Consular Offices - Cuba
315 Lexington Avenue, 38th Street
New York, NY 10016 USA
E-mail: cuba@un.int
Phone: (212) 689 7215
Fax: (212) 779 1697
2630 16ST NW, Washington DC, 20009.
Business Hours: 9:00 am. -6:00 pm.
(Monday to Friday)
Calzada between L & M, Vedado
Havana, Cuba
Phone: (53)(7) 839-4100
An estimated 2.3 million Hispanics of Cuban origin lived in the United States in 2017, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Cubans in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Cuban origin; this includes immigrants from Cuba and those who trace their family ancestry to Cuba.
Cubans are the third-largest population (tied with Salvadorans) of Hispanic origin living in the United States, accounting for 4% of the U.S. Hispanic population in 2017. Since 2000, the Cuban-origin population has increased 84%, growing from 1.2 million to 2.3 million over the period. At the same time, the Cuban foreign-born population living in the U.S. grew by 50%, from 853,000 in 2000 to 1.3 million in 2017. By comparison, Mexicans, the nation’s largest Hispanic origin group, constituted 36.6 million, or 62%, of the Hispanic population in 2017.
Immigration status
- Among Hispanics in the U.S., about 33% are foreign-born, compared with 56% of U.S. Cubans.
- About 43% of foreign-born Cubans have been in the U.S. for over 20 years, and 58% of foreign-born Cubans are U.S. citizens.
Educational attainment
- About 16% of U.S. Hispanics ages 25 and older have obtained at least a bachelor’s degree, compared with 27% of Cubans.
- Among Cubans ages 25 and older, U.S.-born are more likely than foreign-born to have a bachelor’s degree or higher (38% vs. 23%).
Income
- Among U.S. Hispanics, the median annual personal earnings for those ages 16 and older was $25,000, compared with $28,000 for Cubans.
- Looking at full-time, year-round workers, U.S. Hispanics earned less than Cubans ($34,000 vs. $35,000).
Poverty status
- The share of U.S. Hispanics who live in poverty (19%) is greater than among Cubans (16%). About 14% of U.S.-born Cubans live in poverty, as do 17% of foreign-born Cubans.
Homeownership
- The rate of homeownership among U.S. Hispanics (47%) is lower than the rate for Cubans overall (51%).
- Among Cubans in the U.S., rates of homeownership are higher for the U.S.-born than foreign-born (55% vs. 50%).
Top states of residence
- The Cuban population is concentrated in Florida (66%), California (5%), and New Jersey (4%).
Age
- The median age of U.S. Hispanics (29) is lower than that of Cubans (40) and the U.S. population (38).
Marital status
- About 46% of U.S. Hispanics ages 18 and older are married, compared with 45% of Cubans.
- Among Cubans ages 18 and older, those who are foreign-born are more likely to be married than the U.S.-born (49% vs. 37%).
Fertility
- Some 7% of U.S. Hispanic women ages 15 to 44 gave birth in the 12 months before the July 2017 American Community Survey. The rate for Cuban women was 5%.
Language
- About 70% of U.S. Hispanics ages 5 and older speak only English at home or speak English at least “very well,” compared with 61% of Cubans.
- Similarly, 64% of Hispanic adults are English proficient, as are 55% of Cubans.
“Facts on Hispanics of Cuban origin in the United States, 2017.” Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2019).