ANCESTRY
Italian Americans
About 16,176,874 US residents are of Italian ancestry, 4.8% of the population · down 2.2% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
BY NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Largest Italian populations
BY CONCENTRATION
Highest Italian share
NATIONAL PROFILE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR
How the group compares
Median household income
$99,619
US overall: $82,259
Bachelor's degree or higher
47.5%
US overall: 35.6%
Poverty rate
7.8%
US overall: 12.5%
Homeownership
70.2%
US overall: 65.0%
Median age
40.3
US overall: 38.9
Median home value
$434,000
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 STATE · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Where Italian Americans earn the most
| Maryland | $129,636 | 56.0% | 5.7% | 74.5% | 272,057 |
| New Jersey | $121,384 | 49.1% | 5.1% | 76.9% | 1,275,909 |
| Virginia | $119,459 | 58.2% | 6.2% | 67.4% | 348,435 |
| California | $118,877 | 50.3% | 7.9% | 61.5% | 1,313,989 |
| Massachusetts | $116,277 | 54.1% | 7.3% | 69.7% | 768,622 |
| New Hampshire | $111,255 | 43.9% | 6.7% | 70.4% | 139,176 |
| Washington | $107,210 | 49.1% | 8.4% | 63.6% | 247,850 |
| Connecticut | $106,024 | 47.6% | 5.4% | 75.7% | 538,319 |
| Utah | $105,527 | 42.0% | 8.0% | 65.6% | 92,208 |
| Colorado | $105,471 | 59.0% | 7.2% | 62.6% | 287,985 |
| New York | $104,034 | 48.2% | 7.5% | 70.0% | 2,106,103 |
| Georgia | $102,516 | 52.5% | 7.4% | 71.2% | 245,409 |
| Illinois | $102,232 | 48.4% | 6.5% | 74.5% | 675,087 |
| Texas | $101,374 | 51.1% | 7.6% | 63.0% | 585,081 |
| Delaware | $97,946 | 41.8% | 8.1% | 76.5% | 96,643 |
| Maine | $92,647 | 47.4% | 8.2% | 70.4% | 79,171 |
| Rhode Island | $92,570 | 46.8% | 6.5% | 73.3% | 170,947 |
| Minnesota | $91,431 | 48.3% | 8.2% | 67.6% | 132,165 |
| North Carolina | $90,975 | 51.3% | 7.1% | 68.9% | 384,491 |
| Nevada | $90,896 | 34.1% | 9.0% | 63.9% | 159,898 |
| Louisiana | $90,500 | 43.4% | 9.0% | 78.8% | 193,764 |
| Pennsylvania | $90,055 | 45.5% | 8.2% | 72.6% | 1,376,721 |
| Florida | $87,699 | 42.1% | 8.3% | 75.2% | 1,304,518 |
| Wisconsin | $87,117 | 44.8% | 8.0% | 64.8% | 203,685 |
| Tennessee | $86,960 | 45.8% | 9.3% | 63.3% | 173,955 |
| Arizona | $86,114 | 43.0% | 9.0% | 69.2% | 302,813 |
| Michigan | $85,635 | 41.0% | 8.6% | 77.3% | 435,401 |
| South Carolina | $85,446 | 44.6% | 8.9% | 77.1% | 212,832 |
| Idaho | $85,437 | 41.0% | 9.1% | 65.1% | 64,010 |
| Missouri | $85,256 | 43.8% | 8.6% | 70.3% | 205,930 |
| Ohio | $84,662 | 43.1% | 9.4% | 73.0% | 686,905 |
| Oregon | $82,813 | 43.6% | 10.0% | 60.4% | 153,745 |
| Alabama | $81,789 | 43.8% | 15.7% | 73.0% | 89,242 |
| Iowa | $81,126 | 40.6% | 10.5% | 60.1% | 65,874 |
| Indiana | $80,971 | 41.9% | 10.2% | 68.8% | 165,579 |
| Kentucky | $78,282 | 42.9% | 10.6% | 62.0% | 85,793 |
| Oklahoma | $72,179 | 38.9% | 12.3% | 61.0% | 78,462 |
| West Virginia | $65,010 | 35.7% | 15.3% | 72.3% | 75,147 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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 · 2024 ACS 1-YEAR · CLICK A COLUMN TO SORT
Italian Americans across metro areas
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $158,707 | 57.3% | 6.5% | 59.9% | 68,960 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $154,536 | 60.6% | 5.8% | 61.6% | 190,534 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $152,418 | 75.2% | 4.2% | 63.6% | 257,958 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $135,883 | 56.7% | 4.0% | 77.4% | 152,388 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $132,825 | 55.5% | 7.0% | 57.2% | 145,032 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $132,730 | 56.5% | 6.7% | 58.0% | 132,958 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $127,909 | 54.3% | 4.1% | 74.9% | 131,176 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $125,285 | 52.1% | 5.4% | 71.0% | 2,100,316 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $124,407 | 56.0% | 6.3% | 67.5% | 572,183 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $122,788 | 57.3% | 8.0% | 51.7% | 342,365 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $120,750 | 65.5% | 6.3% | 52.8% | 85,086 |
