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Remittances from the U.S. to Latin America 2006

Total
amount *
($ millions)
Increase since 2004
Contribution to the state's economy *
($ millions)
LAC adult immigrants (1)
% That send money regularly
California
13,191
37%
133,365
5,829,226
63%
Texas
5,222
64%
52,792
2,832,784
47%
New York
3,714
4%
37,547
1,444,224
77%
Florida
3,083
26%
31,171
1,370,345
70%
Illinois
2,583
69%
26,110
935,656
73%
New Jersey
1,869
36%
18,898
712,207
79%
Georgia
1,736
83%
17,555
465,786
85%
Arizona
1,378
127%
13,930
701,863
57%
North Carolina
1,221
47%
12,340
376,272
84%
Virginia
1,110
89%
11,219
318,436
88%
Maryland
921
84%
9,308
264,193
88%
Colorado
646
19%
6,529
328,960
57%
Nevada
618
38%
6,246
314,722
57%
Massachusetts
579
10%
5,849
307,158
74%
Pennsylvania
517
187%
5,230
148,452
88%
Washington
504
43%
5,092
233,272
70%
Tennessee
407
151%
4,113
140,611
78%
Indiana
386
103%
3,906
147,652
68%
Oregon
383
75%
3,868
177,190
70%
New Mexico
370
260%
3,745
188,698
57%
Michigan
337
75%
3,404
125,709
71%
Wisconsin
335
121%
3,389
125,174
71%
South Carolina
322
117%
3,253
111,211
78%
Connecticut
301
133%
3,042
159,753
74%
Minnesota
292
98%
2,949
108,912
71%
Utah
258
58%
2,613
131,650
57%
Arkansas
253
122%
2,562
87,573
78%
Oklahoma
226
45%
2,289
115,340
57%
Alabama
219
47%
2,213
75,654
78%
Kansas
215
128%
2,169
81,999
68%
Ohio
214
98%
2,163
79,881
71%
Loisiana
208
241%
2,102
71,861
78%
Missouri
166
58%
1,677
63,692
68%
Kentucky
161
203%
1,623
55,501
78%
DC
154
64%
1,555
44,148
88%
Nebraska
154
92%
1,554
58,748
68%
Idaho
142
48%
1,435
65,752
70%
Iowa
138
100%
1,394
52,690
68%
Rhode Island
130
n/a
1,319
69,279
74%
Delaware
105
n/a
1,065
30,240
88%
Mississippi
100
n/a
1,007
34,428
78%
Hawaii
34
n/a
349
15,974
70%
Wyoming
33
n/a
333
15,244
70%
Alaska
33
n/a
331
15,184
70%
New Hampshire
32
n/a
324
16,998
74%
South Dakota
23
n/a
233
8,795
68%
Maine
22
n/a
220
11,530
74%
North Dakota
15
n/a
154
5,821
68%
Vermont
9
n/a
95
4,969
74%
Total 48 States and DC
45,276
51%
457,746
17,228,349
73%

- * Estimates for 2006
- (1) Latin America and the Caribbean born adults
- n/a: not available, there is no data for 2006
 
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