The Cuban-American Population

President Obama's decision to restore official relations between the US and Cuba is the biggest shake up in government policy towards that nation in over half a century. Not everyone was happy about it. Particularly in the Cuban-American community, where the criticism came from across party lines. Senators Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, and Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, both faulted Obama's decision. Taking a look at Census statistics it is clear that the most critical remarks are coming from politicians in states with large Cuban populations. Here is a detailed look at where Cuban-Americans live:

 

		Cuban-American Population			Cuban-Americans, as a Percent of Total Population
	United States	1,873,585	1	Florida	6.71%
1	Florida	1,264,799	2	New Jersey	1.05%
2	California	94,334	3	Nevada	0.93%
3	New Jersey	92,780		United States	0.61%
4	New York	69,134	4	New York	0.36%
5	Texas	47,510	5	District of Columbia	0.35%
6	Illinois	25,321	6	Connecticut	0.33%
7	Nevada	25,209	7	Delaware	0.29%
8	Georgia	24,265	8	Kentucky	0.27%
9	North Carolina	20,151	9	California	0.25%
10	Pennsylvania	18,289	10	Georgia	0.25%
11	Virginia	17,099	11	Louisiana	0.24%
12	Massachusetts	12,527	12	Virginia	0.21%
13	Arizona	12,331	13	North Carolina	0.21%
14	Connecticut	11,716	14	Illinois	0.20%
15	Kentucky	11,571	15	Arizona	0.19%
16	Louisiana	11,133	16	Maryland	0.19%
17	Maryland	11,109	17	Massachusetts	0.19%
18	Michigan	10,070	18	New Hampshire	0.19%
19	Tennessee	8,601	19	Texas	0.19%
20	Washington	8,485	20	Rhode Island	0.18%
21	South Carolina	7,874	21	South Carolina	0.17%
22	Ohio	7,311	22	New Mexico	0.17%
23	Missouri	5,698	23	Vermont	0.17%
24	Oregon	5,528	24	Oregon	0.14%
25	Indiana	5,168	25	Pennsylvania	0.14%
26	Colorado	5,121	26	Montana	0.14%
27	Minnesota	3,664	27	Tennessee	0.14%
28	New Mexico	3,507	28	Washington	0.13%
29	Utah	3,193	29	Utah	0.12%
30	Wisconsin	3,096	30	Michigan	0.10%
31	Delaware	2,569	31	Colorado	0.10%
32	New Hampshire	2,493	32	Missouri	0.10%
33	Mississippi	2,439	33	Hawaii	0.09%
34	Alabama	2,200	34	Mississippi	0.08%
35	District of Columbia	2,134	35	Indiana	0.08%
36	Kansas	2,076	36	Alaska	0.08%
37	Rhode Island	1,867	37	Kansas	0.07%
38	Oklahoma	1,828	38	Nebraska	0.07%
39	Montana	1,345	39	Minnesota	0.07%
40	Nebraska	1,282	40	Ohio	0.06%
41	Hawaii	1,269	41	Maine	0.06%
42	Vermont	1,053	42	Wisconsin	0.05%
43	Maine	794	43	Oklahoma	0.05%
44	Iowa	786	44	Alabama	0.05%
45	Arkansas	688	45	Wyoming	0.04%
46	Idaho	591	46	Idaho	0.04%
47	Alaska	538	47	West Virginia	0.03%
48	West Virginia	536	48	Iowa	0.03%
49	Wyoming	236	49	Arkansas	0.02%
50	South Dakota	160	50	South Dakota	0.02%
51	North Dakota	107	51	North Dakota	0.02%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey

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