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Highest Cape Verdean population share, US cities · 2020

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 20.1%. 502 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Massachusetts carries 19 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2000
01Brockton, MAMA106,13420.1%
02Pawtucket, RIRI77,06511.3%
03New Bedford, MAMA101,83410.1%
04Scituate, MAMA5,7967.5%
05Central Falls, RIRI23,1245.5%
06Taunton, MAMA62,5224.2%
07East Providence, RIRI48,2493.6%
08Randolph, MAMA34,9483.2%
09Bliss Corner, MAMA5,4052.6%
10Fall River, MAMA95,2982.5%
11Abington, MAMA17,0532.4%
12Barnstable, MAMA50,1012.3%
13Holbrook, MAMA11,3802.2%
14East Falmouth, MAMA6,2452.1%
15Boston, MAMA672,9732.0%
16Plymouth, MAMA7,9181.7%
17Providence, RIRI195,3101.6%
18Bridgewater, MAMA29,3091.5%
19Middleborough Center, MAMA8,1551.4%
20Athol, MAMA8,8011.3%
21South Yarmouth, MAMA11,5521.3%
22Marshfield, MAMA5,1611.3%
23Newport East, RIRI11,0691.2%
24Cranston, RIRI84,6471.1%
25Amherst, MAMA40,9201.0%
26Newport, RIRI24,2511.0%
27Cheverly, MDMD6,1641.0%
28Braintree, MAMA38,9570.9%
29West Concord, MAMA5,8760.9%
30Westerly, RIRI18,4110.9%
31Wakefield-Peace Dale, RIRI9,3020.9%
32Tiverton, RIRI8,0910.9%
33Sharon, PAPA12,6480.9%
34West Haven, CTCT55,3510.8%
35Cumberland Hill, RIRI8,6480.8%
36Fort Stewart, GAGA9,2850.7%
37Weymouth, MAMA59,7590.7%
38Quincy, MAMA103,1730.7%
39Hybla Valley, VAVA17,2570.7%
40Woonsocket, RIRI44,5800.7%
41Attleboro, MAMA47,4470.6%
42Somerville, MAMA84,2110.6%
43Franklin, MAMA33,9550.6%
44Warwick, RIRI84,1870.6%
45East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4380.6%
46Somerset, MAMA18,2980.6%
47Progress, FLFL10,4500.6%
48Rutland, VTVT15,3630.6%
49Everett, MAMA53,5720.5%
50Augusta, MEME19,1550.5%
51Valley Falls, RIRI12,6570.5%
52Glenmont, MDMD17,2080.5%
53Schererville, ININ29,8250.5%
54Whitestown, ININ15,7670.5%
55Folsom, PAPA8,6710.5%
56Waterbury, CTCT115,7710.4%
57Kingston, RIRI7,3320.4%
58Greenville, RIRI8,2960.4%
59Fitchburg, MAMA42,1360.4%
60Gainesville, VAVA18,1960.4%
61Chelsea, MAMA40,1300.4%
62Bridgeport, CTCT152,2730.4%
63Saugus, MAMA28,7730.4%
64Fruit Cove, FLFL35,8770.4%
65Gulfport, FLFL11,4040.4%
66Whitinsville, MAMA7,1150.3%
67Dedham, MAMA25,2370.3%
68New Haven, CTCT138,7740.3%
69Pratt, KSKS6,5740.3%
70Brattleboro, VTVT7,6570.3%
71Morrow, GAGA6,2110.3%
72Burlington, NJNJ10,2430.3%
73Fort Meade, MDMD11,2250.3%
74New Milford, CTCT8,1880.3%
75Columbia, MDMD104,3380.3%
76Lemon Grove, CACA27,9360.3%
77Malden, MAMA66,3700.3%
78Mansfield Center, MAMA7,2220.3%
79Perry Heights, OHOH8,7560.3%
80Highland Lakes, ALAL5,8660.3%
81Lynn, MAMA104,2360.3%
82Groveton, VAVA13,9310.3%
83Rosaryville, MDMD12,8830.3%
84Salem, MAMA45,3810.3%
85Brooksville, FLFL10,1450.3%
86Milton, MAMA28,5870.3%
87Brunswick, MEME17,6520.3%
88Brookline, MAMA63,2660.2%
89Framingham, MAMA73,0210.2%
90Greenbriar, VAVA8,2430.2%
91North Bay, FLFL8,0990.2%
92Brock Hall, MDMD13,6150.2%
93Quantico Base, VAVA5,8400.2%
94Half Moon, NCNC7,3780.2%
95Milford, CTCT51,2150.2%
96Smyrna, GAGA57,5130.2%
97Carrboro, NCNC20,9620.2%
98Newburyport, MAMA19,1480.2%
99Oakton, VAVA36,5280.2%
100Lowell, MAMA119,9710.2%
101Berlin, NHNH9,5020.2%
