Which metro area has the highest central american population?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks #1 with 936,359 (2024 American Community Survey).

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

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.

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 population measured?

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

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 409 SHOWN OF 909

Largest Central American population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

501Arkansas City, KSKS34,382341+62%

502Jefferson City, MOMO152,712340+196%

503Concord, NHNH158,078339+299%

504Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691331+1279%

505Scottsboro, ALAL54,281329+153%

506Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083326−0%

507Auburn, NYNY74,365325+75%

508Orangeburg, SCSC83,177322+1913%

509Port Angeles, WAWA78,202321+89%

510Kapaa, HIHI73,400316+187%

511Brookings, SDSD37,635316+690%

512Elizabeth City, NCNC42,201314+330%

513Snyder, TXTX16,162313+1856%

514Morgantown, WVWV141,995313+116%

515Paragould, ARAR47,411310+6%

516Janesville, WIWI166,472310−50%

517Gettysburg, PAPA107,594309+46%

518Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808304+22%

519Grants Pass, OROR87,867302−23%

520Marion, NCNC45,198301+267%

521Milledgeville, GAGA44,029301+217%

522Columbus, ININ85,729296+8%

523Show Low, AZAZ109,946295+278%

524Gaffney, SCSC58,275289+54%

525Charleston, WVWV200,170287+70%

526Rexburg, IDID69,380286+151%

527Hereford, TXTX18,626277+1285%

528Dublin, GAGA60,351274+1613%

529Lawrence, KSKS120,920273+20%

530Coldwater, MIMI45,993271+834%

531Clarksdale, MSMS19,849270–

532Montrose, COCO44,591268+1575%

533Pullman, WAWA48,512267+266%

534Forest City, NCNC65,745266−47%

535Jackson, WYWY36,587266+82%

536Spencer, IAIA16,202266+1673%

537Massena, NYNY105,488263−2%

538Brevard, NCNC34,211262+254%

539Aberdeen, SDSD41,583255+3543%

540Boone, NCNC54,786255+59%

541Big Spring, TXTX30,504253+54%

542Le Mars, IAIA25,697253+873%

543Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319251+434%

544Winchester, TNTN45,579251+1469%

545Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138251+348%

546Richmond, ININ66,169250+252%

547Terre Haute, ININ169,241250+257%

548Amsterdam, NYNY50,046250+7%

549DuBois, PAPA78,100246+1347%

550Greenwood, SCSC95,215245−12%

551Williamsport, PAPA112,587244+205%

552Muncie, ININ113,106242+241%

553Natchez, MSMS54,722241+244%

554Manitowoc, WIWI81,710240+627%

555Warrensburg, MOMO56,670240−25%

556Wheeling, WVWV134,089240+445%

557Tifton, GAGA51,237239+80%

558Searcy, ARAR80,085236+52%

559Jonesboro, ARAR139,440235+75%

560Corbin, KYKY150,040235+63%

561Laramie, WYWY38,558234+5750%

562Alexander City, ALAL40,953234–

563El Campo, TXTX42,060233+81%

564Lewiston, MEME116,487233−3%

565Ontario, OROR60,085232+7%

566Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838229+349%

567Elko, NVNV56,682228+516%

568Roswell, NMNM63,364226+0%

569Dubuque, IAIA99,381226+270%

570Durant, OKOK51,367225–

571Harrison, ARAR45,654224+559%

572Laurinburg, NCNC33,322224+293%

573Athens, TXTX88,595222+46%

574Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060221+262%

575Athens, TNTN71,590221+1005%

576Mountain Home, IDID29,465220+659%

577McMinnville, TNTN43,717220+162%

578Cheyenne, WYWY102,938219+398%

579Brookings, OROR22,621218–

580Marion, ININ66,524217+1450%

581Glasgow, KYKY56,224216+89%

582Kalispell, MTMT115,429216+3500%

583Barre, VTVT59,652214+128%

584Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,063210+58%

585The Dalles, OROR26,310209+809%

586Forrest City, ARAR21,800208+373%

