RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 411 SHOWN OF 411

Highest Nicaraguan population share, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Nicaraguan origin (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Nicaraguan residents as a percentage of total population. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL leads at 2.3%. 411 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN SHAREVS –

USUnited States308,745,5380.1%–

01Miami, FLFL6,391,0722.3%–

02Key West, FLFL80,4062.0%–

03Carson, NVNV58,5710.7%–

04San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.7%–

05New Orleans, LALA970,8490.6%–

06Lexington, NENE26,2550.4%–

07Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.4%–

08Naples, FLFL417,1310.3%–

09Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.3%–

10Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.3%–

11Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.3%–

12Worthington, MNMN22,3380.3%–

13Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.3%–

14Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.3%–

15Rifle, COCO80,0990.3%–

16Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.3%–

17Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.3%–

18Fremont, NENE38,0570.3%–

19Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.2%–

20Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.2%–

21Susanville, CACA28,1170.2%–

22Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.2%–

23Frankfort, ININ33,3220.2%–

24Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.2%–

25Branson, MOMO57,0010.2%–

26Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.2%–

27Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.2%–

28Modesto, CACA557,7190.2%–

29Stockton, CACA823,8150.2%–

30Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.2%–

31Vallejo, CACA455,3760.2%–

32Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.2%–

33San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.2%–

34Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.2%–

35Albany, GAGA145,5100.2%–

36Auburn, ALAL208,0130.2%–

37Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.2%–

38Casper, WYWY80,5260.2%–

39Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.2%–

40Grand Island, NENE78,0760.2%–

41Reno, NVNV578,7340.2%–

42Staunton, VAVA129,6920.2%–

43Wilson, NCNC81,1500.2%–

44Ocala, FLFL442,6600.2%–

45Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.2%–

46Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.2%–

47Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.2%–

48Norfolk, NENE49,2280.1%–

49Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.1%–

50Emporia, KSKS34,8380.1%–

51Dalton, GAGA147,8190.1%–

52Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.1%–

53Logansport, ININ37,8360.1%–

54Redding, CACA181,6480.1%–

55Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.1%–

56Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.1%–

57Hickory, NCNC376,8900.1%–

58Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%–

59North Port, FLFL948,1580.1%–

60Jackson, MSMS609,8470.1%–

61Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.1%–

62Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.1%–

63Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%–

64Crestview, FLFL315,0980.1%–

65Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%–

66Hudson, NYNY60,1680.1%–

67Monroe, LALA222,3900.1%–

68Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.1%–

69Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.1%–

70Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.1%–

71Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.1%–

72Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.1%–

73Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.1%–

74Winchester, VAVA152,3320.1%–

75Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.1%–

76Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%–

77Plainview, TXTX36,7000.1%–

78Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.1%–

79Deltona, FLFL746,9330.1%–

80Panama City, FLFL231,1740.1%–

81Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%–

82Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%–

83Hammond, LALA141,3460.1%–

84Boone, NCNC54,7860.1%–

85Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%–

86Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%–

87New York, NYNY20,112,4480.1%–

88Ruston, LALA48,3600.1%–

89Marshall, MOMO23,2650.1%–

90Ukiah, CACA88,1220.1%–

91Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.1%–

92Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%–

93Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.1%–

94Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.1%–

95Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.1%–

96Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.1%–

97Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%–

98Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.1%–

99Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%–

100Shreveport, LALA383,4740.1%–

101Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1180.1%–

102Effingham, ILIL44,7270.1%–

103Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%–

104Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%–

105East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.1%–

106Dover, DEDE194,7860.1%–

107Hanford, CACA154,3270.1%–

108Janesville, WIWI166,4720.1%–

109Warsaw, ININ80,8920.1%–

110Allentown, PAPA887,6150.1%–

111Columbia, SCSC879,9180.1%–

112Lafayette, LALA423,7580.1%–

113Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.1%–

114San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%–

115Bishop, CACA18,1580.1%–

116Lafayette, ININ228,4680.1%–

117Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%–

118Durango, COCO56,8980.1%–

119Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%–

120Clearlake, CACA67,7720.1%–

121Crescent City, CACA26,4100.1%–

122San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%–

123Boise City, IDID864,2430.1%–

124Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.1%–

125Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.1%–

126Clovis, NMNM65,2700.1%–

127Jackson, WYWY36,5870.1%–

128Athens, OHOH63,1970.1%–

129Borger, TXTX19,6330.1%–

130Evansville, ININ273,7860.1%–

131Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.1%–

132Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.1%–

133Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.1%–

134Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.1%–

135Mount Airy, NCNC72,2870.1%–

136Vernal, UTUT38,2780.1%–

137Monticello, NYNY80,5860.1%–

138Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%–

139Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.1%–

140Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.1%–

141Greeley, COCO378,4260.1%–

142Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%–

143Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%–

144Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%–

145Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%–

146Liberal, KSKS21,0730.1%–

147Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%–

148Burley, IDID49,3080.1%–

149Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.1%–

150Columbus, GAGA324,8300.1%–

151Laredo, TXTX281,2240.1%–

152New Bern, NCNC127,3580.1%–

153Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.1%–

154Brenham, TXTX38,2880.1%–

155Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%–

156Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%–

157Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.1%–

158Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.1%–

159Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%–

160Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.1%–

161Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%–

162El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.1%–

163Malvern, ARAR33,4510.1%–

164Owosso, MIMI67,6810.1%–

165Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.1%–

166Killeen, TXTX511,4970.1%–

167Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.1%–

168Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%–

169Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%–

170Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%–

171Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%–

172Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%–

173Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%–

174Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%–

175Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%–

176Merced, CACA297,2600.0%–

177Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%–

178Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

179Alexandria, LALA147,9520.0%–

180Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

181Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.0%–

182El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%–

183Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%–

184Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%–

185Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%–

186Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%–

187Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

188Truckee, CACA101,9110.0%–

189Athens, TXTX88,5950.0%–

190Yuba City, CACA187,4780.0%–

191York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

192Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

193Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%–

194Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.0%–

195Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%–

196Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%–

197Midland, MIMI83,7540.0%–

198Minot, NDND75,6940.0%–

199Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%–

200Brevard, NCNC34,2110.0%–

201Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%–

202Napa, CACA132,9490.0%–

203Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.0%–

204Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%–

205Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%–

206Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%–

207Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.0%–

208Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

209Chico, CACA209,2110.0%–

210Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%–

211St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%–

212Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

213Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%–

214Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

215Ozark, ALAL49,9120.0%–

216Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.0%–

217Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.0%–

218Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%–

219Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

220Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%–

221Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

222Opelousas, LALA80,7650.0%–

223Decatur, ILIL99,3000.0%–

224Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%–

225Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.0%–

226Logan, UTUT160,8890.0%–

227Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%–

228Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.0%–

229St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%–

230Athens, GAGA224,1480.0%–

231Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.0%–

232Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%–

233San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.0%–

234College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

235Shelton, WAWA71,1650.0%–

236Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%–

237Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%–

238Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

239Albertville, ALAL103,5370.0%–

240Sonora, CACA53,1600.0%–

241Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%–

242Show Low, AZAZ109,9460.0%–

243Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%–

244Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.0%–

245Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.0%–

246Victoria, TXTX99,8640.0%–

247Minden, LALA34,9480.0%–

248Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%–

249Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%–

250Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

251Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%–

252Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

253Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%–

254Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%–

255Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.0%–

256Houma, LALA199,6680.0%–

257Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

258Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

259Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

260Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.0%–

261Pella, IAIA34,1920.0%–

262Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%–

263Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%–

264Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0020.0%–

265Angola, ININ34,7990.0%–

266Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%–

267Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%–

268Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%–

269Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.0%–

270Worcester, MAMA888,5020.0%–

271Española, NMNM39,8320.0%–

272Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

273Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%–

274New Iberia, LALA66,8460.0%–

275Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%–

276Sebring, FLFL111,1220.0%–

277Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%–

278Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

279Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%–

280Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

281Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%–

282Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%–

283Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

284Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%–

285Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

286Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%–

287Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

288Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%–

289Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%–

290Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.0%–

291Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%–

292Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%–

293Ames, IAIA128,0900.0%–

294Dothan, ALAL156,2660.0%–

295Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%–

296St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%–

297Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%–

298Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.0%–

299Pullman, WAWA48,5120.0%–

300Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

301Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.0%–

302Daphne, ALAL267,7610.0%–

303Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%–

304Sparta, WIWI46,5720.0%–

305Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

306Paris, TXTX63,3190.0%–

307Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

308Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

309Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

310Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%–

311Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5990.0%–

312Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%–

313Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

314Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%–

315Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.0%–

316Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%–

317Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%–

318Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%–

319Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%–

320Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

321Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

322Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

323Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%–

324Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

325Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%–

326Lewiston, MEME116,4870.0%–

327Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%–

328Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.0%–

329Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%–

330Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

331Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%–

332Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.0%–

333Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

334Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.0%–

335Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%–

336Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

337Elkhart, ININ208,7740.0%–

338Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

339Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.0%–

340Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

341Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%–

342Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%–

343Rome, GAGA101,3780.0%–

344Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%–

345Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.0%–

346Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%–

347Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

348Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

349Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%–

350Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

351Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.0%–

352Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%–

353South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

354Sayre, PAPA59,6000.0%–

355St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%–

356Morgan City, LALA46,5520.0%–

357Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%–

358Bloomington, ININ165,2310.0%–

359Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%–

360Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%–

361Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%–

362Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.0%–

363Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%–

364Alpena, MIMI28,8530.0%–

365Winchester, TNTN45,5790.0%–

366McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%–

367Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%–

368Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

369Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%–

370Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.0%–

371Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

372Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%–

373Portland, MEME577,6350.0%–

374Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%–

375Hermiston, OROR93,7210.0%–

376Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

377Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%–

378Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.0%–

379Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

380Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.0%–

381Meridian, MSMS85,4190.0%–

382Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

383Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%–

384Indiana, PAPA82,8780.0%–

385Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.0%–

386Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%–

387Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

388El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%–

389Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

390Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%–

391Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%–

392Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

393Midland, TXTX193,1390.0%–

394DeRidder, LALA36,6730.0%–

395State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

396Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.0%–

397Lawton, OKOK127,5900.0%–

398Auburn, NYNY74,3650.0%–

399Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

400Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.0%–

401Forest City, NCNC65,7450.0%–

402Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%–

403Lacey, WAWA304,2610.0%–

404Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%–

405Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%–

406Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

407Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.0%–

408Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%–

409Washington, NCNC44,6700.0%–

410Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%–

411Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%–

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest nicaraguan share?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks #1 with 2.3% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by nicaraguan share?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Key West-Key Largo, FL, Carson City, NV, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, New Orleans-Metairie, LA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

411 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is nicaraguan share measured?

Share of all residents who are Nicaraguan origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.