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Molina–TABLE 1 – Top Concentrations eng

Table listing top U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest Central American immigrant populations (2017–2021), including total numbers and percentage of the metro area’s population.

This table presents data from the U.S. Census Bureau and ACS (2017–2021), compiled by the Migration Policy Institute, highlighting the top metropolitan areas in the U.S. with the largest Central American immigrant populations. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim tops the list with 564,000 individuals, followed by the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area with 376,000, and the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro with the highest proportional concentration (4.8%). The table underscores the widespread presence of Central American communities across key U.S. urban centers.