The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Colombian ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.
COLOMBIAN
In the 2000 census, 351,717 people in the U.S. claimed Colombian ancestry.
ePodunk mapped the top communities by percentage of population. The map and the following list show communities in which 1,000 or more people listed an ancestry group, and in which at least 1.5 percent of those people said they were Colombian.
The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.
Community |
Place type | % Colombian |
Victory Gardens, NJ | borough | 15.27 |
Dover, NJ | town | 11.27 |
Hammocks, FL | populated place | 10.02 |
Central Falls, RI | city | 9.94 |
Montauk, NY | populated place | 9.53 |
Doral, FL | populated place | 8.71 |
Country Club, FL | populated place | 8.63 |
Morristown, NJ | town | 7.98 |
Englewood, NJ | city | 7.17 |
Virginia Gardens, FL | village | 7.16 |
Key Biscayne, FL | village | 7.07 |
Elizabeth, NJ | city | 6.46 |
Kendale Lakes, FL | populated place | 6.36 |
Weston, FL | city | 6.19 |
Sunny Isles Beach, FL | city | 6.07 |
West New York, NJ | town | 5.82 |
North Bergen, NJ | township | 5.77 |
Fountainbleau, FL | populated place | 5.29 |
North Bay Village, FL | city | 5.29 |
Guttenberg, NJ | town | 5.28 |
Richmond West, FL | populated place | 5.13 |
Bay Harbor Islands, FL | town | 4.72 |
Surfside, FL | town | 4.66 |
Hialeah Gardens, FL | city | 4.62 |
Kendall, FL | populated place | 4.56 |
Union City, NJ | city | 4.53 |
Miami Lakes, FL | town | 4.43 |
Miami Beach, FL | city | 4.4 |
East Hampton, NY | town | 4.31 |
Aventura, FL | city | 4.25 |
Springs, NY | populated place | 3.98 |
Tamiami, FL | populated place | 3.94 |
Miami Springs, FL | city | 3.89 |
Hackensack, NJ | city | 3.83 |
Ojus, FL | populated place | 3.71 |
Fairview, NJ | borough | 3.49 |
Wharton, NJ | borough | 3.43 |
Paterson, NJ | city | 3.42 |
North Plainfield, NJ | borough | 3.34 |
North Lauderdale, FL | city | 3.32 |
Bal Harbour, FL | village | 3.27 |
Bergenfield, NJ | borough | 3.24 |
Hialeah, FL | city | 3.16 |
Prospect Park, NJ | borough | 3.1 |
Pembroke Pines, FL | city | 3 |
Lodi, NJ | borough | 2.94 |
Pawtucket, RI | city | 2.94 |
North Miami Beach, FL | city | 2.83 |
Bellerose Terrace, NY | populated place | 2.78 |
Ives Estates, FL | populated place | 2.76 |
White Plains, NY | city | 2.75 |
Tamarac, FL | city | 2.74 |
Ridgefield Park, NJ | village | 2.7 |
Queens, NY | borough | 2.7 |
Bound Brook, NJ | borough | 2.66 |
University Park, FL | populated place | 2.64 |
Allegheny, PA | township | 2.64 |
Ellenville, NY | village | 2.57 |
Berea, SC | populated place | 2.55 |
Brentwood, NY | populated place | 2.52 |
Miramar, FL | city | 2.51 |
Port Chester, NY | village | 2.5 |
Sunrise, FL | city | 2.44 |
Weehawken, NJ | township | 2.44 |
South Miami Heights, FL | populated place | 2.38 |
Palisades Park, NJ | borough | 2.38 |
Norwalk, CT | city | 2.37 |
Palm Springs North, FL | populated place | 2.36 |
Coral Gables, FL | city | 2.27 |
Hollywood, FL | city | 2.26 |
Mount Kisco, NY | village | 2.26 |
Mount Kisco, NY | town | 2.26 |
Margate, FL | city | 2.22 |
Monticello, NY | village | 2.21 |
Yeehaw Junction, FL | populated place | 2.19 |
Madison, NJ | borough | 2.19 |
Linden, NJ | city | 2.16 |
Carol City, FL | populated place | 2.15 |
Elmsford, NY | village | 2.14 |
Medley, FL | town | 2.09 |
Biscayne Park, FL | village | 2.05 |
Coral Springs, FL | city | 2.05 |
North Andrews Gardens, FL | populated place | 2.03 |
Rockaway, NJ | borough | 2.02 |
Kissimmee, FL | city | 2.01 |
Clifton, NJ | city | 2.01 |
Roselle, NJ | borough | 2.01 |
Olympia Heights, FL | populated place | 1.99 |
Oakwood, GA | city | 1.97 |
Roselle Park, NJ | borough | 1.95 |
Hampton Bays, NY | populated place | 1.92 |
Palm Springs, FL | village | 1.91 |
West Miami, FL | city | 1.91 |
Cutler Ridge, FL | populated place | 1.9 |
Ossining, NY | village | 1.9 |
Chelsea, MA | city | 1.88 |
Elmwood Park, NJ | borough | 1.87 |
Passaic, NJ | city | 1.86 |
Garfield, NJ | city | 1.82 |
Ventnor City, NJ | city | 1.82 |
Plantation, FL | city | 1.81 |
Greenport, NY | village | 1.81 |
Brewster, NY | village | 1.8 |
Elkrun, OH | township | 1.8 |
North Bay Shore, NY | populated place | 1.79 |
New Holland, PA | borough | 1.79 |
Cooper City, FL | city | 1.78 |
Pinecrest, FL | village | 1.78 |
South Bound Brook, NJ | borough | 1.78 |
Princeton, FL | populated place | 1.77 |
South Miami, FL | city | 1.77 |
Westchester, FL | populated place | 1.77 |
Little Ferry, NJ | borough | 1.76 |
Kerhonkson, NY | populated place | 1.73 |
Davie, FL | town | 1.72 |
Sweetwater, FL | city | 1.72 |
Maywood, NJ | borough | 1.72 |
Coral Terrace, FL | populated place | 1.7 |
Foster, PA | township | 1.69 |
Rye, NY | town | 1.68 |
Greenacres, FL | city | 1.67 |
Stamford, CT | city | 1.65 |
Miami Shores, FL | village | 1.64 |
Miami Gardens, FL | populated place | 1.63 |
Miami, FL | city | 1.6 |
Wawarsing, NY | town | 1.6 |
Haledon, NJ | borough | 1.59 |
Leonia, NJ | borough | 1.59 |
Bogota, NJ | borough | 1.54 |
Cliffside Park, NJ | borough | 1.52 |
Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau;
Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004);
We the People: Hispanics in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau (December 2004); ePodunk
Mapping by Daniel Shorter
-- November 2005
Other resources:
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Colombia Genealogy Forum
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Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society
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