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.

BY STATE · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Where Ethiopian Americans earn the most


New York	$97,792	43.3%	15.3%	17.8%	8,237
Connecticut	$90,455	47.2%	0.0%	28.7%	1,008
Wisconsin	$87,759	76.2%	1.9%	40.5%	979
Florida	$87,754	42.2%	4.2%	72.4%	4,304
Maryland	$70,623	42.8%	13.7%	38.6%	34,566
Pennsylvania	$63,904	32.9%	20.8%	31.0%	5,833
California	$62,512	34.4%	14.1%	22.9%	36,527
Virginia	$60,550	37.0%	14.2%	40.5%	38,394
Washington	$60,183	21.8%	17.8%	31.1%	25,937
Indiana	$59,833	36.3%	8.7%	58.7%	3,290
Kansas	$58,378	42.4%	15.3%	43.7%	2,127
Ohio	$56,201	35.2%	15.3%	51.9%	11,275
Georgia	$55,171	29.3%	18.7%	61.4%	21,839
New Jersey	$54,969	45.9%	14.3%	34.8%	3,274
Texas	$54,841	36.9%	19.8%	43.3%	29,501
Minnesota	$54,616	24.6%	16.3%	39.5%	26,926
Nevada	$54,265	16.1%	7.3%	42.2%	12,646
South Dakota	$53,746	21.9%	19.2%	23.6%	3,188
Missouri	$52,951	45.4%	19.8%	29.5%	2,710
Michigan	$52,396	31.8%	21.9%	43.6%	2,992
Tennessee	$51,472	28.0%	21.3%	33.4%	5,135
Colorado	$50,028	28.3%	17.9%	37.3%	11,724
North Carolina	$47,654	30.7%	18.3%	58.4%	6,657
Arizona	$46,250	30.8%	34.0%	39.4%	5,559
Oregon	$45,789	29.0%	18.0%	45.8%	4,857
Massachusetts	$45,341	33.3%	22.2%	29.0%	5,878
District of Columbia	$45,313	30.4%	14.9%	25.2%	6,729
Iowa	$37,215	30.5%	50.9%	16.0%	2,114
Illinois	$32,452	33.1%	25.4%	35.3%	6,517
Oklahoma	–	53.1%	21.2%	52.8%	882
Kentucky	–	50.0%	25.5%	7.2%	1,052

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.

BY METRO AREA · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Ethiopian Americans across metro areas


Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$140,694	48.1%	1.3%	66.9%	1,073
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	$98,445	53.9%	10.5%	17.9%	7,932
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$87,989	32.3%	13.0%	13.9%	4,580
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$78,506	53.9%	14.8%	40.9%	6,752
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	$72,137	36.9%	19.5%	43.9%	6,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$65,927	42.3%	12.2%	25.2%	11,348
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	$65,046	33.1%	8.5%	59.2%	1,994
Lancaster, PA	$64,901	33.9%	7.5%	31.9%	1,509
Columbus, OH	$61,114	26.4%	21.8%	52.0%	6,614
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,421	21.4%	18.8%	29.9%	24,151
Rochester, NY	$59,510	22.2%	13.6%	36.0%	1,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,306	37.6%	13.8%	37.8%	68,374
Kansas City, MO-KS	$59,155	36.2%	7.1%	46.1%	2,100
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$58,702	22.3%	32.0%	14.1%	3,807
Richmond, VA	$58,539	33.5%	11.8%	46.1%	1,931
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$57,925	47.1%	19.7%	31.9%	904
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,571	31.9%	21.9%	46.4%	3,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$56,502	26.1%	16.1%	41.4%	23,573
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$56,354	27.7%	19.2%	31.5%	3,409
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA	$54,778	28.8%	19.4%	61.4%	20,965
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	$54,364	15.8%	7.5%	42.7%	12,002
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$53,720	18.7%	11.8%	20.1%	2,460
Sioux Falls, SD	$53,643	23.4%	17.8%	26.0%	2,758
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA	$53,415	33.3%	12.4%	20.9%	10,282
St. Louis, MO-IL	$53,212	42.3%	20.7%	28.0%	1,724
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX	$52,266	36.3%	5.2%	47.3%	2,600
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$51,179	36.8%	23.0%	45.9%	18,898
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	$50,781	28.1%	18.2%	37.7%	10,365
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,000	51.1%	5.8%	45.8%	3,048
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,559	21.1%	30.9%	14.0%	518
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,056	28.7%	28.3%	38.7%	4,429
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,688	32.1%	21.5%	28.0%	5,768
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$46,171	30.8%	17.3%	47.9%	4,877
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$41,701	28.9%	29.4%	63.4%	3,410
Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI	$38,854	9.4%	30.4%	26.5%	1,036
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$37,426	35.7%	7.3%	66.8%	1,626
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	$32,292	30.1%	27.6%	37.6%	5,912
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	–	44.4%	17.8%	42.8%	1,143
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	–	29.6%	1.6%	75.8%	1,839

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.

