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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 849

Highest South American population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are South American origin (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: South American residents as a percentage of total population. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL leads at 10.5%. 849 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 14 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Miami, FLFL6,391,07210.5%
02Orlando, FLFL2,957,6725.7%
03New York, NYNY20,112,4484.9%
04Naples, FLFL417,1313.9%
05Washington, DCDC6,465,7242.9%
06East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1792.6%
07Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.6%
08Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952.6%
09Nantucket, MAMA14,7582.3%
10Cape Coral, FLFL875,6072.3%
11Provo, UTUT773,4262.1%
12Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7212.1%
13Sebastian, FLFL172,7992.0%
14Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3772.0%
15North Port, FLFL948,1581.8%
16Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771.7%
17Houston, TXTX7,904,6271.7%
18Lakeland, FLFL874,7901.7%
19Okeechobee, FLFL42,6081.6%
20Allentown, PAPA887,6151.6%
21Key West, FLFL80,4061.6%
22Ocala, FLFL442,6601.6%
23Gainesville, FLFL359,0361.5%
24Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.5%
25Deltona, FLFL746,9331.5%
26Sonora, CACA53,1601.4%
27Edwards, COCO54,2911.4%
28Monticello, NYNY80,5861.4%
29Hailey, IDID32,4361.4%
30Jackson, WYWY36,5871.3%
31Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4411.3%
32Boston, MAMA5,034,2211.3%
33Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8081.3%
34Sebring, FLFL111,1221.3%
35Juneau city and, AKAK31,6091.3%
36Worcester, MAMA888,5021.3%
37Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.3%
38Providence, RIRI1,708,1611.2%
39Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.2%
40Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9661.2%
41College Station, TXTX287,4761.2%
42San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411.2%
43Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.2%
44Garden City, KSKS37,5051.2%
45Williston, NDND41,7671.2%
46Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821.1%
47Greenville, SCSC1,014,1011.1%
48Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2451.1%
49Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301.1%
50Reading, PAPA440,0721.1%
51Ruidoso, NMNM19,8441.1%
52Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261.0%
53Kingston, NYNY183,3301.0%
54Oxnard, CACA830,8511.0%
55Athens, GAGA224,1481.0%
56San Jose, CACA1,984,4731.0%
57Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.9%
58Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.9%
59Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.9%
60Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.9%
61Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.9%
62Boulder, COCO328,5600.9%
63Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.9%
64Dover, DEDE194,7860.9%
65Asheville, NCNC422,3450.9%
66Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.9%
67Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.9%
68Amherst, MAMA164,0650.8%
69Madison, WIWI709,6850.8%
70Grand Island, NENE78,0760.8%
71Heber, UTUT81,6550.8%
72Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.8%
73Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.8%
74San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.8%
75Rexburg, IDID69,3800.8%
76Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.8%
77Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.8%
78Durham, NCNC625,4850.8%
79Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.8%
80Logan, UTUT160,8890.8%
81Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.8%
82Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.8%
83Madison, ININ33,2790.8%
84Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.8%
85Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.7%
86Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.7%
87Ogden, UTUT672,7840.7%
88Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.7%
89Vallejo, CACA455,3760.7%
90Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.7%
91Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.7%
92Denver, COCO3,092,0370.7%
93Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.7%
94Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.7%
95Price, UTUT20,6800.7%
96Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.7%
97Manchester, NHNH433,4150.7%
98Springfield, MAMA464,3380.7%
99Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.7%
100Forest City, NCNC65,7450.7%
101Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.7%
102Elkhart, ININ208,7740.7%
103Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.7%
104Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.6%
105Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.6%
106Fallon, NVNV25,8510.6%
107St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.6%
108Odessa, TXTX173,8010.6%
109Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.6%
110Winchester, VAVA152,3320.6%
111Albany, NYNY915,8350.6%
112Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.6%
113Scranton, PAPA574,4180.6%
114Corvallis, OROR97,7280.6%
115Austin, MNMN40,9710.6%
116Yankton, SDSD23,6350.6%
117Oxford, MSMS71,9720.6%
118Sanford, NCNC70,2580.6%
119Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.6%
120Salinas, CACA433,7290.6%
121Kahului, HIHI160,6740.6%
122Logansport, ININ37,8360.6%
