Marshallese Americans
About 43,998 US residents are of Marshallese, 0.0% of the population · up 15.2% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Marshallese populations
Highest Marshallese share
Where Marshallese Americans earn the most
| Oregon | $81,875 | 7.8% | 27.9% | 1.5% | 2,681 |
| Washington | $65,303 | 7.2% | 27.4% | 8.8% | 4,976 |
| Arizona | $57,115 | 0.0% | 27.1% | 10.1% | 1,602 |
| Arkansas | $51,705 | 4.0% | 27.8% | 11.5% | 8,692 |
| Hawaii | $50,708 | 8.8% | 32.5% | 10.5% | 8,682 |
| Iowa | $44,444 | 0.0% | 35.7% | 0.5% | 1,047 |
| Utah | $43,875 | 0.0% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 797 |
| California | $34,341 | 8.3% | 34.3% | 9.8% | 2,246 |
| Oklahoma | – | 4.2% | 31.3% | 5.9% | 3,390 |
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.
Marshallese Americans across metro areas
| Salem, OR | $83,056 | 7.6% | 25.7% | 0.0% | 2,300 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $65,688 | 3.1% | 19.0% | 7.4% | 2,789 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $65,536 | 11.5% | 47.6% | 10.7% | 1,745 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $60,670 | 0.0% | 15.2% | 11.4% | 1,213 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | $54,179 | 18.7% | 29.6% | 19.8% | 1,062 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $53,816 | 4.3% | 19.0% | 12.5% | 7,220 |
| Hilo, HI | $53,792 | 11.0% | 47.2% | 25.9% | 2,026 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $46,034 | 6.2% | 26.9% | 2.1% | 5,199 |
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.
Marshallese Americans across cities
| Salem | $82,188 | 7.6% | 25.9% | 0.0% | 2,278 |
| Spokane | $70,308 | 10.2% | 47.5% | 14.5% | 1,307 |
| Springdale | $56,107 | 5.3% | 20.1% | 8.6% | 5,896 |
| Urban Honolulu | $49,565 | 12.1% | 27.3% | 3.7% | 2,123 |
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 43,998 US residents are of Marshallese, roughly 0.0% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
Springdale, AR has the largest Marshallese population of any US city, with about 6,383 residents of Marshallese.
Arkansas leads all states with about 9,989 residents of Marshallese.
Other pacific islander origin groups
DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR DETAILED-ORIGIN TABLES (B03001 / B02015 / B02019 / B04006) · PROFILE: ACS 1-YEAR S0201 · UPDATED 2024