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Highest Cape Verdean population share, US cities

US cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Cape Verdean residents as a percentage of total population. Brockton, Massachusetts leads at 17.3%. 492 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Massachusetts carries 17 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2000
01Brockton, MAMA106,13417.3%
02New Bedford, MAMA101,8349.5%
03Pawtucket, RIRI77,0659.0%
04Central Falls, RIRI23,1245.9%
05Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2225.6%
06Taunton, MAMA62,5224.4%
07East Providence, RIRI48,2493.8%
08Scituate, MAMA5,7963.7%
09Abington, MAMA17,0533.3%
10Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4053.3%
11North Westport, MAMA5,2893.1%
12Fall River, MAMA95,2982.4%
13Bridgewater, MAMA29,3092.2%
14East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.1%
15Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.1%
16Boston, MAMA672,9731.8%
17Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,9611.6%
18Providence, RIRI195,3101.6%
19Randolph, MAMA34,9481.5%
20Johnstown, COCO22,4331.4%
21Somerset, MAMA18,2981.2%
22Woonsocket, RIRI44,5801.1%
23Tuckahoe, NYNY7,0291.1%
24Norwich, CTCT40,0011.0%
25Hull, MAMA10,1381.0%
26Foxborough, MAMA6,2511.0%
27Cranston, RIRI84,6471.0%
28Valley Falls, RIRI12,6571.0%
29Cheverly, MDMD6,1641.0%
30Barnstable, MAMA50,1010.9%
31Attleboro, MAMA47,4470.9%
32Elizabeth City, NCNC19,6220.9%
33Sharon, PAPA12,6480.8%
34Plymouth, MAMA7,9180.7%
35Broadview Park, FLFL7,1190.7%
36Santaquin, UTUT18,9890.7%
37Corry, PAPA5,9930.7%
38West Haven, CTCT55,3510.7%
39Upper Montclair, NJNJ12,4570.7%
40Tiverton, RIRI8,0910.6%
41Matteson, ILIL18,5430.6%
42Revere, MAMA60,1410.6%
43Gleneagle, COCO6,4400.6%
44Salem, MAMA45,3810.6%
45Newport East, RIRI11,0690.6%
46South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5520.6%
47Rockaway, NJNJ6,6310.5%
48Waterbury, CTCT115,7710.5%
49Kingston, RIRI7,3320.5%
50Riverside, CTCT8,9540.5%
51Bridgeport, CTCT152,2730.5%
52Quincy, MAMA103,1730.5%
53Lynn Haven, FLFL22,4790.5%
54Packanack Lake, NJNJ6,3210.4%
55West Concord, MAMA5,8760.4%
56Crofton, MDMD29,5490.4%
57Norwood, MAMA31,5420.4%
58Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6480.4%
59Broadlands, VAVA14,3530.4%
60Franklin, MAMA33,9550.4%
61Swainsboro, GAGA7,4360.4%
62Decatur, GAGA25,2760.4%
63Braintree, MAMA38,9570.4%
64Whitestown, ININ15,7670.4%
65Pittsfield, MAMA42,9090.4%
66Hercules, CACA26,3260.4%
67Warwick, RIRI84,1870.4%
68Fulton, MDMD5,6770.4%
69Weymouth, MAMA59,7590.3%
70Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.3%
71Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,7650.3%
72Campbell, CACA42,4900.3%
73Four Corners, FLFL65,0480.3%
74Greenville, RIRI8,2960.3%
75Redland, MDMD18,6650.3%
76Dedham, MAMA25,2370.3%
77Middletown, PAPA7,6280.3%
78Beverly, MAMA43,3630.3%
79Thompsonville, CTCT7,9270.3%
80Webster, MAMA12,2280.3%
81Daytona Beach, FLFL88,4710.3%
82Lincoln, OHOH8,9280.3%
83Arden-Arcade, CACA94,9940.3%
84Lynn, MAMA104,2360.2%
85Orange, VAVA5,3650.2%
86Waimalu, HIHI13,0610.2%
87Saugus, MAMA28,7730.2%
88Manchester, NHNH116,8180.2%
89Framingham, MAMA73,0210.2%
90Glenside, PAPA7,6590.2%
91Haverhill, MAMA68,3610.2%
92East Merrimack, NHNH5,0810.2%
93Westerly, RIRI18,4110.2%
94Poinciana, FLFL75,0680.2%
