Cuban Americans

Cuban Americans ( or cubanoamericanos) are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba, regardless of racial or ethnic origin. As of 2021, Cuban Americans were the fourth largest Hispanic American group in the United States after Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Americans and Salvadoran Americans. Many metropolitan areas throughout the United States have significant Cuban American populations. Florida (2 million in 2023) has the highest concentration of Cuban Americans in the United States. Over 1.2 Million Cuban-Americans reside in Miami-Dade County, where they are the largest single ethnic group and constitute a majority of the population in many municipalities. Florida is followed by California (114,702), New Jersey (112,987), Texas (108,183) and New York (85,478). Greater Miami has by far the highest concentration of Cuban Americans of any metropolitan area, followed by New York City; Tampa, Florida; Union County and North Hudson, New Jersey areas, particularly Union City, Elizabeth, West New York, Houston, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois. With a population of 181,250, the New York metropolitan area's Cuban community is the largest outside Florida. Nearly 70% of all Cuban Americans live in Florida. Immigration