| Worcester, MA | $117,111 | 47.0% | 9.0% | 76.2% | 100,725 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $117,001 | 66.6% | 6.5% | 62.3% | 156,752 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $116,198 | 64.3% | 5.2% | 68.3% | 69,040 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $116,096 | 59.2% | 6.5% | 73.7% | 158,186 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $112,690 | 53.2% | 5.3% | 63.7% | 157,982 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $110,504 | 49.4% | 5.8% | 74.7% | 759,611 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $110,284 | 50.5% | 5.8% | 75.2% | 571,795 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $109,012 | 57.3% | 4.6% | 72.3% | 126,565 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $106,698 | 44.7% | 5.9% | 71.1% | 104,582 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $105,395 | 52.0% | 9.0% | 70.5% | 128,163 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $104,466 | 54.0% | 6.4% | 64.9% | 158,411 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $104,367 | 50.6% | 4.5% | 76.7% | 130,713 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $102,125 | 48.9% | 5.1% | 75.9% | 161,866 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $101,461 | 50.3% | 8.1% | 65.0% | 68,887 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $100,755 | 52.0% | 4.9% | 76.1% | 77,613 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $100,542 | 41.3% | 6.8% | 72.8% | 98,622 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $100,319 | 34.3% | 6.8% | 68.0% | 127,658 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $98,927 | 43.4% | 5.6% | 74.6% | 92,022 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $97,778 | 51.3% | 10.8% | 68.3% | 92,721 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $97,506 | 52.0% | 7.1% | 61.7% | 87,905 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $97,264 | 52.2% | 6.4% | 69.2% | 98,585 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $96,522 | 44.2% | 7.8% | 69.9% | 225,017 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $96,264 | 48.1% | 7.3% | 70.7% | 305,269 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $96,042 | 55.3% | 5.2% | 59.9% | 66,725 |
| Cleveland, OH | $95,794 | 41.7% | 7.9% | 76.5% | 198,054 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $95,185 | 43.2% | 7.6% | 64.9% | 75,757 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $94,998 | 46.8% | 6.7% | 72.7% | 213,036 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $94,377 | 40.8% | 6.7% | 81.1% | 245,093 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $94,371 | 40.5% | 9.8% | 83.5% | 61,860 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $93,940 | 46.7% | 9.0% | 68.1% | 69,329 |
| New Haven, CT | $93,760 | 46.3% | 6.5% | 71.1% | 98,105 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $92,352 | 46.5% | 10.0% | 80.0% | 61,924 |