587Klamath Falls, OROR70,274208−5%

588Portsmouth, OHOH71,365207+41%

589Duncan, OKOK44,310206+1371%

590Steamboat Springs, COCO38,451206+243%

591Blackfoot, IDID51,153206+238%

592Brigham City, UTUT70,405205+74%

593Cedar City, UTUT67,141204+285%

594Wooster, OHOH116,758204−3%

595Altoona, PAPA119,541203+39%

596Bay City, TXTX36,463203+480%

597Pocatello, IDID91,591202+149%

598Muskogee, OKOK66,708201+319%

599Susanville, CACA28,117198−34%

600Lewisburg, PAPA42,313197−4%

601Brookhaven, MSMS35,012196–

602Angola, ININ34,799194+266%

603Missoula, MTMT128,698193–

604Heber, UTUT81,655192+18%

605Jackson, MIMI159,552192+143%

606Billings, MTMT193,603191+139%

607Newport, OROR50,636190+2275%

608Rock Springs, WYWY41,267190−30%

609Americus, GAGA33,394189+491%

610Waycross, GAGA57,670188–

611Franklin, KYKY20,788187–

612Atchison, KSKS16,172187–

613Lewisburg, TNTN38,071186–

614Stevens Point, WIWI71,943186+589%

615Stillwater, OKOK83,889186+244%

616Ardmore, OKOK48,910182+96%

617Augusta, MEME129,067182+109%

618Marquette, MIMI68,064180+900%

619Seneca Falls, NYNY32,883180+718%

620Battle Creek, MIMI133,408179+189%

621Española, NMNM39,832179+1690%

622Beeville, TXTX32,515179+36%

623Paris, TXTX63,319175+133%

624Sandpoint, IDID54,420174+1143%

625Brownwood, TXTX38,711174+480%

626Oshkosh, WIWI174,218169+51%

627Alma, MIMI41,190169+231%

628Indiana, PAPA82,878169+99%

629Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914167+1185%

630Rolla, MOMO45,247167+36%

631New Iberia, LALA66,846166−23%

632Batavia, NYNY58,416165+200%

633Fairmont, WVWV55,584160+3100%

634Gallup, NMNM68,119160+48%

635Carbondale, ILIL52,501160+310%

636Winona, MNMN50,523159+156%

637Fargo, NDND269,528158+68%

638Sandusky, OHOH112,777158+2157%

639Miami, OKOK30,438158+163%

640Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912158+168%

641Las Vegas, NMNM30,311155–

642Starkville, MSMS62,063154+67%

643Mansfield, OHOH124,893152+3%

644Silver City, NMNM27,252150+1%

645Grand Forks, NDND105,046150+341%

646Hutchinson, KSKS61,539149+181%

647Weatherford, OKOK39,059147+107%

648Athens, OHOH63,197145+130%

649Bartlesville, OKOK54,037145+113%

650Cordele, GAGA19,237145–

651Brattleboro, VTVT45,204144−11%

652Tupelo, MSMS133,167141−53%

653Johnstown, PAPA128,968141+156%

654Bonham, TXTX39,265141−11%

655Gillette, WYWY48,145138+77%

656Ottawa, ILIL145,902138+52%

657Traverse City, MIMI156,972138+345%

658Clinton, IAIA46,002136+2167%

659Galesburg, ILIL47,767134+168%

660Shawano, WIWI45,759133+129%

661Casper, WYWY80,526132−19%

662Centralia, ILIL36,382132+915%

663Cullman, ALAL94,009131+424%

664Evanston, WYWY23,415130+400%

665Alamogordo, NMNM70,368130−20%

666Madisonville, KYKY45,127129+416%

667Tahlequah, OKOK49,196129+438%

668Findlay, OHOH75,034129+174%

669Connersville, ININ23,533129+231%

670Richmond, KYKY131,806129+93%

671Ada, OKOK38,528128+6300%

672Sayre, PAPA59,600128+327%

673Vincennes, ININ35,652128+374%

674Weirton, WVWV112,468128+125%

675Bluefield, WVWV96,138127+274%

676Los Alamos, NMNM19,407126+1160%

677Sterling, ILIL54,121126+3%

678Corning, NYNY91,855125+16%

679Defiance, OHOH38,292125+635%

680Pontiac, ILIL35,057125+594%

681Somerset, KYKY67,384124+158%

682Borger, TXTX19,633123+186%

683Raymondville, TXTX19,971122+154%

684Henderson, NCNC42,638121+1000%

685Oxford, MSMS71,972121+39%

686Ozark, ALAL49,912120−42%

687Salina, KSKS59,121120+69%

688Taylorville, ILIL33,443120+145%

689Hailey, IDID32,436119+159%

690Owatonna, MNMN37,464119+37%

691Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823119+1222%

692Menomonie, WIWI46,223118+203%

693Adrian, MIMI97,779117+70%

694Marion, ILIL67,225117+46%

695Celina, OHOH42,737115+311%

696Fayetteville, TNTN36,853114−53%