102Lawton, OKOK90,5030.2%
103Burlington, MAMA26,2740.2%
104Beverly, MAMA43,3630.2%
105Cambridge, MAMA122,5880.2%
106Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0130.2%
107Dunn Loring, VAVA8,9570.2%
108Revere, MAMA60,1410.2%
109Midlothian, VAVA19,1200.2%
110West Ocean City, MDMD5,1980.2%
111Palm River-Clair Mel, FLFL27,8440.2%
112North Attleborough, MAMA31,5060.2%
113Accokeek, MDMD14,3620.2%
114Milford, NHNH8,9560.2%
115South Laurel, MDMD29,2720.2%
116Picnic Point, WAWA10,2610.2%
117Newton, MAMA90,7410.2%
118Harrison, NYNY32,2730.2%
119Ithaca, NYNY33,6320.2%
120Nantucket, MAMA10,0170.2%
121Worcester, MAMA213,8620.2%
122Trumbull Center, CTCT10,2640.2%
124Manchester, NHNH116,8180.2%
125Belmont, NCNC16,4150.2%
126Rockledge, FLFL31,3430.2%
127Altamonte Springs, FLFL48,0000.2%
128Reading, MAMA25,6120.2%
129Highland, TXTX16,0290.2%
130Florin, CACA50,2110.2%
131Bronxville, NYNY6,5040.2%
132Rio del Mar, CACA9,2010.2%
133Woodcliff Lake, NJNJ6,1930.2%
134Needham, MAMA32,4590.2%
135Lake Arbor, MDMD14,3350.2%
136Waipio, HIHI10,8700.1%
137Plant City, FLFL44,1180.1%
138Key West, FLFL24,9990.1%
139Crofton, MDMD29,5490.1%
140Norwich, CTCT40,0010.1%
141Rochester, NHNH33,7160.1%
142Hull, MAMA10,1380.1%
143Norwood, MAMA31,5420.1%
144New Britain, CTCT76,2860.1%
145Pinole, CACA18,5430.1%
146Gas City, ININ6,0810.1%
147Beloit, WIWI36,6490.1%
148Phoenixville, PAPA20,3560.1%
149Bel Air North, MDMD31,3020.1%
150Campbell, CACA42,4900.1%
151Pinehurst, MAMA6,8450.1%
152Canton, OHOH69,0010.1%
153Springfield, MAMA154,7020.1%
154Danville, KYKY17,7360.1%
155Brookdale, NJNJ9,9600.1%
156American Canyon, CACA22,7730.1%
157Gardner, MAMA21,4830.1%
158Lake Lorraine, FLFL6,9030.1%
159Thomasville, GAGA18,6670.1%
160New London, CTCT28,0030.1%
161Hackensack, NJNJ46,3800.1%
162Kapolei, HIHI22,2320.1%
163Andover, MAMA9,4510.1%
164Portsmouth, NHNH23,0280.1%
165North Amityville, NYNY21,1380.1%
166Draper, UTUT50,6520.1%
167Fontana, CACA221,2230.1%
168Sandy Springs, GAGA105,0130.1%
170North Canton, OHOH17,6920.1%
171Ellicott City, MDMD75,2570.1%
172Halfway, MDMD10,8490.1%
173Martinez, CACA36,8490.1%
174Havre de Grace, MDMD15,6300.1%
175Waynesboro, PAPA11,1900.1%
176Vallejo, CACA123,2870.1%
177Parker, SCSC12,8980.1%
178Brentwood, TNTN45,3130.1%
179Medford, MAMA59,8340.1%
180Bon Air, VAVA16,9040.1%
181Mebane, NCNC21,9520.1%
182San Lorenzo, CACA29,1710.1%
183Chicopee, MAMA55,3100.1%
184Leland, NCNC35,7310.1%
185Nashua, NHNH92,4350.1%
186Fort Washington, MDMD25,1340.1%
187Burlington, VTVT44,0190.1%
188Harrison, NJNJ22,1050.1%
189Fairview, CACA10,7450.1%
190South El Monte, CACA18,9630.1%
191Dyer, ININ16,2730.1%
192Marina, CACA23,2560.1%
193Geneva, NYNY12,5520.1%
194Zionsville, ININ33,6240.1%
195Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,7680.1%
196Springfield, OROR61,4310.1%
197Middletown, CTCT48,4390.1%
198Bel Air South, MDMD58,1370.1%
199Bristol, CTCT62,3410.1%
200Bowie, MDMD58,3830.1%
201Orange City, FLFL15,3090.1%
202Scaggsville, MDMD10,5640.1%
203Rosemont, CACA23,7660.1%
204Dale City, VAVA71,0160.1%
205North Babylon, NYNY17,9630.1%
206Davidson, NCNC16,6620.1%
207Auburn, MEME25,4410.1%
208Beecher, MIMI8,4120.1%
209Morrisville, NCNC32,4660.1%
210Lawrence, MAMA89,3200.1%
211Biloxi, MSMS48,5160.1%
