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The above map shows U.S. cities with the highest percentages of people of Nicaraguan ancestry. Move your mouse over points on the map to see city names and percentages, and to link to in-depth community information.

NICARAGUAN

In the 2000 census, 177,684 people in the U.S. claimed Nicaraguan 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 percent of those people said they were Nicaraguan.

The links at left lead to information on other ethnicities.

Community	Place type	% Nicaraguan
Sweetwater, FL	city	16.63
Fountainbleau, FL	populated place	9.44
Miami, FL	city	5.67
Hialeah Gardens, FL	city	4.87
Tamiami, FL	populated place	4.66
Kendale Lakes, FL	populated place	4.59
Richmond West, FL	populated place	4.19
Hialeah, FL	city	4.07
West Little River, FL	populated place	3.58
West Miami, FL	city	2.98
Colma, CA	town	2.94
University Park, FL	populated place	2.89
Hammocks, FL	populated place	2.88
South Miami Heights, FL	populated place	2.79
Virginia Gardens, FL	village	2.51
Kendall, FL	populated place	2.48
Coral Terrace, FL	populated place	2.27
Westchester, FL	populated place	2.25
Opa-Locka, FL	city	2.22
Carol City, FL	populated place	2.2
Princeton, FL	populated place	2.15
Miami Springs, FL	city	2.06
Medley, FL	town	2
Daly City, CA	city	1.98
Olympia Heights, FL	populated place	1.8
Doral, FL	populated place	1.69
Broadmoor, CA	populated place	1.61
Country Club, FL	populated place	1.61
South San Francisco, CA	city	1.56
Cutler Ridge, FL	populated place	1.43
El Portal, FL	village	1.4
Leisure City, FL	populated place	1.37
Marathon, FL	city	1.3
San Bruno, CA	city	1.26
Naranja, FL	populated place	1.26
Key West, FL	city	1.22
Pinecrest, FL	village	1.2
Goulds, FL	populated place	1.15
Morton, MS	city	1.12
Langley Park, MD	populated place	1.09
Miami Lakes, FL	town	1.07
Lake Butler, FL	city	1.04
Richmond Heights, FL	populated place	1.04
South Miami, FL	city	1.04
Miami Beach, FL	city	1.03
Key Biscayne, FL	village	1.02

Sources: 2000 Census, U.S. Census Bureau; Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups, ed. Stephan Thernstrom; Ancestry: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau (June 2004); We the People: Hispanics in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau (December 2004); The Hispanic Population: 2000 Census Brief, U.S. Census Bureau (May 2001); ePodunk

Mapping by Daniel Shorter

-- November 2005

Other resources:

· Nicaragua Genealogy Forum
· Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogical Society

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