ANCESTRY

Ethiopian Americans

About 386,534 US residents are of Ethiopian ancestry, 0.1% of the population · up 17.9% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.

NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR

How the group compares

Median household income

$75,170

US overall: $82,259

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.5%

US overall: 35.6%

Poverty rate

13.7%

US overall: 12.5%

Homeownership

40.5%

US overall: 65.0%

Median age

32.7

US overall: 38.9

Median home value

$433,400

US overall: $376,019

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 NUMBER OF PEOPLE

Largest Ethiopian populations

CitiesAll 1,473 →

1Washington, DC9,569 2Seattle, WA8,265 3Dallas, TX8,257 4Alexandria, VA6,713 5Aurora, CO6,444 6Los Angeles, CA6,207 7St. Paul, MN5,863 8Silver Spring, MD5,817 9Spring Valley, NV5,706 10New York, NY4,956

CountiesAll 848 →

1Montgomery County, MD25,547 2King County, WA19,834 3Fairfax County, VA17,796 4Dallas County, TX16,077 5DeKalb County, GA11,370 6Clark County, NV11,183 7Los Angeles County, CA10,763 8District of Columbia, DC9,569 9Hennepin County, MN9,193 10Ramsey County, MN8,638

Metro areasAll 449 →

1Washington, DC79,733 2Minneapolis, MN29,162 3Seattle, WA26,289 4Atlanta, GA25,514 5Dallas, TX22,745 6Los Angeles, CA12,299 7Denver, CO11,719 8Las Vegas, NV11,183 9San Francisco, CA9,506 10New York, NY9,331

StatesAll 51 →

1Maryland42,074 2Virginia41,193 3California36,738 4Texas36,364 5Minnesota31,589 6Washington27,892 7Georgia27,006 8Colorado13,102 9Nevada11,580 10Ohio10,949

BY CONCENTRATION

Highest Ethiopian share

CitiesAll 1,473 →

1Clarkston, GA15.5%2White Oak, MD10.6%3SeaTac, WA10.2%4Accokeek, MD8.0%5Takoma Park, MD8.0%6Kingstowne, VA7.3%7Silver Spring, MD7.1%8Laurel Hill, VA6.9%9Bailey's Crossroads, VA6.6%10Calverton, MD6.5%

CountiesAll 848 →

1Alexandria city, VA4.3%2Dakota County, NE2.7%3Montgomery County, MD2.4%4Nobles County, MN2.0%5Arlington County, VA1.9%6Harmon County, OK1.7%7Ramsey County, MN1.6%8Fairfax County, VA1.6%9DeKalb County, GA1.5%10District of Columbia, DC1.4%

Metro areasAll 449 →

1Worthington, MN2.0%2Washington, DC1.3%3Sioux City, IA1.2%4Sioux Falls, SD0.9%5Minneapolis, MN0.8%6Dumas, TX0.8%7Seattle, WA0.6%8Brookings, SD0.6%9Rochester, MN0.5%10Alexander City, AL0.5%

StatesAll 51 →

1District of Columbia1.4%2Maryland0.7%3Minnesota0.6%4Virginia0.5%5Nevada0.4%6Washington0.4%7South Dakota0.3%8Georgia0.2%9Colorado0.2%10Texas0.1%

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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