Uruguay: Immigrant Stories
Uruguayan Immigrants in the United States
According to the 2019–2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year dataset, an estimated 53,111 Uruguayan immigrants live in the United States, representing 0.1 percent of the total immigrant population of 46,134,671. The top three states with the largest percentage of Uruguayan immigrants as a percentage of the total foreign-born population include the District of Columbia (0.5%), Vermont (0.5%), and Montana (0.3%).
The median age among Uruguayan immigrants living in the United States is 50 years old and the median year of immigration to the United States for immigrants from Uruguay is 2000. More than half (54%) of Uruguayan immigrants are naturalized U.S. citizens and 55 percent of Uruguayan immigrants are proficient in English. Uruguayan immigrants have high employment rates (97%), and 19 percent are self-employed or business owners.
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MARCELO ALVARIZA considers himself to be a citizen of the world. Originally from Uruguay, he grew up in the country’s capital Montevideo. His father was from Uruguay, and his mother is Bolivian. His grandparents migrated to South America from Spain, Italy, and Germany. Being descended from people from different national and cultural backgrounds and moving between places is part and parcel of who he is and always has been.