In the United States, 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 reside outside the island, with 70% of them living in the United States, most of whom are in the state of Florida. After the triumph of the Cuban Revolution in 1959, tens of thousands of Cubans emigrated to the US, settling mainly in Miami. Today, Miami is considered the capital of Cuba in exile and is the second city with the largest Cuban population, with over 700,000 residents, surpassing Santiago de Cuba, which has just over 400,000 inhabitants.
