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Nicaraguan-origin population in the U.S., 2000-2021


Nicaraguan-origin population in the U.S., 2000-2021

U.S. Nicaraguan population

YearTotalU.S. bornForeign born
2000200,00045,000160,000
2010380,000140,000240,000
2021450,000220,000230,000

Note: Figures greater than 1 million are rounded to the nearest 100,000; other figures greater than 100,000 are rounded to the nearest 10,000; figures that are less than or equal to 100,000 and greater than 25,000 are rounded to the nearest 5,000.

Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of the 2000 census (5% IPUMS) and the 2010 and 2021 American Community Surveys (1% IPUMS).

PEW RESEARCH CENTER


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