697Cortland, NYNY45,850114+115%

698Port Townsend, WAWA33,970112+300%

699Safford, AZAZ40,157112–

700Kirksville, MOMO29,824111+200%

701Ponca City, OKOK43,490111+517%

702McComb, MSMS52,640110+2100%

703Nogales, AZAZ50,020109−18%

704Brenham, TXTX38,288108−18%

705Meridian, MSMS85,419108+17%

706Wabash, ININ30,713107–

707Cambridge, OHOH38,379107+257%

708Saginaw, MIMI187,688106−27%

709Platteville, WIWI52,446106+2020%

710Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,215105+304%

711Marinette, WIWI65,515105+483%

712Paris, TNTN32,896105+5150%

713Kokomo, ININ83,904105−18%

714Mason City, IAIA49,710104+39%

715McAlester, OKOK43,320104–

716Moscow, IDID41,842103+472%

717Kingsville, TXTX30,315102+31%

718Pine Bluff, ARAR70,211102−14%

719Ellensburg, WAWA48,80398+1300%

720Brainerd, MNMN100,56298+20%

721Norwalk, OHOH58,25097+52%

722Shawnee, OKOK75,10297−42%

723Troy, ALAL33,68897+471%

724Cadillac, MIMI49,71996+256%

725Meadville, PAPA81,79296+586%

726Fremont, OHOH58,65595+252%

727Natchitoches, LALA36,08995+4%

728Gloversville, NYNY52,21695+579%

729Madison, ININ33,27994+755%

730Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93894−10%

731Union City, TNTN30,06793+520%

732Zapata, TXTX13,75392–

733Bemidji, MNMN47,05592+2200%

734Keene, NHNH78,26992+10%

735Carlsbad, NMNM62,50992+268%

736Bishop, CACA18,15891−31%

737Greeneville, TNTN73,83190+592%

738Hood River, OROR23,72090+96%

739Jacksonville, ILIL37,38190+96%

740Tiffin, OHOH54,52290+2900%

741Bogalusa, LALA44,93790−62%

742Olean, NYNY75,39090+131%

743Sidney, OHOH48,06590+2150%

744Mountain Home, ARAR42,98289+16%

745Bangor, MEME157,96789+17%

746Newport, TNTN37,88988+47%

747Cañon City, COCO50,03988−16%

748Rutland, VTVT59,65387+295%

749Pierre, SDSD20,58887–

750Scottsbluff, NENE36,27285+9%

751Decatur, ILIL99,30084−13%

752West Plains, MOMO40,79883+655%

753Decatur, ININ36,65083+822%

754Greensburg, ININ26,57683–

755Hays, KSKS29,07583+219%

756Mayfield, KYKY37,05083−79%

757Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42883+361%

758Urbana, OHOH38,82081+138%

759Wahpeton, NDND23,01980–

760Danville, KYKY56,98578+39%

761Washington Court House, OHOH28,55276+204%

762Vicksburg, MSMS41,75975+200%

763Plainview, TXTX36,70075−68%

764Effingham, ILIL44,72773+70%

765Hutchinson, MNMN36,63173+356%

766Sparta, WIWI46,57272+13%

767Andrews, TXTX18,91472–

768Middlesborough, KYKY22,82972–

769Durango, COCO56,89871−39%

770Washington, NCNC44,67071−67%

771Midland, MIMI83,75471−12%

772DeRidder, LALA36,67370+21%

773Payson, AZAZ53,80170+106%

774Rochelle, ILIL51,39970−22%

775Salem, OHOH99,37770+250%

776Clarksburg, WVWV88,14270+900%

777Elkins, WVWV26,88269+103%

778Murray, KYKY39,42168+183%

779Dyersburg, TNTN36,32067+509%

780Kerrville, TXTX54,03765−40%

781Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08164+256%

782Carroll, IAIA20,30364+121%

783Ruston, LALA48,36063−39%

784Pikeville, KYKY89,12263+125%

785Uvalde, TXTX24,96362+11%

786Crescent City, CACA26,41062+41%

787Dickinson, NDND39,14261+1120%

788Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40461−14%

789Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52760–

790Peru, ININ34,48760−70%

791Zanesville, OHOH87,01459+743%

792Taos, NMNM34,56459+228%

793Owosso, MIMI67,68158−8%

794Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90458–

795Sheridan, WYWY33,24158+81%

796Van Wert, OHOH29,01357–

797Farmington, NMNM120,34056−21%

798New Castle, ININ49,13754+500%

799Parkersburg, WVWV87,26454+184%

800Deming, NMNM25,40753+121%

801Marion, OHOH65,11553+18%

802Mitchell, SDSD25,91353+112%

803Sturgis, MIMI60,96853+66%

804Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04151+82%

805Charleston, ILIL46,60751–

