Costa Rican Americans

Costa Rican Americans
Total population
154,784
0.05% of the U.S. population (2018)
Regions with significant populations
New York Metro Area, Greater Boston, Philadelphia metropolitan area, Washington metropolitan area, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Denver metropolitan area, Seattle metropolitan area, Los Angeles metropolitan area
Languages
American English, Spanish
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic, minority Protestant
Related ethnic groups
Hispanic Americans, Spanish Americans

Costa Rican Americans (estadounidenses de origen costarricense) are Americans of at least partial Costa Rican descent.

The Costa Rican American population in 2018 was 154,784. Costa Ricans are the fourth smallest Hispanic group and the smallest Central American population in the United States.

Costa Rican populations are prominent in the New York metropolitan area, especially in North Central New Jersey (Essex County, New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey, Somerset County, New Jersey, and Union County, New Jersey). Additional areas with significant Costa Rican residents include New York City, Suffolk County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut. There are also sizable groups of Costa Ricans in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, South Florida metropolitan area, and Lincoln County, North Carolina.

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