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Where El Salvador-born residents live and which routes exist.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

NATIONAL + STATE Official statistic + reference Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · USCIS · Data: ACS 2020–2024; statutory rules

1,474,092 people living in the United States were born in El Salvador (ACS 2020–2024).

There is no special work visa for citizens of El Salvador; the standard routes apply (H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-2A/H-2B, F-1 with OPT, employment-based green cards).

A job offer is not enough: you need an approved status that allows you to work. Most work visas are tied to a specific employer. Rules, caps and fees change: confirm on USCIS.

States where most people born in El Salvador live

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State ⇅	Residents born in El Salvador ⇅	Share of the state's foreign-born ⇅
California	439,662	4.0%
Texas	224,873	3.9%
Maryland	132,694	12.4%
New York	116,849	2.5%
Virginia	111,151	9.3%
Florida	53,506	1.0%
New Jersey	51,338	2.2%
Massachusetts	47,464	3.5%
North Carolina	38,631	3.5%
Georgia	32,404	2.4%
Nevada	26,931	4.1%
Arkansas	15,917	8.8%
Washington	14,378	1.1%
Tennessee	11,033	2.3%
District of Columbia	11,003	10.1%
Illinois	10,950	0.6%
Indiana	10,688	2.2%
Arizona	10,382	1.0%
Colorado	10,281	1.6%
Utah	8,638	2.5%

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