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| 459,653 0.16% of the US population (2006)[1] |
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| New Orleans, Louisiana • Miami, Florida • New York metropolitan area • Houston, Texas • Washington DC • Wallace, North Carolina • Southern California |
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Predominantly Roman Catholic; Protestantism; Islam |
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A Honduran American is an American of Honduran descent. The number of Hondurans in the U.S. in 2008 was estimated at 890,317 .[2]
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US communities with high percentages of people of Honduran ancestry
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New Orleans is said to have over 100,000 Hondurans alone.[citation needed] Another large Honduran community is in New York City with an estimated 35,000 reported to live there. Other large Honduran communities are in the Dallas, Houston, Chicago and Washington DC metropolitian areas, Miami/South Florida, the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California with an expanding Honduran community each in Los Angeles and San Diego. There could be 10,000 Hondurans in the Coachella Valley located 120 miles east of Los Angeles. Hondurans usually live in areas with high economic growth and demand for employment in construction, domestic services and other light industries.
Hondurans in Miami, live mostly in the communities of Little Havana and Sweetwater.
Migration
Hondurans immigrated to the United States ever since the 1960s Primarily in Miami, New York City, and Los Angeles. The main cause for Hondurans to leave their country was to escape poverty and seek a better life in the United States.
The top 25 US communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Honduran ancestry are:[3]
- Wallace, North Carolina 10.80%
- Rose Hill, North Carolina 5.86%
- Chelsea, Massachusetts 4.51%
- Newton, Texas 4.23%
- Gray Court, South Carolina 3.72%
- Morristown, New Jersey 3.44%
- Miami, Florida 3.34%
- New Brunswick, New Jersey 2.99%
- New York, New York 2.65%
- Hempstead, New York 2.56%
- Kenner, Louisiana 2.52%
- Springfield, Virginia 2.34%
- Union City, New Jersey 2.30%
- West Little River, Florida 2.18%
- New Cassel, New York 2.11%
- Chamblee, Georgia 2.04%
- Langley Park, Maryland 2.02%
- Herndon, Virginia 1.96%
- North Springfield, Virginia 1.70%
- Plainfield, New Jersey 1.63%
- Selma, North Carolina 1.62%
- Galax, Virginia 1.61%
- Lake Worth, Florida 1.59%
- Both Spencer, North Carolina and the town of Medley, Florida 1.55%
- Both Waukegan Township, Lake County, Illinois and the city of Waukegan, Illinois 1.46%
U.S. communities with the most residents born in Honduras
Top 101 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Honduras are:[4]
- Wallace, NC 11.6%
- Magnolia, NC 8.7%
- Loch Lomond, FL 6.6%
- Pleasureville, KY 6.0%
- Selma, NC 4.8%
- Morristown, NJ 4.5%
- Miami, FL 4.5%
- Chelsea, MA 4.2%
- New Brunswick, NJ 4.2%
- West Little River, FL 3.9%
- Medley, FL 3.7%
- Hempstead, NY 3.3%
- Naylor, GA 3.1%
- Biscayne Park, FL 2.9%
- Kenner, LA 2.9%
- Union City, NJ 2.9%
- Conley, GA 2.9%
- Langley Park, MD 2.9%
- Huntington, VA 2.9%
- Gray Court, SC 2.8%
- Springfield, VA 2.8%
- Liberty, NY 2.7%
- Mineral Springs, NC 2.6%
- Chula Vista, FL 2.6%
- Broadview Park, FL 2.5%
- Newburgh, NY 2.5%
- Kendall Green, FL 2.5%
- Mendota, CA 2.5%
- Timberlane, LA 2.4%
- Lake Belvedere Estates, FL 2.4%
- North Atlanta, GA 2.3%
- Faison, NC 2.3%
- Avon, CO 2.3%
- Pine Manor, FL 2.3%
- Seven Trees, CA 2.2%
- Plainfield, NJ (housing, pop. 47,829): 2.2%
