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Costa Rican-origin population in the U.S., 2000-2021


Costa Rican-origin population in the U.S., 2000-2021
U.S. Costa Rican population
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Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of the 2000 census (5% IPUMS) and the 2010 and 2021 American Community Surveys (1% IPUMS).
Note: Figures greater than 1 million are rounded to the nearest 100,000; other figures greater than 100,000 are rounded to the nearest 10,000; figures that are less than or equal to 100,000 and greater than 25,000 are rounded to the nearest 5,000.
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Costa Rican-origin population in the U.S., 2000-2021

U.S. Costa Rican population

YearTotalU.S. bornForeign born
200075,00020,00055,000
2010130,00060,00065,000
2021180,000100,00080,000

Source: Pew Research Center tabulations of the 2000 census (5% IPUMS) and the 2010 and 2021 American Community Surveys (1% IPUMS).

Note: Figures greater than 1 million are rounded to the nearest 100,000; other figures greater than 100,000 are rounded to the nearest 10,000; figures that are less than or equal to 100,000 and greater than 25,000 are rounded to the nearest 5,000.

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