212Port Chester, NYNY32,3030.1%
213Orange, CTCT14,3150.1%
215The Acreage, FLFL40,8430.1%
216Inwood, FLFL7,5560.1%
217New Rochelle, NYNY85,8640.1%
218St. Cloud, MNMN72,6470.1%
219Harleysville, PAPA9,0900.1%
220Laconia, NHNH17,2460.1%
221Holyoke, MAMA38,0230.1%
222New Baltimore, VAVA11,9190.1%
223West Yarmouth, MAMA6,1940.1%
224Leominster, MAMA44,1940.1%
225Mint Hill, NCNC29,4760.1%
226Pensacola, FLFL53,8170.1%
227Burlington, NCNC61,4960.1%
228Palatine, ILIL65,8420.1%
229Oak Park, ILIL52,8230.1%
230Parkway, CACA15,3970.1%
231Dickinson, NDND25,8700.1%
232Northampton, MAMA31,0470.1%
233Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1910.1%
234Gloucester, MAMA30,6270.1%
235Sarasota, FLFL58,4580.1%
236Northglenn, COCO38,8930.1%
237Rochester, NYNY206,1080.1%
238Yonkers, NYNY212,6030.1%
239Elk Grove, CACA185,0070.1%
240Walnut Creek, CACA70,0120.1%
241Leesburg, FLFL38,9050.1%
242West Lealman, FLFL14,9440.1%
244Santa Clara, CACA133,4460.1%
245Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,4810.1%
246Greenfield, MAMA17,6910.1%
247Winston-Salem, NCNC257,2710.1%
248Land O' Lakes, FLFL38,9100.1%
249Gulfport, MSMS76,5060.1%
250Waltham, MAMA65,0370.1%
251Lexington, MAMA34,2950.1%
252Pittsfield, MAMA42,9090.0%
253Rockville, MDMD67,5630.0%
254Four Corners, FLFL65,0480.0%
255Fernandina Beach, FLFL13,8690.0%
256Mount Vernon, NYNY72,3040.0%
257Wilmington, NCNC126,8090.0%
258Coral Springs, FLFL138,7830.0%
259New Carrollton, MDMD13,6440.0%
260Fullerton, CACA138,6750.0%
261Meadow Woods, FLFL42,8520.0%
262Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6020.0%
263Mililani Mauka, HIHI21,2780.0%
264Douglasville, GAGA41,5230.0%
265Vero Beach South, FLFL30,3440.0%
266Petaluma, CACA59,6880.0%
267Duluth, GAGA33,8150.0%
268Short Pump, VAVA29,0260.0%
269Shelton, CTCT42,8800.0%
270Sacramento, CACA536,4490.0%
271Chalmette, LALA22,6160.0%
272Roslyn, PAPA10,6390.0%
273Westminster, MDMD20,5890.0%
274Fishhook, AKAK5,8190.0%
275Meriden, CTCT60,8100.0%
276Durham, NHNH10,6810.0%
277New City, NYNY34,4580.0%
278Gilbert, AZAZ287,2850.0%
279Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4660.0%
280Silver Springs Shores, FLFL28,5370.0%
281Midwest City, OKOK58,7990.0%
282Jacksonville, FLFL1,017,6890.0%
283Avondale, AZAZ100,9830.0%
284Brandon, FLFL119,7670.0%
285Costa Mesa, CACA108,8810.0%
286Oakland, CACA440,8380.0%
287Eagle Mountain, UTUT66,5570.0%
288Linton Hall, VAVA41,8760.0%
289Orem, UTUT95,2140.0%
290DeLand, FLFL46,3460.0%
291Enterprise, NVNV240,4640.0%
292Palm Coast, FLFL109,8860.0%
293Brawley, CACA28,0080.0%
294Clinton, MDMD38,3760.0%
295Melbourne, FLFL87,0970.0%
296Marana, AZAZ65,5230.0%
297Gaithersburg, MDMD71,1130.0%
298McNair, VAVA22,6550.0%
299West Springfield, VAVA22,5320.0%
300Washington, DCDC693,6450.0%
301Antioch, CACA118,9580.0%
302Bridgeton, NJNJ28,3070.0%
303Winter Park, FLFL30,4440.0%
304Willimantic, CTCT18,0960.0%
305Torrington, CTCT35,7960.0%
306Pembroke Pines, FLFL176,7140.0%
307Summit, NJNJ23,3140.0%
308West Sacramento, CACA56,2160.0%
309Stallings, NCNC17,7600.0%
310Haverhill, MAMA68,3610.0%
311Cypress Lake, FLFL13,0320.0%
312Alameda, CACA76,8760.0%
313Spring Hill, FLFL119,9830.0%
314Port St. Lucie, FLFL268,0620.0%
315Alton, ILIL25,0130.0%
