32 • March | April 2026 • abasto.com Venezuelans in United States Migration Policy Institute’s data reveals about Venezuelans, one of the globe’s largest origin of migrants, profile in the United States. As of 2023 , approximately 770,000 Venezuelan immigrants l ived in the United States, accounting for slightly less than 2 percent of all 47.8 million immigrants in the country. Location Language According with data between 2019-2023 , the states with the next largest numbers of Venezuelans were Texas (14 percent), Georgia and New York (4 percent apiece), and California (3 percent). Combined, these five states were home to 74 percent of Venezuelan immigrants. As of the 2019-23 period, the greater Miami, Orlando, and Houston metropolitan areas were home to 48 percent of all Venezuelan immigrants in the country. Venezuelan immigrants represented close to 3 percent of the total population of the greater Miami area. 59% of Venezuelan immigrants ages 5 and over reported speaking English less than “very well,” compared to 47 percent of all immigrants. Approximately 6% Venezuelan immigrants spoke only English at home, versus 17 percent of all immigrants. Age, Education, and Employment 39 is the median age of Venezuelan immigrants in 2023, compared to 47 for all immigrants and 37 for the native born. 48% approximately, of Venezuelan immigrants ages 25 and older reported having a bachelor’s degree or higher 75% 0f Venezuelan immigrants ages 16 and older were in the civilian labor force in 2023, compared to 67 percent of the overall foreign-born population and 63 percent the U.S. born. Production, transportation, and material moving are the more likely occupations for Venezuelans Useful data