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Largest Costa Rican population, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 26,689. 377 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000
01New York, NYNY20,112,44826,689
02Miami, FLFL6,391,07211,749
03Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44111,613
04Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1183,536
05Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8303,236
06Washington, DCDC6,465,7243,148
07San Francisco, CACA4,630,0412,902
08Boston, MAMA5,034,2212,896
09Riverside, CACA4,769,0072,892
10Orlando, FLFL2,957,6722,371
11Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952,226
12Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822,190
13Houston, TXTX7,904,6272,180
14Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572,005
15Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,908
16Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381,278
17San Diego, CACA3,282,2481,196
18Trenton, NJNJ399,2891,170
19Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261,065
20Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781963
21Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,295866
22Seattle, WAWA4,161,883853
23New Orleans, LALA970,849825
24Greenville, SCSC1,014,101761
25Cape Coral, FLFL875,607717
26Sacramento, CACA2,477,274685
27Allentown, PAPA887,615631
28San Jose, CACA1,984,473597
29Portland, OROR2,542,282572
30San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140549
31Reno, NVNV578,734540
32Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720514
33Denver, COCO3,092,037495
34Oxnard, CACA830,851482
35Nashville, TNTN2,197,416479
36Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500447
37Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682432
38Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721408
39Austin, TXTX2,620,945392
40Nantucket, MAMA14,758388
41Providence, RIRI1,708,161380
42Worcester, MAMA888,502368
43St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421359
44Palm Bay, FLFL663,982345
45Hickory, NCNC376,890343
46Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966333
47Bakersfield, CACA927,068331
48Asheville, NCNC422,345331
49Stockton, CACA823,815328
50Baton Rouge, LALA888,699314
51Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213311
52Naples, FLFL417,131308
53Jackson, MSMS609,847304
54Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685301
55Richmond, VAVA1,389,338297
56North Port, FLFL948,158286
57Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695279
58Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377268
59Gainesville, GAGA226,568266
60Kingsland, GAGA60,143254
61Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010244
62Albany, NYNY915,835243
63Greensboro, NCNC805,945240
64Lexington Park, MDMD211,176238
65Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377235
66Colorado Springs, COCO781,796232
67Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214219
68Columbus, OHOH2,242,028201
69Winchester, VAVA152,332198
70Fayetteville, NCNC395,412193
71Fort Collins, COCO377,292192
72Columbus, GAGA324,830185
73Detroit, MIMI4,390,913182
74Deltona, FLFL746,933182
75Santa Maria, CACA442,065179
76Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766177
77Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992175
78Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273170
79East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179166
80Savannah, GAGA438,314166
81Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775165
82Sevierville, TNTN101,342164
83Springfield, MAMA464,338164
84Charleston, SCSC889,263159
85Lakeland, FLFL874,790158
86Erie, PAPA265,832154
87Ocala, FLFL442,660150
88Gainesville, FLFL359,036147
89Lancaster, PAPA563,159140
90Napa, CACA132,949139
91Santa Cruz, CACA258,852138
92Amsterdam, NYNY50,046138
93Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858135
94Killeen, TXTX511,497135
95Anchorage, AKAK405,821134
96Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645132
97Kahului, HIHI160,674131
98El Paso, TXTX881,291128
99Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653126
100Santa Rosa, CACA486,444126
101Columbia, SCSC879,918125
102Augusta, GAGA641,231122
103Rockford, ILIL337,242122
104Fayetteville, ARAR622,177116
105Chattanooga, TNTN594,530115
106Rochester, NYNY1,056,149113
107Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553110
108Provo, UTUT773,426110
109Seaford, DEDE277,140109
110Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551107
111Montgomery, ALAL388,747106
112Slidell, LALA279,108105
113Albuquerque, NMNM925,279101
114Topeka, KSKS233,052100
115Palatka, FLFL77,73498
116Salinas, CACA433,72997
117Durham, NCNC625,48596
118Kankakee, ILIL105,52595
119Chambersburg, PAPA160,65295
120Lansing, MIMI479,72294
121Gulfport, MSMS431,32993
122College Station, TXTX287,47693
123Warner Robins, GAGA208,09193
124Houma, LALA199,66888
125Ogden, UTUT672,78488
126Salem, OROR445,81487
127Peoria, ILIL363,50586
128Cañon City, COCO50,03984
129South Bend, ININ324,53883
130Utica, NYNY285,61183
131Bend, OROR266,37682
132Dayton, OHOH826,55480
133Madison, WIWI709,68580
134Wilson, NCNC81,15078
135Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20677
136Syracuse, NYNY652,27376
137Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81376
138Eugene, OROR381,58476
139Beaumont, TXTX399,31076
140Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04775
141Kapaa, HIHI73,40075
142Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15472
143Fresno, CACA1,203,38372
144San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36772
145Racine, WIWI198,91972
146Boise City, IDID864,24372
147Spokane, WAWA608,01270
148Canton, OHOH400,24669
149Crestview, FLFL315,09868
150Rome, GAGA101,37868
151Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66667
152Arcadia, FLFL37,07867
153Vineland, NJNJ157,14864
154Edwards, COCO54,29164
155Rexburg, IDID69,38063
156Clarksville, TNTN349,00162
157Portland, MEME577,63562
158Vallejo, CACA455,37661
159Toledo, OHOH599,37660
160Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48660
161Springfield, MOMO500,69459
162Knoxville, TNTN968,13758
163Marion, NCNC45,19858
164Rochester, MNMN231,18457
165Johnson City, TNTN216,41657
166Sumter, SCSC105,06756
167Dalton, GAGA147,81956
168Harrisburg, PAPA617,42755
169Lafayette, ININ228,46855
170Lewiston, MEME116,48754
171Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19154
172Eau Claire, WIWI176,64754
173Wichita, KSKS663,80954
174Morgan City, LALA46,55253
175Tallahassee, FLFL397,44253
176Greenwood, SCSC95,21552
177Charleston, WVWV200,17051
178Reading, PAPA440,07251
179Burlington, VTVT227,80351
180State College, PAPA157,39350
181Okeechobee, FLFL42,60850
182North Platte, NENE33,97248
183Little Rock, ARAR777,60747
184Champaign, ILIL239,97946
185Bremerton, WAWA283,37446
186New Bern, NCNC127,35845
187Enterprise, ALAL56,95344
188Redding, CACA181,64843
189Corning, NYNY91,85543
190Jacksonville, NCNC217,17543
191Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01442
192Scranton, PAPA574,41842
193Green Bay, WIWI336,75642
194Boulder, COCO328,56042
195Bangor, MEME157,96741
196Laredo, TXTX281,22441
197Hanford, CACA154,32740
198Danville, KYKY56,98540
199Waterloo, IAIA169,18940
200St. George, UTUT213,67039
201Watertown, WIWI86,50539
202Flint, MIMI401,09338
203Rice Lake, WIWI46,48438
204Lewiston, IDID65,45038
205Kingston, NYNY183,33038
206Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24537
207Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80837
208Honolulu, HIHI988,70337
209Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86437
210Massena, NYNY105,48836
211Manhattan, KSKS136,12236
212Mobile, ALAL411,65835
213Columbia, MOMO219,06235
214Durango, COCO56,89835
215Lawton, OKOK127,59034
216Grants Pass, OROR87,86734
217Lynchburg, VAVA269,16934
218Hinesville, GAGA91,87034
219Cleveland, TNTN134,05733
220Ithaca, NYNY104,04733
221Columbus, ININ85,72932
222Corvallis, OROR97,72832
223Port Angeles, WAWA78,20232
224Ukiah, CACA88,12231
225Hagerstown, MDMD315,28031
226Mount Airy, NCNC72,28731
227Winnemucca, NVNV17,26731
228Gadsden, ALAL103,88630
229Pensacola, FLFL544,94930
230Santa Fe, NMNM156,90730
231Enid, OKOK61,77930
232Albertville, ALAL103,53729
233Omaha, NENE1,009,83629
234Barnstable, MAMA233,53928
235St. Cloud, MNMN205,85428
236Tupelo, MSMS133,16728
237Sebastian, FLFL172,79928
238Fort Wayne, ININ466,25828
239Escanaba, MIMI36,58227
240Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59927
241Sebring, FLFL111,12227
242Hastings, NENE40,57726
243Lewisburg, PAPA42,31326
244Pittsfield, MAMA128,22425
245Seneca, SCSC83,77525
246Elkins, WVWV26,88225
247Binghamton, NYNY243,18924
248Davenport, IAIA380,45224
249Eureka, CACA131,64723