95Springdale, MDMD5,2260.2%
96Lowell, MAMA119,9710.2%
97Lake Arbor, MDMD14,3350.2%
98Highland, TXTX16,0290.2%
99Cottonwood Heights, UTUT32,2650.2%
100Shelton, CTCT42,8800.2%
101Middletown, NYNY30,0980.2%
102Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.2%
103Milford, MAMA27,7310.2%
104Rutland, VTVT15,3630.2%
105Nashua, NHNH92,4350.2%
106Kennesaw, GAGA37,9700.2%
107Amherst, MAMA40,9200.2%
108Columbia, MDMD104,3380.2%
109Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,2820.2%
110East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4380.2%
111Peabody, MAMA55,9530.2%
112Cambridge, MAMA122,5880.2%
113Port Charlotte, FLFL66,1330.2%
114Kissimmee, FLFL85,5910.2%
115Potsdam, NYNY8,0190.2%
116Meridian, COCO5,6340.2%
117DeLand, FLFL46,3460.2%
118Bristol, CTCT62,3410.2%
119Newport, RIRI24,2510.2%
120Burlington, NJNJ10,2430.2%
121Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,6390.2%
122Salisbury, MAMA5,6560.2%
123Fairview, CACA10,7450.2%
124Wright, FLFL27,9270.2%
125Monee, ILIL5,1190.2%
127Black Mountain, NCNC8,4910.2%
128Brookline, MAMA63,2660.2%
129Dunellen, NJNJ8,3370.2%
130Newberry, SCSC10,8910.1%
131Worcester, MAMA213,8620.1%
132Draper, UTUT50,6520.1%
133Blue Springs, MOMO61,6320.1%
134Derby, CTCT12,9250.1%
135Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6120.1%
136White Center, WAWA14,8860.1%
137Altamonte Springs, FLFL48,0000.1%
138Brock Hall, MDMD13,6150.1%
139North Scituate, MAMA6,4920.1%
140Calera, ALAL18,9920.1%
141Burke Centre, VAVA17,0370.1%
142Lawton, OKOK90,5030.1%
143Hackensack, NJNJ46,3800.1%
144Watertown, MAMA35,7100.1%
145New Britain, CTCT76,2860.1%
146Wrightsboro, NCNC6,2870.1%
147Groton, CTCT10,1600.1%
148Waltham, MAMA65,0370.1%
149Medford, MAMA59,8340.1%
150Florida Ridge, FLFL20,8890.1%
151Everett, MAMA53,5720.1%
152Somerville, MAMA84,2110.1%
153George Mason, VAVA9,9370.1%
154Waipio, HIHI10,8700.1%
155Princeton, TXTX43,5240.1%
156Brattleboro, VTVT7,6570.1%
157Chatham, NJNJ10,0270.1%
158Wheaton, MDMD52,9260.1%
159Marlborough, MAMA42,7720.1%
160Brandon, FLFL119,7670.1%
161Wellington, FLFL62,6620.1%
162Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4660.1%
163Haines City, FLFL45,9730.1%
164North Decatur, GAGA18,4420.1%
165Soledad, CACA26,3570.1%
166New Bern, NCNC34,7240.1%
167North Attleborough, MAMA31,5060.1%
168Fitchburg, MAMA42,1360.1%
169Odenton, MDMD45,0020.1%
170Bel Air South, MDMD58,1370.1%
171Jacksonville Beach, FLFL23,6150.1%
172New Haven, CTCT138,7740.1%
173Stamford, CTCT139,5350.1%
174Thonotosassa, FLFL15,7640.1%
175Newport News, VAVA183,2300.1%
176Springfield, MAMA154,7020.1%
177Kingston, PAPA13,4620.1%
178Liberty, MOMO31,3190.1%
179Smyrna, GAGA57,5130.1%
180Lakeland Highlands, FLFL12,1020.1%
181Largo, MDMD12,2290.1%
182Monterey, CACA28,9530.1%
183Arlington, MAMA46,3500.1%
184North Bethesda, MDMD49,6770.1%
185Sitka city and, AKAK8,3190.1%
186Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6290.1%
187Milton, MAMA28,5870.1%
188Waco, TXTX147,7880.1%
189Benicia, CACA26,4010.1%
190Fontana, CACA221,2230.1%
191White Plains, NYNY62,8710.1%
192University City, MOMO34,6570.1%
193San Leandro, CACA85,3530.1%
194Waynesboro, PAPA11,1900.1%
195Fort Valley, GAGA9,2200.1%
196Melbourne, FLFL87,0970.1%
197Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.1%
198Bowie, MDMD58,3830.1%
199Peachtree Corners, GAGA42,5190.1%
200Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0950.1%
201South El Monte, CACA18,9630.1%
202Glenmont, MDMD17,2080.1%
203Cimarron Hills, COCO19,8170.1%
204Newburyport, MAMA19,1480.1%
205Kemp Mill, MDMD13,0420.1%
206Lawrenceville, GAGA32,8220.1%
207Canton, NYNY6,8940.1%
208West Columbia, SCSC18,4890.1%
209Malden, MAMA66,3700.1%
210South Portland, MEME27,0070.1%
211Saco, MEME21,1590.1%
212Aspen Hill, MDMD53,2790.1%
213Short Hills, NJNJ14,9230.1%
214Smithfield, VAVA9,1120.1%
215DeKalb, ILIL40,4670.1%
216Antelope, CACA48,3010.1%
217Oxon Hill, MDMD17,8930.1%
218Lovejoy, GAGA12,9290.1%
219Reisterstown, MDMD25,5820.1%
220Caldwell, NJNJ9,3750.1%
221Marshfield, MAMA5,1610.1%
222Needham, MAMA32,4590.1%
223Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6830.1%
224Orem, UTUT95,2140.1%
225Pine Hills, FLFL80,1050.1%
226Massillon, OHOH32,1680.1%
227Snellville, GAGA22,4780.1%
228Buford, GAGA18,7800.1%
229Methuen, MAMA54,5840.1%
230Live Oak, CACA16,9110.1%
231Hartford, CTCT121,9810.1%
232Port St. Lucie, FLFL268,0620.1%
233Ithaca, NYNY33,6320.1%
234West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.1%
235Harrison, NJNJ22,1050.1%
236Beavercreek, OHOH48,1340.1%
237Marietta, GAGA63,5740.1%
238Port Salerno, FLFL11,1840.1%
239McLean, VAVA49,6270.1%
240Rosaryville, MDMD12,8830.1%
241Huntington Station, NYNY32,6010.1%
242Woodstock, ILIL25,7400.1%
243Wakefield, MAMA27,7930.1%
244Concord, NHNH44,5970.1%
245Elizabeth, NJNJ141,6750.1%
246Trinidad, COCO8,0910.1%
247Peoria, AZAZ200,8810.1%
248Bayonet Point, FLFL23,8220.1%
249Plant City, FLFL44,1180.1%
250Lakeland, FLFL125,5200.1%
251Severn, MDMD58,4020.1%
252Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6020.1%
253Berkeley, CACA121,9110.1%
254North Las Vegas, NVNV296,6530.1%
255Sacramento, CACA536,4490.1%
256Dahlonega, GAGA7,9180.1%
257Kingstowne, VAVA18,3600.1%
258New London, CTCT28,0030.1%
259Springfield, OROR61,4310.1%
260Torrington, CTCT35,7960.1%
261Germantown, MDMD90,7190.1%
262Huntersville, NCNC68,5350.1%
263Milford, CTCT51,2150.1%
264Yonkers, NYNY212,6030.1%
265Foothill Farms, CACA36,4350.0%
266Punta Gorda, FLFL20,3830.0%
267Newton, MAMA90,7410.0%
268Rocklin, CACA76,8210.0%
269Winchester, MAMA23,4060.0%
270Durham, NHNH10,6810.0%
271Concord, CACA123,2610.0%
272Lexington, MAMA34,2950.0%
273Blythe, CACA15,0420.0%
274Elkridge, MDMD26,2830.0%
275Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,3900.0%
276Raleigh, NCNC506,3060.0%
277Newington, CTCT30,8960.0%
278Cusseta, GAGA8,4650.0%
279Conway, SCSC30,6270.0%
280St. Cloud, MNMN72,6470.0%
281Plantation, FLFL99,1830.0%
282Canton, OHOH69,0010.0%
283University Place, WAWA35,4790.0%
284Pottstown, PAPA23,3220.0%
285Northampton, MAMA31,0470.0%
286Apollo Beach, FLFL33,3550.0%
287Springfield, VAVA31,1540.0%
288Seaside, CACA31,6360.0%
289Pensacola, FLFL53,8170.0%
290Fayetteville, GAGA20,4650.0%
291Rochester, NYNY206,1080.0%
292Palm Bay, FLFL148,0920.0%
293Fort Washington, MDMD25,1340.0%
294Akron, OHOH189,6910.0%
295Swampscott, MAMA15,2770.0%
296Union City, CACA65,2820.0%
297Louisville, COCO20,5810.0%
298Cypress Lake, FLFL13,0320.0%
299Brighton, COCO45,3950.0%
300Columbia, SCSC147,0350.0%
301Culver City, CACA39,4520.0%
302Washington, DCDC693,6450.0%
303Lake Magdalene, FLFL32,0830.0%
304Valrico, FLFL40,2390.0%
305Bay Point, CACA24,2310.0%
306Melrose, MAMA29,5970.0%
