429,501 (2019)[1] 0.13% of the U.S. population (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Metropolitan Miami, Greater Orlando, Jacksonville, Greater Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, New Jersey, Washington Metro Area, San Diego, Inland Empire, Houston, Greater San Antonio, Dallas–Fort Worth, New Orleans Metro, Charlotte metropolitan area, Baltimore, Las Vegas Valley
Languages
Nicaraguan Spanish
American English
Indigenous languages of Nicaragua
Religion
Predominately Roman Catholic, minority Protestantism
A Nicaraguan American (Spanish: nicaragüense-americano, nicaragüense-estadounidense, norteamericano de origen nicaragüense or estadounidense de origen nicaragüense) is an American of Nicaraguan descent. They are also referred to as "nica" or "nicoya".
The Nicaraguan American population at the 2010 Census was 348,202. Nicaraguans are the eleventh largest Hispanic group in the United States and the fourth largest Central American population.
More than two-thirds of the Nicaraguan population in the U.S. resides in California or Florida.
In California, Nicaraguans are more dominant in the Greater Los Angeles Area and San Francisco Bay Area. Large populations also reside in the Inland Empire and the cities of Sacramento, San Diego, and San Jose.
In Florida, 90% of Nicaraguans reside in the Miami Metropolitan Area. Miami-Dade County is home to 30% of Nicaraguans residing in the United States.
^ ab"B03001 HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN - United States - 201900000000 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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