806Beckley, WVWV109,94050+163%

807Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49748+860%

808Great Bend, KSKS24,79048−35%

809Greencastle, ININ37,87647–

810Stephenville, TXTX43,91147–

811Rice Lake, WIWI46,48446−47%

812Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88045+221%

813Vidalia, GAGA36,18044−80%

814Lewiston, IDID65,45044−60%

815Campbellsville, KYKY38,40744−25%

816Big Rapids, MIMI42,32043−42%

817Lock Haven, PAPA37,87043+59%

818Rockingham, NCNC42,04143−60%

819Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65543+8%

820Somerset, PAPA72,00443+438%

821Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79143–

822Cody, WYWY31,17142+500%

823Dixon, ILIL32,91441+17%

824Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13841+720%

825Danville, ILIL71,25940–

826Elmira, NYNY80,41540+208%

827McPherson, KSKS30,06440+18%

828North Platte, NENE33,97239−79%

829Quincy, ILIL74,14639+26%

830Lewistown, PAPA46,12738+0%

831Ottawa, KSKS26,29936+177%

832New Ulm, MNMN25,51735+40%

833Lincoln, ILIL27,18234+36%

834Wilmington, OHOH42,30134+183%

835La Grande, OROR25,90033−13%

836Spearfish, SDSD29,45933+313%

837Oil City, PAPA49,34633+50%

838Farmington, MOMO67,80932–

839Columbus, MSMS67,14432−42%

840Huntington, ININ37,22431+158%

841Laconia, NHNH65,14731−21%

842Pella, IAIA34,19231+72%

843Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90930+43%

844Bucyrus, OHOH41,89629−53%

845Huntingdon, PAPA43,00129–

846Alexandria, MNMN40,12029–

847Burlington, IAIA44,06129−9%

848Albert Lea, MNMN30,44027+108%

849Ashland, OHOH52,52327−44%

850Yankton, SDSD23,63526+24%

851Bradford, PAPA38,98426−52%

852Beatrice, NENE21,71125−22%

853Toccoa, GAGA27,85425–

854Camden, ARAR26,36325−38%

855Helena, MTMT97,15324+85%

856Hillsdale, MIMI45,73824+4%

857Marietta, OHOH58,38924−60%

858El Dorado, ARAR36,92623−83%

859Juneau city and, AKAK31,60922−8%

860Pampa, TXTX21,78622+144%

861Canton, ILIL32,90122+10%

862Ketchikan, AKAK13,54921+75%

863Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14721+75%

864Hermitage, PAPA107,86020−76%

865Magnolia, ARAR21,89420–

866Maryville, MOMO20,17419+73%

867Bennington, VTVT36,63018−51%

868Petoskey, MIMI33,77518−18%

869Grenada, MSMS30,22217+143%

870Ludington, MIMI29,04016–

871Auburn, ININ44,53516+0%

872Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57516+23%

873Mexico, MOMO24,52816−84%

874Coshocton, OHOH37,18815–

875Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11815−48%

876Elk City, OKOK22,15914−76%

877Jesup, GAGA32,48113−80%

878Selma, ALAL35,14013–

879Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30213−93%

880Minden, LALA34,94811−63%

881Houghton, MIMI40,02811−69%

882Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59911−89%

883Winnemucca, NVNV17,26711−65%

884Lebanon, MOMO36,94310−23%

885Macomb, ILIL25,9169+80%

886Warren, PAPA37,0389−63%

887Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0778–

888Baker City, OROR16,6588−78%

889Greenville, OHOH51,5207+17%

890Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0027−83%

891Woodward, OKOK19,8277−71%

892Alpena, MIMI28,8537−75%

893Freeport, ILIL43,2206−92%

894Cleveland, MSMS28,2626–

895Price, UTUT20,6805–

896Chillicothe, OHOH76,4295−58%

897Escanaba, MIMI36,5824−85%

898Martin, TNTN33,2614−97%

899Sweetwater, TXTX14,1174–

900Vermillion, SDSD15,0314–

901Malvern, ARAR33,4513−94%

902Sterling, COCO20,6543−91%

903Vernon, TXTX12,4813–

904Bay City, MIMI102,1232−98%

905Crawfordsville, ININ38,9542−83%

906Blytheville, ARAR37,8282−50%

907Hannibal, MOMO38,9691−92%

908Bedford, ININ45,5681−93%

909Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1931−99%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES