,7610.6%
301Bend, OROR266,3760.6%
302Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.6%
303Kinston, NCNC55,8370.6%
304Shreveport, LALA383,4740.6%
305Scranton, PAPA574,4180.6%
306Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.6%
307Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.6%
308Mobile, ALAL411,6580.6%
309Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.6%
310Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.6%
311Lafayette, ININ228,4680.6%
312Sebring, FLFL111,1220.6%
313Abilene, TXTX185,4290.6%
314Columbus, ININ85,7290.6%
315Mexico, MOMO24,5280.6%
316North Platte, NENE33,9720.6%
317Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.6%
318Victoria, TXTX99,8640.6%
319Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.6%
320Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.6%
321Eugene, OROR381,5840.6%
322Boulder, COCO328,5600.6%
323Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.6%
324Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.6%
325The Dalles, OROR26,3100.6%
326Laredo, TXTX281,2240.6%
327San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.6%
328Waycross, GAGA57,6700.6%
329Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.6%
330Wichita, KSKS663,8090.6%
331Pierre, SDSD20,5880.6%
332Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.6%
333Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.6%
334Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.6%
335Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.6%
336McAllen, TXTX921,5490.6%
337Odessa, TXTX173,8010.6%
338Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.6%
339Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.6%
340Waco, TXTX308,8070.6%
341Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.6%
342Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.6%
343Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.6%
344Durango, COCO56,8980.6%
345Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.5%
346Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.5%
347Yuba City, CACA187,4780.5%
348Henderson, NCNC42,6380.5%
349Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.5%
350Branson, MOMO57,0010.5%
351Eureka, CACA131,6470.5%
352Redding, CACA181,6480.5%
353Beeville, TXTX32,5150.5%
354Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.5%
355Watertown, NYNY111,5400.5%
356Taos, NMNM34,5640.5%
357New Iberia, LALA66,8460.5%
358Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.5%
359Centralia, WAWA88,0620.5%
360Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.5%
361Mankato, MNMN104,9070.5%
362Ozark, ALAL49,9120.5%
363Deltona, FLFL746,9330.5%
364Augusta, GAGA641,2310.5%
365Paris, TXTX63,3190.5%
366Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.5%
367Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.5%
368Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.5%
369Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.5%
370Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.5%
371Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.5%
372Hilo, HIHI210,0430.5%
373Amherst, MAMA164,0650.5%
374Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.5%
375Jackson, WYWY36,5870.5%
376Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.5%
377Albany, GAGA145,5100.5%
378Hailey, IDID32,4360.5%
379Winchester, TNTN45,5790.5%
380Michigan City, ININ111,2940.5%
381Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.5%
382Vernon, TXTX12,4810.5%
383Seneca, SCSC83,7750.5%
384Wilson, NCNC81,1500.5%
385Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.5%
386Burley, IDID49,3080.5%
387Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.5%
388Bay City, TXTX36,4630.5%
389Longview, TXTX297,3150.5%
390New Bern, NCNC127,3580.5%
391Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.5%
392Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.5%
393Salina, KSKS59,1210.5%
394Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.5%
395Jackson, MSMS609,8470.5%
396Vincennes, ININ35,6520.5%
397Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.5%
398Marion, NCNC45,1980.5%
399Midland, TXTX193,1390.5%
400Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.5%
401Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
402Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.5%
403Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.5%
404Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.5%
405Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.5%
406St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.5%
407Holland, MIMI123,1880.4%
408Albany, NYNY915,8350.4%
409Longview, WAWA114,8850.4%
410Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.4%
411Pueblo, COCO169,2770.4%
412Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.4%
413Palatka, FLFL77,7340.4%
414Minot, NDND75,6940.4%
415Salem, OHOH99,3770.4%
416Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.4%
417Hudson, NYNY60,1680.4%
418Canton, OHOH400,2460.4%
419Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.4%
420Chico, CACA209,2110.4%
421Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.4%
422Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.4%
423Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.4%
424Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.4%
425Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.4%
426Florence, ALAL156,6090.4%
427Greenville, NCNC182,9360.4%
428Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.4%
429Bonham, TXTX39,2650.4%
430Madison, WIWI709,6850.4%
431Snyder, TXTX16,1620.4%
432Brookings, SDSD37,6350.4%
433Uvalde, TXTX24,9630.4%
434Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.4%
435Susanville, CACA28,1170.4%
436Clearlake, CACA67,7720.4%
437Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.4%
438Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.4%
439Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.4%
440Hays, KSKS29,0750.4%
441Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.4%
442Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.4%
443El Paso, TXTX881,2910.4%
444Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.4%
445Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.4%
446Alexandria, LALA147,9520.4%
447Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.4%
448Carroll, IAIA20,3030.4%
449Topeka, KSKS233,0520.4%
450Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.4%
451Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.4%
452Price, UTUT20,6800.4%
453Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.4%
454Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.4%
455Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.4%
456Warsaw, ININ80,8920.4%
457Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.4%
458Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.4%
459Rochester, MNMN231,1840.4%
460Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.4%
461Bogalusa, LALA44,9370.4%
462Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.4%
463Elmira, NYNY80,4150.4%
464Lewiston, IDID65,4500.4%
465Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.4%
466Lake City, FLFL74,0940.3%
467Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.3%
468Forest City, NCNC65,7450.3%
469Riverton, WYWY39,4640.3%
470Pullman, WAWA48,5120.3%
471Somerset, KYKY67,3840.3%
472Dayton, OHOH826,5540.3%
473Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.3%
474Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.3%
475Auburn, NYNY74,3650.3%
476Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.3%
477Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.3%
478Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.3%
479DeRidder, LALA36,6730.3%
480Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%
481Erie, PAPA265,8320.3%
482Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.3%
483Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.3%
484Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.3%
485Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.3%
486Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.3%
487Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.3%
488Connersville, ININ23,5330.3%
489Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.3%
490Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.3%
491Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.3%
492Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.3%
493Peoria, ILIL363,5050.3%
494West Plains, MOMO40,7980.3%
495Roswell, NMNM63,3640.3%
496Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.3%
497Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.3%
498Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.3%
499Rockford, ILIL337,2420.3%
500Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.3%
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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?

Worthington, MN ranks #1 with 13.9% (2020 American Community Survey).

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

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

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

891 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).