| Columbus, OH | $90,833 | 56.4% | 6.9% | 63.7% | 107,622 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $90,758 | 33.2% | 8.6% | 62.0% | 111,026 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $89,798 | 42.6% | 5.6% | 81.2% | 71,360 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $89,359 | 48.7% | 8.0% | 69.1% | 143,892 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $89,162 | 40.4% | 8.0% | 74.6% | 233,309 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $86,684 | 45.3% | 8.5% | 73.6% | 367,448 |
| Syracuse, NY | $86,031 | 44.5% | 7.0% | 75.3% | 93,116 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $85,039 | 46.4% | 9.5% | 75.2% | 167,084 |
| Akron, OH | $83,674 | 50.8% | 8.5% | 75.2% | 62,769 |
| Rochester, NY | $79,576 | 43.5% | 10.4% | 71.0% | 160,732 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $72,029 | 37.0% | 10.1% | 75.1% | 88,910 |
Sorted by median household income by default; click any column header to re-sort. Figures come from the 2024 ACS 1-year Selected Population Profile. 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
Italian Americans across cities
| Naperville | $169,135 | 71.3% | 2.6% | 81.0% | 12,530 |
| San Francisco | $163,967 | 74.7% | 7.4% | 37.3% | 39,710 |
| Arlington | $154,016 | 90.0% | 2.9% | 42.3% | 14,414 |
| Hoboken | $146,526 | 85.5% | 4.4% | 25.5% | 11,097 |
| Washington | $145,700 | 93.8% | 5.9% | 42.9% | 29,071 |
| Oakland | $137,455 | 77.1% | 5.7% | 46.7% | 12,758 |
| Santa Clarita | $126,308 | 37.2% | 2.6% | 73.8% | 12,135 |
| Stamford | $124,873 | 56.1% | 4.3% | 61.7% | 18,243 |
| Levittown | $117,267 | 31.0% | 3.2% | 94.7% | 14,414 |
| San Jose | $115,714 | 47.8% | 5.0% | 63.6% | 33,265 |
| Gilbert | $112,905 | 42.5% | 3.2% | 82.8% | 15,270 |
| Seattle | $112,418 | 74.6% | 7.0% | 44.4% | 32,614 |
| Boston | $111,700 | 68.3% | 9.8% | 40.2% | 48,635 |
| Jersey City | $111,605 | 63.4% | 9.2% | 38.0% | 13,006 |
| West Babylon | $109,357 | 27.6% | 4.9% | 80.3% | 11,225 |
| Huntington Beach | $108,895 | 49.1% | 5.9% | 56.1% | 13,705 |
| Norwalk | $104,813 | 44.7% | 6.9% | 69.6% | 13,715 |
| Peabody | $102,690 | 37.7% | 3.4% | 78.7% | 11,438 |
| San Diego | $102,050 | 62.2% | 7.0% | 47.1% | 58,766 |
| Milford city (balance) | $102,043 | 47.5% | 2.7% | 78.9% | 12,073 |
| Scottsdale | $101,869 | 61.5% | 6.0% | 63.4% | 20,479 |
| Charlotte | $101,319 | 65.8% | 3.5% | 54.9% | 29,635 |
| Atlanta | $100,833 | 82.1% | 7.6% | 47.1% | 14,145 |
| Chicago | $99,587 | 64.0% | 7.6% | 50.8% | 105,812 |
| New York | $99,192 | 49.4% | 7.7% | 51.1% | 529,952 |
| Chandler | $98,955 | 45.6% | 5.4% | 67.0% | 13,124 |
| Los Angeles | $97,643 | 58.6% | 9.1% | 40.9% | 105,019 |
| Houston | $94,717 | 63.9% | 8.0% | 50.9% | 37,011 |
| Danbury | $94,331 | 38.5% | 6.2% | 69.4% | 11,168 |
| Long Beach | $94,221 | 50.5% | 6.1% | 51.2% | 13,152 |
| Denver | $93,925 | 69.9% | 7.6% | 48.0% | 35,056 |
| Dallas | $93,732 | 68.2% | 7.0% | 42.0% | 22,477 |
| Austin | $93,151 | 71.6% | 6.0% | 39.6% | 28,418 |
| Baltimore | $89,890 | 64.0% | 9.2% | 51.7% | 18,534 |
| Medford | $89,430 | 44.7% | 6.7% | 59.5% | 10,895 |
| Vineland | $89,350 | 28.8% | 6.0% | 84.2% | 11,203 |
| Sacramento | $87,047 | 50.8% | 7.3% | 53.7% | 18,320 |
| Fort Worth | $86,022 | 45.3% | 7.8% | 59.0% | 16,418 |
| Yonkers | $85,546 | 38.3% | 7.6% | 69.6% | 23,395 |
| Henderson | $85,095 | 36.4% | 7.0% | 65.4% | 21,323 |
| Portland | $84,601 | 63.4% | 9.1% | 50.0% | 29,193 |
| Toms River | $84,553 | 30.4% | 8.4% | 85.6% | 25,183 |
| Virginia Beach | $84,343 | 41.4% | 9.8% | 70.1% | 25,715 |
| Enterprise | $83,808 | 30.6% | 4.9% | 60.5% | 11,611 |
| Fort Lauderdale | $83,666 | 44.5% | 8.5% | 56.6% | 12,988 |
| Tampa | $82,923 | 59.7% | 8.5% | 58.5% | 23,544 |
| Minneapolis | $82,842 | 69.3% | 11.9% | 46.2% | 11,183 |
| Coral Springs | $82,000 | 30.5% | 5.1% | 70.7% | 11,610 |
| Raleigh | $81,821 | 66.2% | 6.3% | 50.6% | 17,881 |