123Burlington, NCNC186,1770.6%
124Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.6%
125South Bend, ININ324,5380.6%
126Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.6%
127Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.6%
128Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.6%
129Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.6%
130Rifle, COCO80,0990.6%
131Watertown, NYNY111,5400.6%
132Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.6%
133Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.6%
134Hood River, OROR23,7200.6%
135New Orleans, LALA970,8490.6%
136Crestview, FLFL315,0980.6%
137Pullman, WAWA48,5120.6%
138Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.6%
139Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.6%
140Charleston, SCSC889,2630.6%
141Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.6%
142Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.5%
143Bonham, TXTX39,2650.5%
144Napa, CACA132,9490.5%
145Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.5%
146Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.5%
147Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.5%
148Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.5%
149Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.5%
150Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.5%
151Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.5%
152Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.5%
153San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.5%
154Cortland, NYNY45,8500.5%
155Burlington, VTVT227,8030.5%
156La Grande, OROR25,9000.5%
157Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.5%
158Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.5%
159St. George, UTUT213,6700.5%
160Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.5%
161Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.5%
162Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.5%
163Astoria, OROR40,9260.5%
164Plymouth, ININ46,5990.5%
165Hudson, NYNY60,1680.5%
166Columbus, NENE46,5830.5%
167Reno, NVNV578,7340.5%
168Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.5%
169Hays, KSKS29,0750.5%
170Wilson, NCNC81,1500.5%
171Portland, OROR2,542,2820.5%
172Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
173Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.5%
174Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.5%
175Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.5%
176Eureka, CACA131,6470.5%
177Vernal, UTUT38,2780.5%
178Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.5%
179Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.5%
180Slidell, LALA279,1080.5%
181Cedar City, UTUT67,1410.5%
182Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.5%
183Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.4%
184Rochester, MNMN231,1840.4%
185Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.4%
186Lawton, OKOK127,5900.4%
187Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.4%
188Faribault, MNMN69,9390.4%
189Ukiah, CACA88,1220.4%
190Champaign, ILIL239,9790.4%
191Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.4%
192York, PAPA473,1970.4%
193Staunton, VAVA129,6920.4%
194New Bern, NCNC127,3580.4%
195Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.4%
196Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.4%
197Eugene, OROR381,5840.4%
198Dublin, GAGA60,3510.4%
199Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.4%
200Seaford, DEDE277,1400.4%
201Starkville, MSMS62,0630.4%
202San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.4%
203Lacey, WAWA304,2610.4%
204Lake City, FLFL74,0940.4%
205Lafayette, ININ228,4680.4%
206Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.4%
207Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.4%
208Ames, IAIA128,0900.4%
209Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.4%
210El Centro, CACA181,4110.4%
211Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.4%
212Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.4%
213Bloomington, ININ165,2310.4%
214Rolla, MOMO45,2470.4%
215Scottsbluff, NENE36,2720.4%
216Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.4%
217Panama City, FLFL231,1740.4%
218Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.4%
219Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.4%
220Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.4%
221Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.4%
222Columbia, SCSC879,9180.4%
223Taos, NMNM34,5640.4%
224Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.4%
225Stockton, CACA823,8150.4%
226Athens, OHOH63,1970.4%
227Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.4%
228Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.4%
229Killeen, TXTX511,4970.4%
230Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.4%
231Tyler, TXTX252,5490.4%
232Marion, ININ66,5240.4%
233Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.4%
234Dickinson, NDND39,1420.4%
235Wilmington, OHOH42,3010.4%
236Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.4%
237Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.4%
238Janesville, WIWI166,4720.4%
239Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.4%
240Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.4%
241Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.4%
242Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.4%
243Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.4%
244Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.4%
245Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.4%
246Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.4%
247Brookings, SDSD37,6350.4%
