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Costa Rican American

Franklin Chang-Diaz · Sonia Chang-Diaz
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Costa Rican 108,164 Americans up to roughly 0.04% of the US population
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American English · Spanish
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Predominantly Roman Catholic, minority Protestant

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A Costa Rican American is an inhabitant of the United States who is of Costa Rican descent or birth.

The American Community Survey estimated the population of Costa Rican Americans to be 117,563 in 2007.^[1]

Contents 1 Communities 2 Notable Costa Rican Americans 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Communities

The following is a list of the top 25 U.S. communities, of 500 or more people, with the highest percentages of people born in Costa Rica:^[2]

1. Bound Brook, NJ 14.7%
2. Lincolnton, NC 8.8%
3. Irwindale, CA 5.2%
4. Somerville, NJ 5.0%
5. Boger City, NC 3.5%
6. Raritan, NJ 3.3%
7. Summit, NJ 3.2%
8. Springs, NY 3.1%
9. Dover, NJ 1.9%
10. Utopia, FL 1.8%
11. Hampton Bays, NY 1.8%
12. Maiden, NC 1.7%
13. Sans Souci, SC 1.7%
14. Manville, NJ 1.6%
15. Ashland City, TN 1.6%
16. Wendover, UT 1.6%
17. South Bound Brook, NJ 1.5%
18. Arroyo Colorado Estates, TX 1.5%
19. Belvedere, SC 1.4%
20. Lake Clarke Shores, FL 1.4%
21. Clinton, NJ 1.4%
22. Biscayne Park, FL 1.4%
23. Bridgehampton, NY 1.4%
24. Sun Valley, ID 1.3%
25. Wainscott, NY 1.3%

[edit] Notable Costa Rican Americans

• JP Calderon - model
• Ringo Cantillo
• Franklin Chang-Diaz - NASA astronaut
• Sonia Chang-Díaz - Politician
• Eliot A. Jardines
• Candice Michelle
• Milena Roucka
• Alexander Salazar
• Harry Shum, Jr.

[edit] External links

• Costa Rican Americans - Overview, History, Modern era, Costa ricans in the united states, Settlement everyculture.com

[edit] References

1. ^ "United States - Selected Population Profile in the United States (Costa Rican)". 2007 American Community Survey. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IPTable?_bm=y&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201PR&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201T&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201TPR&-geo_id=01000US&-reg=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201:407;ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201PR:407;ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201T:407;ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S0201TPR:407&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-format=. Retrieved 2008-12-08. 
2. ^ "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Costa Rica (population 500+)". city-data.com. http://www.city-data.com/top2/h143.html. Retrieved 2008-07-31. 

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