- Leisure City, FL 2.2%
- Indian Point, MO 2.1%
- El Portal, FL 2.0%
- Sulphur Springs, AR 2.0%
- Waukegan, IL 2.0%
- West Miami, FL 2.0%
- Halesite, NY 1.9%
- Doraville, GA 1.9%
- Miami Gardens, Broward County, FL 1.9%
- Rose Hill, NC 1.9%
- Palm Springs, FL 1.8%
- Bonnie Lock-Woodsetter North, FL 1.8%
- Gypsum, CO 1.8%
- Walkerton, IN 1.8%
- West New York, NJ 1.8%
- Christianburg, KY 1.8%
- Home Gardens, CA 1.7%
- Westbury, NY 1.7%
- Mascotte, FL 1.6%
- Smithfield, NC 1.6%
- Terrytown, LA 1.6%
- Glade Park-Gateway, Colorado 1.6%
- Coral Terrace, FL 1.6%
- Guttenberg, NJ 1.6%
- North Bay Shore, NY 1.6%
- Athens, TX 1.6%
- Seaside Park, NJ 1.6%
- Greenevers, NC 1.6%
- Schuyler, NE 1.6%
- Pomona, NJ 1.6%
- Golden Gate, FL 1.5%
- Haymarket, VA 1.5%
- Lake Worth Corridor, FL 1.5%
- Farmingdale, NY 1.5%
- Westgate-Belvedere Homes, FL 1.5%
- Mecca, CA 1.5%
- Fountainbleau, FL 1.5%
- Salem, NC 1.5%
- Opa-locka, FL 1.5%
- Crete, NE 1.4%
- Lake Worth, FL 1.4%
- Gretna, LA 1.4%
- Herndon, VA 1.4%
- Norcross, GA 1.4%
- North Miami Beach, FL 1.4%
- North Miami, FL 1.4%
- Bella Villa, MO 1.4%
- Hialeah, FL 1.4%
- Oakland, OK 1.4%
- Chamblee, GA 1.4%
- Deer Park, CA 1.4%
- South Miami Heights, FL 1.4%
- Woodmere, LA 1.3%
- North Springfield, VA 1.3%
- Plattekill, NY 1.3%
- Conroe, TX 1.3%
- Tedder, FL 1.3%
- Dover, NJ 1.3%
- Gun Club Estates, FL 1.3%
- Green, OR 1.3%
- St. Leonard, MD 1.3%
- East Perrine, FL 1.3%
- Cricket, NC 1.3%
- Princeton, FL 1.3%
Notable Honduran-Americans
- America Ferrera - film actress (Real Women Have Curves, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ugly Betty)[5]
- Jose Zuniga - film actor (24, Prison Break, The O.C)
- Hype Williams - music Video and film director.
- Neyda Sandoval - journalist and TV news presenter
- Satcha Pretto - journalist and TV news presenter
- Carlos Mencia - comedian, writer and actor
- Rocsi (Raquel Lisette Diaz) - 106 & Park Personality Rocsi
- Roque Moran http://www.rockyjazzmoran.com Roque Moran] Well known Southern CA Musician, living in Orange County.
- David Archuleta - Runner-up of American Idol Season 7
- Gerald Young - former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Jeffrey Avila [6] - Northeastern Province Governor (Phi Iota Alpha)
- Francia Almendarez - Actress
- Renán Almendárez Coello - radio show host of the show El Cucuy de la Mañana
- Steve Van Buren - NFL Hall of Fame Running Back (Philadelphia Eagles)
References
- ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Dominican (Dominican Republic))". http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=ACS_2005_EST_G2000_B03001. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "= 2005 American Community Survey: Race and Hispanic or Latino". U.S. Census Bureau. 2000. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-ds_name=ACS_2005_EST_G00_&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=ACS_2005_EST_G2000_B03001 =. Retrieved 2007-10-11.]
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Honduran Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Honduran.html. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Honduras (population 500+)". city-data.com. http://www.city-data.com/top2/h134.html. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ [1] "Honduran American actress America Ferrera" [2] "The youngest of six children born to Honduran parents"
- ^ "Management of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc.". Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. http://www.phiota.org/manteam.php. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
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