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Colombian Population in United States
Colombian Americans are people who self-identify as Hispanics of Colombian origin; this includes immigrants from Colombia and those who trace their family ancestry to Colombia. As per the US Census 2020, an estimated 1.4 million Hispanics of Colombian origin resided in the United States.
Colombians are the Seventh-largest population of Hispanic origin living in the United States, accounting for 2.26% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Since 2000, the Colombian-origin population has increased 180%, growing from 502,000 to 1.4 million in 2020. At the same time, the Colombian foreign-born population living in the U.S. grew by 108%, from 383,000 in 2000 to approx 800,000 in 2020.
The Colombian population in the U.S., 2000-2020
| Year | Population |
| 2000 | 502,000 |
| 2010 | 972,000 |
| 2015 | 1,091,000 |
| 2020 | 1,401,720 |
Estimated Population of Colombian Americans in 2024 is 1.6 million
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Colombian Population by U.S. States
Colombian Americans make up 0.42% of the U.S. population and Colombians are the Seventh-largest population of Hispanic origin living in the United States. The largest state by Colombian population is Florida (31%), New York (12.74%), and New Jersey (10%).
Let’s have a look at the Top States with Colombian Population
| # | State | Pop. 2020 | % of Total |
| 1 | Florida | 435,696 | 31.08% |
| 2 | New York | 178,629 | 12.74% |
| 3 | New Jersey | 140,081 | 9.99% |
| 4 | Texas | 110,953 | 7.92% |
| 5 | California | 93,771 | 6.69% |
| United States | 1,401,720 |
Source: US Census 2020
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Top U.S. Cities by Colombian population
Many metropolitan areas throughout the United States have significant Colombian American populations. The New York metro area has the largest Colombian population. Next comes the Miami metro area and Orlando metro area.
| # | Metro Area | population |
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 302,114 |
| 2 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 249,433 |
| 3 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 49,282 |
| 4 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 44,758 |
| 5 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 41,314 |
| 6 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 36,904 |
| 7 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 35,111 |
| 8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 29,379 |
| 9 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 24,221 |
| 10 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 23,874 |
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