According to the 1990 U.S. Census 168,659 of the total 202,658 documented Nicaraguans in the U.S. were born in Nicaragua. In 1992 approximately 10–12% of the Nicaraguan population had emigrated.
The 1990 U.S. Census reported that 168,659 Nicaraguans living in the U.S. were natives, while approximately 10-12% of the total Nicaraguan population had left their homeland by 1992.