Turkish Americans
About 255,247 US residents are of Turkish ancestry, 0.1% of the population · up 14.3% since 2020. Data from the 2024 American Community Survey.
Largest Turkish populations
Highest Turkish 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 Turkish Americans earn the most
| Washington | $131,410 | 59.6% | 9.8% | 62.7% | 8,705 |
| District of Columbia | $110,547 | 89.2% | 3.8% | 40.5% | 995 |
| New Hampshire | $109,500 | 46.0% | 5.9% | 70.7% | 709 |
| Virginia | $106,788 | 66.0% | 7.0% | 58.8% | 10,592 |
| California | $106,527 | 70.6% | 11.6% | 42.3% | 30,266 |
| Delaware | $100,244 | 38.1% | 35.1% | 43.1% | 1,476 |
| Utah | $99,643 | 51.4% | 9.6% | 51.9% | 913 |
| Illinois | $98,892 | 64.4% | 13.5% | 54.1% | 7,768 |
| Tennessee | $95,563 | 69.5% | 4.5% | 59.8% | 1,373 |
| North Carolina | $94,826 | 60.4% | 15.0% | 62.2% | 5,156 |
| Maryland | $91,875 | 59.6% | 17.8% | 63.9% | 6,538 |
| Connecticut | $88,643 | 62.6% | 6.9% | 58.6% | 3,130 |
| Oregon | $87,634 | 72.8% | 16.5% | 47.0% | 2,000 |
| New Jersey | $87,287 | 46.0% | 11.0% | 56.2% | 25,336 |
| New York | $83,870 | 54.9% | 12.0% | 43.4% | 33,686 |
| Kansas | $82,841 | 57.1% | 13.8% | 52.3% | 772 |
| Kentucky | $77,727 | 32.2% | 17.0% | 57.6% | 1,415 |
| Oklahoma | $76,667 | 55.8% | 12.9% | 83.1% | 1,067 |
| Missouri | $75,938 | 55.2% | 5.0% | 62.4% | 2,172 |
| Texas | $75,646 | 64.9% | 10.4% | 42.2% | 14,947 |
| Colorado | $74,426 | 57.9% | 12.7% | 50.1% | 2,964 |
| Wisconsin | $74,091 | 64.9% | 7.8% | 51.2% | 1,438 |
| Georgia | $73,906 | 71.7% | 15.9% | 48.3% | 5,747 |
| Massachusetts | $73,279 | 75.6% | 12.9% | 44.8% | 7,490 |
| Florida | $73,049 | 54.2% | 13.5% | 64.4% | 18,377 |
| Michigan | $67,039 | 60.6% | 13.8% | 59.2% | 2,906 |
| Minnesota | $66,648 | 59.8% | 17.9% | 52.0% | 1,988 |
| Pennsylvania | $62,431 | 56.4% | 18.4% | 47.0% | 9,752 |
| Ohio | $62,213 | 48.7% | 13.0% | 59.2% | 6,041 |
| South Carolina | $61,389 | 50.5% | 14.3% | 70.5% | 1,730 |
| Indiana | $58,125 | 58.1% | 26.1% | 55.6% | 1,543 |
| Nevada | $52,131 | 35.1% | 23.5% | 60.7% | 1,083 |
| Arizona | $50,614 | 54.9% | 14.6% | 46.4% | 2,731 |
| Louisiana | $32,209 | 41.4% | 14.1% | 56.8% | 854 |
| Alabama | – | 65.6% | 25.2% | 61.3% | 1,011 |
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.
Turkish Americans across metro areas
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.
Turkish Americans across cities
| San Francisco | $185,379 | 89.8% | 1.9% | 27.0% | 1,701 |
| Seattle | $182,321 | 83.2% | 2.3% | 39.9% | 1,181 |
| San Jose | $159,545 | 82.4% | 7.2% | 42.3% | 1,210 |
| Washington | $110,547 | 89.2% | 3.8% | 40.5% | 995 |
| Irvine | $105,554 | 79.2% | 6.8% | 25.2% | 1,477 |
| Dallas | $98,158 | 74.8% | 20.1% | 29.2% | 906 |
| Clifton | $94,773 | 33.5% | 2.7% | 53.8% | 1,391 |
| Austin | $88,580 | 75.1% | 1.9% | 48.1% | 1,270 |
| New York | $87,490 | 58.6% | 10.8% | 27.0% | 15,987 |
| Chicago | $86,311 | 72.6% | 21.3% | 30.6% | 2,445 |
| Houston | $85,145 | 75.3% | 3.2% | 40.5% | 2,180 |
| Boston | $74,340 | 85.2% | 24.2% | 24.5% | 1,193 |
| Los Angeles | $72,151 | 66.4% | 18.6% | 27.8% | 3,516 |
| San Diego | $68,250 | 71.0% | 13.8% | 34.1% | 1,586 |
| Philadelphia | $66,812 | 66.7% | 18.1% | 26.2% | 1,578 |
| Paterson | $64,737 | 14.4% | 31.2% | 27.7% | 1,030 |
| Cambridge | $47,102 | 98.2% | 2.7% | 68.3% | 652 |
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 255,247 US residents are of Turkish ancestry, roughly 0.1% of the population, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
New York, NY has the largest Turkish population of any US city, with about 18,442 residents of Turkish ancestry.
New York leads all states with about 35,881 residents of Turkish ancestry.
Turkish Americans have a median household income of about $112,594, 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