| Santa Rosa | $81,627 | 34.5% | 4.8% | 59.2% | 11,747 |
| New Rochelle | $81,136 | 41.7% | 4.8% | 71.5% | 13,025 |
| Warwick | $80,505 | 34.4% | 6.3% | 73.1% | 16,245 |
| West Haven | $79,459 | 27.1% | 10.2% | 68.6% | 11,612 |
| Sterling Heights | $78,621 | 31.3% | 5.3% | 84.6% | 11,003 |
| Phoenix | $78,431 | 44.4% | 8.2% | 60.5% | 60,910 |
| Colorado Springs | $77,520 | 42.8% | 7.4% | 56.6% | 22,243 |
| Cranston | $77,434 | 37.1% | 6.0% | 73.8% | 22,516 |
| Aurora | $76,987 | 40.0% | 5.8% | 69.3% | 12,039 |
| Reno | $76,538 | 42.3% | 9.3% | 59.2% | 14,935 |
| Metairie | $75,512 | 40.4% | 5.6% | 80.5% | 15,956 |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | $75,306 | 63.4% | 7.4% | 54.3% | 17,442 |
| Kansas City | $74,189 | 42.4% | 7.7% | 61.5% | 17,955 |
| Orlando | $74,163 | 55.6% | 11.4% | 44.6% | 14,308 |
| Tonawanda Town | $73,960 | 36.6% | 6.6% | 79.6% | 11,999 |
| New Orleans | $73,476 | 64.8% | 8.0% | 55.1% | 14,256 |
| Boca Raton | $73,171 | 49.1% | 8.2% | 73.1% | 11,492 |
| Cape Coral | $72,905 | 23.9% | 9.5% | 79.3% | 18,592 |
| Mesa | $72,805 | 39.2% | 8.5% | 67.4% | 16,585 |
| Irondequoit | $72,716 | 35.7% | 3.8% | 84.2% | 11,273 |
| Columbus | $71,590 | 48.6% | 10.5% | 51.2% | 44,014 |
| Omaha | $71,408 | 42.2% | 10.0% | 64.6% | 19,528 |
| Indianapolis city (balance) | $70,933 | 55.6% | 10.6% | 56.5% | 17,504 |
| Philadelphia | $70,917 | 45.0% | 11.7% | 58.7% | 110,159 |
| Oklahoma City | $70,539 | 44.3% | 12.1% | 61.9% | 11,817 |
| St. Louis | $70,413 | 54.9% | 11.8% | 57.7% | 12,128 |
| Jacksonville | $69,603 | 39.8% | 8.9% | 58.6% | 34,422 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | $68,455 | 47.1% | 12.3% | 64.3% | 16,337 |
| Las Vegas | $67,244 | 27.1% | 9.4% | 63.0% | 32,954 |
| Albuquerque | $66,535 | 49.0% | 13.0% | 60.0% | 17,879 |
| Cincinnati | $65,966 | 56.9% | 16.3% | 47.0% | 11,652 |
| Pittsburgh | $65,498 | 51.0% | 13.4% | 57.1% | 36,688 |
| Worcester | $65,208 | 39.1% | 14.4% | 52.2% | 18,084 |
| Cheektowaga | $64,113 | 31.5% | 10.5% | 70.8% | 10,918 |
| Fresno | $63,376 | 33.5% | 15.9% | 53.0% | 14,492 |
| St. Petersburg | $63,350 | 41.1% | 9.9% | 64.4% | 17,246 |
| Spring Valley | $62,648 | 26.9% | 10.8% | 51.0% | 12,184 |
| Milwaukee | $61,901 | 42.8% | 17.0% | 47.1% | 14,528 |
| New Haven | $61,765 | 44.0% | 16.3% | 36.9% | 10,954 |
| San Antonio | $61,629 | 42.1% | 10.0% | 54.0% | 26,341 |
| Waterbury | $58,629 | 21.6% | 12.8% | 65.1% | 14,732 |
| Providence | $56,843 | 41.9% | 13.2% | 53.7% | 12,994 |
| Port St. Lucie | $56,131 | 28.7% | 7.9% | 84.8% | 19,610 |
| Spring Hill | $53,864 | 19.2% | 11.7% | 83.0% | 16,685 |
| Buffalo | $53,543 | 43.5% | 21.2% | 47.7% | 29,312 |
| Syracuse | $53,165 | 42.3% | 16.7% | 51.6% | 14,968 |
| Rochester | $51,250 | 44.0% | 18.3% | 43.5% | 14,818 |
| Tucson | $50,693 | 39.8% | 14.9% | 53.9% | 18,885 |
| Akron | $50,325 | 30.8% | 16.9% | 56.1% | 12,820 |
| Cleveland | $49,247 | 30.4% | 24.2% | 43.1% | 17,129 |
| Scranton | $44,539 | 29.6% | 15.5% | 57.4% | 12,528 |
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 Italian ancestry live in the United States?
About 16,176,874 US residents are of Italian ancestry, roughly 4.8% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Which US city has the largest Italian population?
New York, NY has the largest Italian population of any US city, with about 480,124 residents of Italian ancestry.
Which state has the most residents of Italian ancestry?
New York leads all states with about 2,163,906 residents of Italian ancestry.
What is the median household income of Italian Americans?
Italian Americans have a median household income of about $99,619, 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