248Paris, TNTN32,8960.4%
249Jamestown, NDND21,4140.4%
250Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.4%
251Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.4%
252Wichita, KSKS663,8090.4%
253Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.4%
254Niles, MIMI152,4440.4%
255Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.4%
256Midland, TXTX193,1390.4%
257Helena, MTMT97,1530.4%
258Laredo, TXTX281,2240.4%
259Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.4%
260Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.4%
261Columbus, GAGA324,8300.4%
262Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.4%
263Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.4%
264Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.4%
265Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.4%
266Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.4%
267Augusta, GAGA641,2310.4%
268Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.4%
269Utica, NYNY285,6110.4%
270Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.4%
271State College, PAPA157,3930.3%
272Palestine, TXTX59,8050.3%
273Lexington, NENE26,2550.3%
274Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.3%
275Batavia, NYNY58,4160.3%
276Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.3%
277Carson, NVNV58,5710.3%
278Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.3%
279Willmar, MNMN44,7200.3%
280Easton, MDMD38,2380.3%
281Sandpoint, IDID54,4200.3%
282Fremont, OHOH58,6550.3%
283Greeley, COCO378,4260.3%
284Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.3%
285Huron, SDSD19,6240.3%
286Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.3%
287Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.3%
288Racine, WIWI198,9190.3%
289Modesto, CACA557,7190.3%
290Seneca, SCSC83,7750.3%
291Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.3%
292Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.3%
293Savannah, GAGA438,3140.3%
294Othello, WAWA21,4880.3%
295Winona, MNMN50,5230.3%
296Danville, VAVA101,1370.3%
297Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.3%
298Bend, OROR266,3760.3%
299Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.3%
300Moscow, IDID41,8420.3%
301Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.3%
302Cañon City, COCO50,0390.3%
303Bennington, VTVT36,6300.3%
304Lexington, KYKY535,1740.3%
305Auburn, ALAL208,0130.3%
306Watertown, WIWI86,5050.3%
307Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.3%
308Keene, NHNH78,2690.3%
309Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.3%
310Bangor, MEME157,9670.3%
311Waco, TXTX308,8070.3%
312Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.3%
313Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.3%
314Dalton, GAGA147,8190.3%
315Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.3%
316Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.3%
317Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.3%
318Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.3%
319Rockford, ILIL337,2420.3%
320Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.3%
321Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.3%
322Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.3%
323Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.3%
324Missoula, MTMT128,6980.3%
325El Paso, TXTX881,2910.3%
326Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.3%
327Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.3%
328Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.3%
329Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.3%
330Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.3%
331Farmington, MOMO67,8090.3%
332Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.3%
333Redding, CACA181,6480.3%
334Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.3%
335Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.3%
336Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.3%
337Victoria, TXTX99,8640.3%
338Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.3%
339Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.3%
340Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.3%
341Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.3%
342Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.3%
343Laconia, NHNH65,1470.3%
344Merced, CACA297,2600.3%
345Bishop, CACA18,1580.3%
346Nogales, AZAZ50,0200.3%
347Elmira, NYNY80,4150.3%
348Salina, KSKS59,1210.3%
349Hermiston, OROR93,7210.3%
350New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.3%
351Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.3%
352Moberly, MOMO24,5130.3%
353Lafayette, LALA423,7580.3%
354The Villages, FLFL157,7720.3%
355Athens, TNTN71,5900.3%
356Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.3%
357Bedford, ININ45,5680.3%
358Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.3%
359Toledo, OHOH599,3760.3%
360Dayton, OHOH826,5540.3%
361Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.3%
362Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.3%
363Washington, NCNC44,6700.3%
364Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.3%
365Columbia, MOMO219,0620.3%
366Findlay, OHOH75,0340.3%
367Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.3%
368Boone, NCNC54,7860.3%
369Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.3%
370Cullman, ALAL94,0090.3%
371Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230.3%
372Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.3%
373Billings, MTMT193,6030.3%
374Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.3%
375McAllen, TXTX921,5490.3%
376Palatka, FLFL77,7340.3%
377Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.3%
378Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.3%
379Pueblo, COCO169,2770.3%
380Daphne, ALAL267,7610.3%
381Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.3%
382Menomonie, WIWI46,2230.3%
383Portland, MEME577,6350.3%
384Sumter, SCSC105,0670.3%
385Greenville, NCNC182,9360.2%
386Auburn, NYNY74,3650.2%
387Elko, NVNV56,6820.2%
388Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.2%
389Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.2%
390Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.2%
391Decatur, ILIL99,3000.2%
392Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.2%
393Sparta, WIWI46,5720.2%
394Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.2%
395Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.2%
396Barre, VTVT59,6520.2%
397Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.2%
398Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.2%
399Henderson, NCNC42,6380.2%
400Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.2%
401Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.2%
402Newport, OROR50,6360.2%
403Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.2%
404Houma, LALA199,6680.2%
405Medford, OROR221,7950.2%
406Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.2%
407Jesup, GAGA32,4810.2%
408Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.2%
409Cody, WYWY31,1710.2%
410Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.2%
411Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.2%
412Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.2%
413Minot, NDND75,6940.2%
414Truckee, CACA101,9110.2%
415Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.2%
416Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.2%
417Spokane, WAWA608,0120.2%
418Americus, GAGA33,3940.2%
419Safford, AZAZ40,1570.2%
420Visalia, CACA485,1460.2%
421Marietta, OHOH58,3890.2%
422Crescent City, CACA26,4100.2%
423Hanford, CACA154,3270.2%
424Lewiston, MEME116,4870.2%
425Clearlake, CACA67,7720.2%
426La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.2%
427Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.2%
428Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.2%
429Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.2%
430Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.2%
431Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.2%
432Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.2%
433Hickory, NCNC376,8900.2%
434Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.2%
435Huntington, ININ37,2240.2%
436Casper, WYWY80,5260.2%
437Freeport, ILIL43,2200.2%
438St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.2%
439Bismarck, NDND139,7500.2%
440Lincoln, NENE352,0810.2%
441Florence, SCSC201,3920.2%
442Altus, OKOK24,7640.2%
443Lansing, MIMI479,7220.2%
444Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.2%
445Salem, OROR445,8140.2%
446Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.2%
447Durant, OKOK51,3670.2%
448Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.2%
449Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.2%
450Warren, PAPA37,0380.2%
451Michigan City, ININ111,2940.2%
452Concord, NHNH158,0780.2%
453Yakima, WAWA259,1850.2%
454Alamosa, COCO27,8960.2%
455Appleton, WIWI249,8760.2%
456Canton, ILIL32,9010.2%
457Roseburg, OROR111,9510.2%
458Norfolk, NENE49,2280.2%
459Douglas, GAGA52,8610.2%
460Russellville, ARAR84,9320.2%
461Clovis, NMNM65,2700.2%
462Richmond, KYKY131,8060.2%
463Greensburg, ININ26,5760.2%
464Fargo, NDND269,5280.2%
465Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.2%
466Corning, NYNY91,8550.2%
467Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.2%
468Sturgis, MIMI60,9680.2%
469Burlington, IAIA44,0610.2%
470Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.2%
471Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.2%
472Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.2%
473Mobile, ALAL411,6580.2%
474Columbus, MSMS67,1440.2%
475Hilo, HIHI210,0430.2%
476Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.2%
477Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%
478Yuba City, CACA187,4780.2%
479Meridian, MSMS85,4190.2%
480Midland, MIMI83,7540.2%
481Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.2%
482Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.2%
483Houghton, MIMI40,0280.2%
484Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.2%
485Mankato, MNMN104,9070.2%
486Albany, GAGA145,5100.2%
487Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.2%
488Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.2%
489Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.2%
490Elkins, WVWV26,8820.2%
491Springfield, MOMO500,6940.2%
492Somerset, PAPA72,0040.2%
493Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.2%
494Paducah, KYKY102,2590.2%
495Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.2%
496Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.2%
497Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.2%
498Worthington, MNMN22,3380.2%
499Liberal, KSKS21,0730.2%
500Akron, OHOH701,7800.2%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest south american share?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks #1 with 10.5% (2020 American Community Survey).

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

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Naples-Marco Island, FL, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

849 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is south american share measured?

Share of all residents who are South American origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).