Cape Verdean Americans
About 106,701 US residents are of Cape Verdean ancestry, 0.0% of the population · down 2.3% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Cape Verdean populations
Highest Cape Verdean share
How the group compares
From the Census Bureau's Selected Population Profile (S0201), which publishes socioeconomic data for detailed groups at the national level. US-overall figures shown for comparison.
Where Cape Verdean Americans earn the most
| California | $111,181 | 46.0% | 7.3% | 56.3% | 2,942 |
| Virginia | $108,200 | 64.5% | 4.9% | 58.7% | 1,028 |
| Maryland | $105,250 | 45.3% | 9.1% | 82.6% | 1,310 |
| New York | $87,457 | 60.5% | 22.5% | 27.0% | 1,237 |
| Connecticut | $68,056 | 25.3% | 15.1% | 47.1% | 3,646 |
| Florida | $57,100 | 37.2% | 10.2% | 59.3% | 2,889 |
| Massachusetts | $56,574 | 15.6% | 15.9% | 43.2% | 70,962 |
| Rhode Island | $47,024 | 13.9% | 15.8% | 44.2% | 17,660 |
| Georgia | $45,739 | 23.9% | 11.6% | 40.2% | 1,282 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a state only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller states are absent by design.
Cape Verdean Americans across metro areas
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,660 | 49.4% | 2.3% | 73.5% | 1,535 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $92,115 | 48.7% | 15.2% | 38.2% | 1,363 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | $81,875 | 26.4% | 11.1% | 46.3% | 1,406 |
| New Haven-Milford, CT | $62,115 | 19.1% | 16.6% | 49.5% | 1,944 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,413 | 16.2% | 14.4% | 47.5% | 47,247 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $61,125 | 28.9% | 14.4% | 31.7% | 915 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $57,554 | 24.7% | 10.8% | 41.5% | 2,409 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,839 | 13.0% | 18.2% | 39.0% | 36,525 |
| Springfield, MA | – | 26.8% | 15.7% | 46.9% | 949 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a metro area only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller metro areas are absent by design.
Cape Verdean Americans across cities
| Brockton | $65,597 | 11.5% | 12.1% | 49.4% | 19,686 |
| Boston | $46,643 | 15.3% | 19.6% | 30.7% | 13,105 |
| East Providence | $44,875 | 11.4% | 13.8% | 63.5% | 1,552 |
| Pawtucket | $44,483 | 9.6% | 15.3% | 41.5% | 7,797 |
| New Bedford | $43,554 | 11.2% | 21.4% | 27.4% | 10,143 |
| Taunton | $35,489 | 6.2% | 24.7% | 38.9% | 2,843 |
| Fall River | $35,417 | 6.3% | 33.9% | 15.9% | 2,521 |
| Providence | – | 13.0% | 23.7% | 48.0% | 2,796 |
| Cranston | – | 13.7% | 9.1% | 20.4% | 971 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2017-2021 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables, which pool five years of survey responses to cover smaller communities the annual survey cannot. The Census publishes a citie only when the group's population there clears the survey's reporting threshold, so smaller cities are absent by design.
Frequently asked
About 106,701 US residents are of Cape Verdean ancestry, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Brockton, MA has the largest Cape Verdean population of any US city, with about 18,269 residents of Cape Verdean ancestry.
Massachusetts leads all states with about 63,951 residents of Cape Verdean ancestry.
Cape Verdean Americans have a median household income of about $82,362, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.
Other ancestry groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024