307Brawley, CACA28,0080.0%
308Rahway, NJNJ31,0100.0%
309Silver Springs Shores, FLFL28,5370.0%
310College Station, TXTX127,4720.0%
311Greenville, SCSC75,3100.0%
312Concord, NCNC114,5980.0%
313Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9370.0%
314Clinton, MDMD38,3760.0%
315Weston, FLFL69,5880.0%
316Oshkosh, WIWI67,4600.0%
317Antioch, CACA118,9580.0%
318Lewiston, MEME38,8660.0%
319Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.0%
320Reading, MAMA25,6120.0%
321Holiday, FLFL22,7850.0%
322Parkville, MDMD30,5490.0%
323Schenectady, NYNY69,4710.0%
324Lehigh Acres, FLFL132,3530.0%
325Burbank, CACA102,9880.0%
326Bonita Springs, FLFL57,6340.0%
327Livermore, CACA83,4570.0%
328Elk Grove, CACA185,0070.0%
329Conroe, TXTX119,5640.0%
330Englewood, NJNJ30,0350.0%
331Atlanta, GAGA529,1100.0%
332Sun City Center, FLFL33,5480.0%
333Dale City, VAVA71,0160.0%
334Rutherford, NJNJ19,1320.0%
335Annandale, VAVA41,7050.0%
336Parkway, CACA15,3970.0%
337Gresham, OROR111,5130.0%
338Peachtree City, GAGA40,8800.0%
339Merrillville, ININ37,4070.0%
340Jacksonville, NCNC72,7320.0%
341Alton, ILIL25,0130.0%
342Clermont, FLFL52,8120.0%
343Richmond, CACA114,8610.0%
344Spring Hill, FLFL119,9830.0%
345Gloucester, MAMA30,6270.0%
346North Miami, FLFL60,8840.0%
347Napa, CACA76,5620.0%
348New Port Richey, FLFL18,2990.0%
349Charlotte, NCNC964,7840.0%
350Vineyard, CACA43,7510.0%
351South Bend, ININ103,2010.0%
352Willimantic, CTCT18,0960.0%
353Riverview, FLFL113,6970.0%
354Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0490.0%
355Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1130.0%
356Marshall, TXTX24,4670.0%
357Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7700.0%
358Tysons, VAVA28,9360.0%
359Hagerstown, MDMD44,2280.0%
360Denver, COCO740,6130.0%
361Forest Park, GAGA19,1680.0%
362Goldsboro, NCNC35,0120.0%
363Charleston, SCSC159,4230.0%
364Spokane, WAWA230,7830.0%
365Lynnwood, WAWA42,1320.0%
366Fayetteville, NCNC209,1200.0%
367Las Vegas, NVNV679,8170.0%
368Jacksonville, FLFL1,017,6890.0%
369North Chicago, ILIL34,0500.0%
370Round Rock, TXTX141,2820.0%
371Deltona, FLFL100,2670.0%
372Claremont, CACA35,8380.0%
373Pomona, CACA147,8070.0%
374Gilbert, AZAZ287,2850.0%
375North Richland Hills, TXTX70,8430.0%
376Lee's Summit, MOMO107,5140.0%
377Allen, TXTX113,4470.0%
378Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7530.0%
379Newark, NJNJ323,8080.0%
380Temple, TXTX98,4120.0%
381Oakland, CACA440,8380.0%
382Peoria, ILIL110,9200.0%
383Alameda, CACA76,8760.0%
384Largo, FLFL80,6900.0%
385Burlington, VTVT44,0190.0%
386Jersey City, NJNJ302,0130.0%
387Mansfield, TXTX84,4440.0%
388Lake Forest, ILIL19,7310.0%
389Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6320.0%
390Auburn, WAWA86,3010.0%
391Sioux City, IAIA86,3560.0%
392Arlington, VAVA236,2540.0%
393Florham Park, NJNJ14,4560.0%
394Minneapolis, MNMN430,3240.0%
395Palm Coast, FLFL109,8860.0%
396Agawam, MAMA28,7830.0%
397Aurora, ILIL181,5050.0%
398Chico, CACA105,0810.0%
399Metairie, LALA139,7290.0%
400Boynton Beach, FLFL82,3960.0%
401Portsmouth, NHNH23,0280.0%
402Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%
403Farmington Hills, MIMI83,2910.0%
404Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2810.0%
405Mableton, GAGA78,8200.0%
406Boise City, IDID238,4290.0%
407Pearland, TXTX129,9300.0%
408Mount Vernon, NYNY72,3040.0%
409Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0890.0%
410Beaverton, OROR97,8420.0%
411Azusa, CACA47,4470.0%
412Santa Ana, CACA315,5860.0%
413Vallejo, CACA123,2870.0%
414Clearwater, FLFL114,3640.0%
415Gary, ININ67,2890.0%
416Memphis, TNTN609,6470.0%
417Meriden, CTCT60,8100.0%
418St. Petersburg, FLFL264,0330.0%
419Burlington, MAMA26,2740.0%
420Spring Valley, NVNV219,1870.0%
421Bloomington, MNMN89,0340.0%
422Enterprise, NVNV240,4640.0%
423Tampa, FLFL413,5540.0%
424Carrollton, GAGA27,9250.0%
425Hemet, CACA93,6490.0%
426Flower Mound, TXTX79,5400.0%
427Wilmington, NCNC126,8090.0%
428Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%
429New York, NYNY8,584,6290.0%
430Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%
431Carrollton, TXTX134,5620.0%
432Camp Springs, MDMD22,5440.0%
433Aurora, COCO410,0530.0%
434New Orleans, LALA362,1540.0%
435San Diego, CACA1,406,1060.0%
436Lawrence, KSKS96,3670.0%
437Hayward, CACA157,1130.0%
438Pueblo, COCO110,4040.0%
439Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,8560.0%
440Simi Valley, CACA124,8610.0%
441Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%
442Orlando, FLFL333,8880.0%
443Cincinnati, OHOH314,3670.0%
444Baton Rouge, LALA222,7950.0%
445Norwalk, CTCT94,5080.0%
446Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2710.0%
447East Orange, NJNJ72,1590.0%
448Roseville, CACA167,3020.0%
449Greensboro, NCNC308,6670.0%
450Colorado Springs, COCO494,7430.0%
451Vacaville, CACA103,8500.0%
452Dallas, TXTX1,329,4910.0%
453Arlington, TXTX402,1340.0%
454Oceanside, CACA170,4830.0%
455Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%
456San Luis Obispo, CACA50,6360.0%
457Ontario, CACA187,0130.0%
458Chandler, AZAZ278,7480.0%
459Columbus, GAGA202,1710.0%
460Sunnyvale, CACA156,5770.0%
461Miami, FLFL489,8120.0%
462San Francisco, CACA826,0790.0%
463Redlands, CACA74,1280.0%
464Oklahoma City, OKOK719,8490.0%
465South Fulton, GAGA112,8200.0%
466Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%
467Chicago, ILIL2,731,5850.0%
468Tulsa, OKOK416,2090.0%
469Omaha, NENE488,7970.0%
470Mission Viejo, CACA90,4840.0%
471Cape Coral, FLFL236,2640.0%
473North Haven, CTCT24,3360.0%
474Huntsville, ALAL233,6270.0%
475Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%
476Honolulu, HIHI341,8680.0%
477Centennial, COCO108,6580.0%
478Tucson, AZAZ548,3710.0%
479Henderson, NVNV353,2890.0%
480Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4810.0%
481Lexington, KYKY329,7510.0%
482Wellesley, MAMA30,3470.0%
483Detroit, MIMI649,0950.0%
484Cleveland, OHOH363,6080.0%
485Houston, TXTX2,397,3150.0%
486San Antonio, TXTX1,548,4220.0%
487Long Beach, CACA450,4690.0%
488Portland, OROR635,1090.0%
489Austin, TXTX1,002,6320.0%
490Pembroke Pines, FLFL176,7140.0%
491Lincoln, NENE301,5220.0%
492Nashville, TNTN721,0740.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which city has the highest cape verdean share?

Brockton, Massachusetts ranks #1 with 17.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by cape verdean share?

Brockton, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Central Falls, Rhode Island, Mansfield Center, Massachusetts.

How many cities are in this ranking?

492 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is cape verdean share measured?

Share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).