Cuban Americans Spanish : cubanoestadounidenses [ 3 ] or cubanoamericanos [ 4 ] are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba. Many metropolitan areas throughout the United States have significant Cuban American populations. Over 1,, Cuban-Americans reside in Miami-Dade County , where they are the largest single ethnic group and constitute a majority of the population in many municipalities.
Greater Miami has by far the highest concentration of Cuban Americans of any metropolitan area, with an estimate of 2,, individuals identifying as such.
Along with Greater Miami and its surroundings, Tampa , and Jacksonville up to 7, compose another portion of the Cuban American population in the state of Florida. As per , the second state with the highest Cuban American population is Texas , counting a number up to , individuals identifying as such.
About 60, and more reside in the Greater Houston area, whereas some other 20, individuals can be found in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex , San Antonio and Austin areas altogether.
A thousand Cuban Americans also happen to be spread out across West Texas. California takes place as the third state with the highest Cuban American population in the country, home to more than , people, of whom 80, of these are in the Greater Los Angeles area; another 23, and more individuals are spread out over the Inland Empire region and its neighboring counties, going all the way down to San Diego and its surrounding areas.
