including Colombians of European ancestry (mainly Spanish) ancestry, Castizo (1/4 Amerindian/ 3/4 European) and mestizo (Half Amerindian/European), Afro-Colombians, and Colombians of Indigenous ancestry. In addition, many Colombians of Middle Eastern descent, notably Lebanese Colombians, also compose the Colombian diaspora. Until 1960, most Colombians immigrating to the United States were white or mestizos. However, between this year and 1977, a period in which more than 186,000 Colombians immigrated to the United States, are becoming more ethnically diverse, representing the ethnic diversity of the population of Colombia. So today, although most Colombian are white and mestizos, there are also numerous Afro-Colombians in the Colombian population. U.S. states with the largest Colombian-American populations U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest Colombian populations The largest populations of Colombians are situated in the following metropolitan areas (Source: 2023 estimate): New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA-CT MSA – 697,472 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA - 636,091 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA – 161,827 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA – 91,776 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA – 88,027 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area - 78,554 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA – 62,565 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA – 59,952 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA – 46,027 Dallas–Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA - 31,198 U.S. communities with high percentages of people of Colombian ancestry The top 25 U.S. communities with the highest percentage of people claiming Colombian ancestry are: Victory Gardens, New Jersey 35.7% Dover, New Jersey 33.5% Kendall, Florida 31.5% Doral, Florida 29.7% Elizabeth, New Jersey 28.6% Country Club, Florida 23.7% The Hammocks, Florida 22.5% Weston, Florida 21.7% Central Falls, Rhode Island 20.4% Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 20.3% Montauk, New York 19.5% North Bay Village, Florida 19.3% Key Biscayne, Florida 18.8% Englewood, New Jersey 18.5% Guttenberg, New Jersey 17.2% Morristown, New Jersey 16.9% North Bergen, New Jersey 15.9% Fontainebleau, Florida 15.8% Kendale Lakes, Florida 14.6% Virginia Gardens, Florida 12.2% Richmond West, Florida 11.6% Bay Harbor Islands, Florida 11.5% West New York, New Jersey 10.9% Hialeah Gardens, Florida 10.8% Union City, New Jersey 10.5% U.S. communities with the most residents born in Colombia The top 25 U.S. communities with the most residents born in Colombia are: Victory Gardens, NJ 23.2% Dover, NJ 22.5% Kendall, FL 17.3% Elizabeth, NJ 16.5% Country Club, FL 16.4% Kendale Lakes, FL 15.1% Doral, FL 14.3% Ojus, FL 13.8% The Hammocks, FL 12.7% Katonah, NY 12.2% Weston, FL 12.0% Kendall West, FL 11.7% Broadview-Pompano Park, FL 11.6% Guttenburg, NJ 11.5% Fontainebleau, FL