Studies Indicate 400+ Venezuelans Live in Nearby Santa Clarita

The last time a President traveled to Venezuela was in October 1997 when President Clinton met with then President Caldera in Caracas. George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, and John Kennedy all have met with the President of Venezuela in Caracas.  Vicd-President Biden met with President Madura in Venezuela - Travels of the President - Travels - Department History - Office of the Historian

According to market research company Neilsburg, the city of Los Angeles has 4,155 Venezuelan's living here. While there is no breakdown for the San Fernando Valley, the nearby city of Santa Clarita has 404 people from Venezuela.  Florida has the largest number of people, with over 300k, from Venezuela now living in America, according to the Palm Beach Post. 

A study from USC indicates - there are 8,531 people living in L.A. County from Venezuela

Consider Venezuela, a country facing a humanitarian emergency that has forced more than 7.7 million Venezuelans to flee, since 2014, due to human right abuses and lack of access to health care as well as nourishment

Zip Atlas suggests there are 3,164 people in Los Angeles City from Venezuela with details the population by zip code. They indicate there are 425 people in Santa Clarita, 95 in Beverly Hills, 77 in Thousand Oaks, and 58 in Simi Valley.

This chart from the US Census indicates the dramatic increase of Venezuelans to America.

Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in the U.S. from US Census -American Community Survey B05006: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table

1 – year estimates (margin of error in parenthesis) Venezuela

2024 987,647 (±36,850)
2023 769,664 (±29,362)
2022 667,664 (±24,851)
2021 545,234 (±22,254)
2020 394,365 (± 8,218)
2019 465,235 (±24,582)
2018 393,841 (±22,777)
2017 351,144 (±15,479)
2016 290,224 (±17,556)
2015 255,520 (±13,320)
2014 216,187 (±10,863)
2013 197,724 (±10,858)
2012 194,287 (±10,441)
2011 189,219 (±13,236)
2010 184,039 (±10,634)

Estimates by year (margin of error in parenthesis) All of South America

2024 4,833,833 (±60,682)
2023 4,407,035 (±54,419)
2022 3,970,926 (±55,676)
2021 3,656,811 (± 45,400)
2020 3,284,378 (± 24,069)
2019 3,379,779 (± 47,006)
2018 3,303,082 (± 46,197)
2017 3,213,187 (±43,305)
2016 2,979,491 (±41,161)
2015 2,18,029 (±40,362)
2014 2,855,695 (±41,092)
2013 2,768,381 (±39,363)
2012 2,727,383 (±39,221)
2011 2,710,544 (±47,996)
2010 2,729,831 (±42,165)

U.S. Census Bureau. "Place of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in the United States." <i>American Community Survey, ACS 1-Year Estimates Detailed Tables, Table B05006</i>, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B05006?q=. Accessed on 3 Jan 2026.

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