In the U.S., there are 1,343,960 Cuban immigrants (2018 census), making it the fifth largest Hispanic community in the country. More than two and a half million Cubans live outside the island, with 70% of them residing in the U.S., most of which are in the state of Florida. Following the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, tens of thousands of Cubans emigrated to the U.S., settling primarily in Miami. Today, Miami is considered the capital of Cuba in exile, and it is the second city by number of Cuban residents, with over 700,000, surpassing Santiago de Cuba, which has slightly more than 400,000 inhabitants.