BY CITY · 2017-2021 ACS 5-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT

Ethiopian Americans across cities


Burke	$138,631	59.2%	0.0%	91.5%	954
Blaine	$109,677	26.0%	0.5%	81.2%	1,549
Annandale	$103,646	36.5%	22.9%	75.4%	902
New York	$97,965	49.3%	8.8%	13.6%	3,971
Chillum	$91,094	45.7%	7.7%	32.9%	1,885
San Jose	$88,614	29.0%	12.7%	12.0%	4,090
Aspen Hill	$83,831	44.4%	9.7%	60.3%	1,448
Calverton	$75,787	46.4%	1.1%	72.7%	1,041
Lake Ridge	$75,184	29.4%	4.5%	100.0%	759
Baltimore	$70,956	52.4%	27.7%	17.0%	1,733
Enterprise	$70,550	21.4%	4.6%	91.7%	3,803
Lincolnia	$68,750	34.1%	2.4%	16.2%	1,350
Shoreline	$68,182	21.8%	10.4%	35.3%	1,541
Wheaton	$64,853	32.7%	10.1%	22.3%	2,077
Los Angeles	$64,332	44.1%	15.2%	13.1%	5,754
Eagan	$64,265	17.4%	23.5%	31.2%	1,075
Phoenix	$60,242	26.3%	17.1%	40.9%	2,995
Bailey's Crossroads	$58,347	36.8%	26.5%	34.6%	1,382
Takoma Park	$57,696	32.4%	6.5%	3.0%	1,814
Garland	$56,226	37.0%	26.6%	65.2%	3,614
Portland	$55,335	29.2%	18.7%	35.4%	2,310
Houston	$54,028	24.3%	28.6%	17.5%	3,721
Sioux Falls	$53,647	24.0%	18.1%	25.6%	2,695
SeaTac	$51,776	23.8%	3.1%	19.9%	2,587
Oakland	$51,006	27.9%	11.0%	8.8%	4,437
Denver	$50,272	36.0%	13.5%	37.1%	3,157
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	$49,423	24.3%	26.7%	30.5%	2,421
Cambridge	$48,482	19.5%	34.2%	15.0%	1,690
Silver Spring	$47,850	35.1%	19.6%	11.3%	5,883
San Diego	$46,463	19.2%	39.3%	10.9%	2,652
Spring Valley	$45,755	14.3%	6.6%	27.1%	6,302
Washington	$45,313	30.4%	14.9%	25.2%	6,729
Seattle	$44,870	16.9%	30.4%	13.4%	9,456
Columbus	$44,563	25.6%	29.0%	47.1%	4,430
Aurora	$43,427	24.8%	21.4%	38.1%	5,441
Arlington	$42,977	34.1%	23.3%	6.0%	3,353
Boston	$42,045	36.7%	16.5%	25.0%	1,261
Alexandria	$39,605	34.6%	23.6%	10.0%	7,458
Dallas	$38,188	26.7%	28.0%	14.0%	5,961
Clarkston	$36,778	14.0%	25.2%	18.4%	2,206
Charlotte	$35,862	21.0%	36.9%	54.8%	2,581
St. Paul	$35,203	18.3%	19.1%	14.9%	4,838
San Francisco	$35,074	24.3%	37.9%	26.6%	1,280
Chicago	$31,622	33.4%	30.1%	31.0%	4,214
Minneapolis	$24,556	24.2%	35.5%	21.0%	3,726
Philadelphia	–	27.4%	31.5%	37.9%	1,920

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.

ABOUT THIS GROUP

Frequently asked

How many people of Ethiopian ancestry live in the United States?

About 386,534 US residents are of Ethiopian ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

Which US city has the largest Ethiopian population?

Washington, DC has the largest Ethiopian population of any US city, with about 9,569 residents of Ethiopian ancestry.

Which state has the most residents of Ethiopian ancestry?

Maryland leads all states with about 42,074 residents of Ethiopian ancestry.

What is the median household income of Ethiopian Americans?

Ethiopian Americans have a median household income of about $75,170, per the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024

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