250Jackson, TNTN184,56923
251Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36822
252Lake Charles, LALA244,65522
253Sturgis, MIMI60,96822
254Greenville, NCNC182,93622
255Shawnee, OKOK75,10222
256Bloomington, ININ165,23122
257Huntsville, ALAL556,44421
258Longview, TXTX297,31521
259Key West, FLFL80,40621
260Hammond, LALA141,34620
261Hermiston, OROR93,72120
262Morristown, TNTN128,86720
263Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66920
264Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33219
265Pahrump, NVNV57,33619
266Keene, NHNH78,26919
267Las Cruces, NMNM229,09119
268Charlottesville, VAVA228,59719
269Manitowoc, WIWI81,71019
270Kokomo, ININ83,90419
271Memphis, TNTN1,341,41218
272Gettysburg, PAPA107,59418
273Warsaw, ININ80,89218
274Harrison, ARAR45,65417
275Alamogordo, NMNM70,36817
276Brownsville, TXTX433,94617
277Juneau city and, AKAK31,60916
278Bay City, MIMI102,12316
279Big Rapids, MIMI42,32016
280Elkhart, ININ208,77416
281Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10215
282Easton, MDMD38,23815
283Austin, MNMN40,97115
284Faribault, MNMN69,93915
285Bozeman, MTMT128,74015
286Modesto, CACA557,71915
287Visalia, CACA485,14615
288Dover, DEDE194,78615
289Jacksonville, ILIL37,38115
290Roswell, NMNM63,36415
291Moses Lake, WAWA105,72715
292Show Low, AZAZ109,94614
293Beatrice, NENE21,71114
294Bradford, PAPA38,98414
295Merced, CACA297,26013
296Greenfield, MAMA70,69813
297Picayune, MSMS59,36313
298Lebanon, MOMO36,94313
299Concord, NHNH158,07813
300Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44813
301Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03513
302Ottawa, ILIL145,90213
303Des Moines, IAIA758,53913
304Lacey, WAWA304,26113
305Truckee, CACA101,91112
306Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63812
307Joplin, MOMO208,79612
308Astoria, OROR40,92612
309Morgantown, WVWV141,99512
310Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57511
311Vicksburg, MSMS41,75911
312Lincoln, NENE352,08111
313Akron, OHOH701,78011
314Kennewick, WAWA324,33411
315Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13711
316Huntsville, TXTX83,84211
317Yakima, WAWA259,18510
318Battle Creek, MIMI133,40810
319Greenville, MSMS40,44610
320Los Alamos, NMNM19,40710
321Shelby, NCNC103,32510
322Sunbury, PAPA107,78810
323Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07610
324McAllen, TXTX921,54910
325Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5529
326Manchester, NHNH433,4159
327Auburn, NYNY74,3659
328Monticello, NYNY80,5869
329Albany, OROR132,8439
330Pottsville, PAPA145,0859
331Pullman, WAWA48,5129
332Casper, WYWY80,5269
333Burley, IDID49,3089
334Vincennes, ININ35,6529
335Aberdeen, WAWA78,1449
336Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6579
337Niles, MIMI152,4448
338Duluth, MNMN281,2198
339DuBois, PAPA78,1008
340Lawrence, KSKS120,9208
341Greeley, COCO378,4268
342Yuma, AZAZ224,4497
343Heber, UTUT81,6557
344Barre, VTVT59,6527
345Tifton, GAGA51,2377
346Susanville, CACA28,1176
347Gloversville, NYNY52,2166
348Ontario, OROR60,0856
349Ottumwa, IAIA35,2106
350Lebanon, PAPA146,3806
351Auburn, ALAL208,0135
352Amherst, MAMA164,0655
353Sioux City, IAIA145,7385
354Sayre, PAPA59,6005
355Florence, SCSC201,3925
356Stevens Point, WIWI71,9435
357Athens, GAGA224,1485
358Panama City, FLFL231,1745
359Marion, ILIL67,2255
360Dubuque, IAIA99,3815
361Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975
362Cookeville, TNTN152,4774
363Marinette, WIWI65,5154
364Red Bluff, CACA64,6654
365Iowa City, IAIA182,7113
366Morehead City, NCNC70,4693
367Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1933
368Beeville, TXTX32,5152
369Fairmont, MNMN19,4402
370Oxford, MSMS71,9722
371Paris, TNTN32,8962
372Walla Walla, WAWA62,3612
373Cumberland, MDMD93,6402
374Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9752
375Billings, MTMT193,6031
376Ardmore, OKOK48,9101
377Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0631
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest costa rican population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 26,689 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by costa rican population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

377 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is costa rican population measured?

Number of residents who are Costa Rican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).