Salvadoran American

Salvadoran American
Americano Salvadoreño

Joey Castillo · Fernando del Valle Anita Page · DJ Keoki Efren Ramirez · Victor R. Ramirez Christy Turlington · Pete Sandoval
Total population
1,371,666 (2006 est)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Maryland  Virginia  Washington, D.C.  Texas  California  New York  Massachusetts
Languages
Spanish, English
Religion
Christianity (mostly Catholic)

Salvadoran Americans are residents of the United States of Salvadoran descent. As of 2006 there are roughly 1.37 million Salvadoran Americans in the United States, the fourth largest Hispanic community by nation of ancestry.^[2]

The majority of Salvadoran Americans reside in the Greater Los Angeles area and the Washington Metropolitan Area: Washington, D.C.; Maryland; and Northern Virginia. There is also a large number in Houston, Austin, Dallas, and in other California regions outside of Los Angeles such as the San Francisco Bay Area and the Inland Empire Metropolitan Area. In addition, there is a significant number of Salvadoran Americans in the New York City area such as Northern New Jersey, Flushing, Queens and Long Island.

Immigration

The exodus of Salvadorans was a result of both economic and political problems. The largest immigration wave occurred as a result of the Salvadoran Civil War in the 1980s, in which 20%-30% of El Salvador's population emigrated. About 50% percent, or up to 500,000 of those who escaped headed to the U.S., which was already home to over 10,000 Salvadorans.^[3]

US communities with high percentages of people of Salvadoran ancestry

The top 25 US communities with the highest percentages of people claiming Salvadoran ancestry are:^[4]

1. Langley Park, Maryland 21.48 %
2. New Cassel, New York 17.46%
3. Brentwood, New York 11.85%
4. Seven Corners, Virginia 10.98%
5. North Bay Shore, New York 10.87%
6. Hempstead, New York 10.52%
7. Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia 9.68%
8. Mendota, California 9.4%
9. Herndon, Virginia 8.56%
10. Adelphi, Maryland 8.35%
11. Chillum, Maryland 8.11%
12. Chelsea, Massachusetts 7.73%
13. Huntington Station, New York 7.7%
14. Inwood, New York 7.18%
15. Uniondale, New York 7.16%
16. Freeport, New York 7.07%
17. Roosevelt, New York 6.71%
18. Brentwood, Maryland 6.68%
19. Silver Spring, Maryland 6.22%
20. Central Islip, New York 6.16%
21. Danville, Arkansas 5.89%
22. Colma, California 5.63%
23. West New York, New Jersey 5.44%
24. Jefferson, Virginia 5.21%
25. Gaithersburg, Maryland 5.06%

U.S. communities with the most residents born in El Salvador

Top 25 U.S. communities with the most residents born in El Salvador are:^[5]

1. Langley Park, MD 25.2%
2. Seven Corners, VA 18.0%
3. New Cassel, NY 15.5%
4. Mendota, CA 13.8%
5. Brentwood, NY 12.9%
6. Hempstead, NY 12.3%
7. Bailey's Crossroads, VA 12.2%
8. Adelphi, MD 11.3%
9. North Bay Shore, NY 10.6%
10. Herndon, VA 10.3%
11. Edmonston, MD 9.6%
12. Chelsea, MA 8.8%
13. Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 8.7%
14. Chillum, MD 8.2%
15. Silver Spring, MD 7.9%
16. West New York, NJ 7.8%
17. Uniondale, NY 7.8%
18. Jefferson, VA 7.5%
19. El Jebel, CO 7.5%
20. Colma, CA 7.5%
21. Mount Rainier, MD 7.3%
22. Huntington Station, NY 7.2%
23. Cottage City, MD 7.2%
24. West Gate, VA 7.2%
25. Freeport, NY 7.2%

See also

• List of Salvadoran Americans
• Salvadoran Australian

References

1. ^ "Census 2006 Selected Population Profile in the United States : Salvadorans". U.S. Census Bureau. 2006. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=01000US&-geo_id=NBSP&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-reg=ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201:412;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201PR:412;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201T:412;ACS_2006_EST_G00_S0201TPR:412&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-format=. Retrieved 2007-05-24. 
2. ^ "Statistical Portrait of Hispanics". http://pewhispanic.org/reports/middecade. 
3. ^ Faren Bachelis (1990). The Central Americans. New York: Chelsea House. pp. p. 10. 
4. ^ "Ancestry Map of Salvadoran Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Salvadoran.html. Retrieved 2007-12-23. 
5. ^ "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in El Salvador (population 500+)". city-data.com. http://www.city-data.com/top2/h144.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01. 

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