316Wooster, OHOH27,1150.0%
317Venice, FLFL30,4770.0%
318Arlington, VAVA236,2540.0%
319Conroe, TXTX119,5640.0%
320Stamford, CTCT139,5350.0%
321Folsom, CACA91,9830.0%
322Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0490.0%
323Arlington, MAMA46,3500.0%
324Rancho Cordova, CACA87,5540.0%
325Annapolis, MDMD40,6340.0%
326Largo, FLFL80,6900.0%
327Eagan, MNMN67,1090.0%
328Fort Collins, COCO171,5000.0%
329Kent, WAWA134,8710.0%
330Troy, NYNY50,9120.0%
331Newport News, VAVA183,2300.0%
332Rosemead, CACA49,4100.0%
333Pacific Grove, CACA14,6590.0%
334Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%
335Hollister, CACA45,6950.0%
336Allentown, PAPA126,0440.0%
337East Haven, CTCT27,8060.0%
338Harrisburg, PAPA50,5220.0%
339Mechanicsville, VAVA38,6830.0%
340Westfield, MAMA40,5460.0%
341New Port Richey, FLFL18,2990.0%
342Fort Pierce, FLFL51,7370.0%
343Portland, MEME69,9110.0%
344Tampa, FLFL413,5540.0%
345Suitland, MDMD23,7930.0%
346Richmond, CACA114,8610.0%
347Silver Spring, MDMD81,4620.0%
348Winter Haven, FLFL62,3130.0%
349Montgomery, MDMD34,1100.0%
350Jersey City, NJNJ302,0130.0%
351Pocatello, IDID58,7710.0%
352San Leandro, CACA85,3530.0%
353Newport Beach, CACA81,9770.0%
354Sun City Center, FLFL33,5480.0%
355Jacksonville, NCNC72,7320.0%
356East Lansing, MIMI49,3550.0%
357Gardena, CACA58,4600.0%
358Port Charlotte, FLFL66,1330.0%
359Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%
360Danbury, CTCT89,0330.0%
361Memphis, TNTN609,6470.0%
362Englewood, NJNJ30,0350.0%
363Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%
364Concord, NHNH44,5970.0%
365McLean, VAVA49,6270.0%
366Plano, TXTX293,0280.0%
367Sanford, NCNC34,1380.0%
368Modesto, CACA219,6520.0%
369Swampscott, MAMA15,2770.0%
370Tukwila, WAWA22,0030.0%
371St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.0%
372Scranton, PAPA75,5140.0%
373Newark, NJNJ323,8080.0%
374Wakefield, MAMA27,7930.0%
375El Centro, CACA44,3820.0%
376Vacaville, CACA103,8500.0%
377Charlotte, NCNC964,7840.0%
378Knoxville, TNTN202,0210.0%
379Adelanto, CACA38,7980.0%
380Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%
381Lansing, MIMI113,8840.0%
382Palm Desert, CACA53,2590.0%
383Bloomington, ILIL78,8040.0%
384Aspen Hill, MDMD53,2790.0%
385Manchester, CTCT36,7590.0%
386Annandale, VAVA41,7050.0%
387Tamarac, FLFL74,1340.0%
388Atlanta, GAGA529,1100.0%
389Columbia, SCSC147,0350.0%
390Lake Worth Beach, FLFL43,9700.0%
391Tallahassee, FLFL204,9020.0%
392Spokane, WAWA230,7830.0%
393Alafaya, FLFL92,4490.0%
394Long Beach, CACA450,4690.0%
395Stockton, CACA324,5970.0%
396Marietta, GAGA63,5740.0%
397San Francisco, CACA826,0790.0%
398Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,8560.0%
399Lexington, KYKY329,7510.0%
400West Springfield, MAMA28,8290.0%
401Laguna Niguel, CACA64,1070.0%
402Savannah, GAGA149,4400.0%
403Auburn, WAWA86,3010.0%
404Norwalk, CTCT94,5080.0%
405Peabody, MAMA55,9530.0%
406Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%
407Boynton Beach, FLFL82,3960.0%
408Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8530.0%
409West Hartford, CTCT63,6200.0%
410Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%
411Redlands, CACA74,1280.0%
412Lakewood, CACA78,0100.0%
413Dix Hills, NYNY24,7730.0%
414Miami Beach, FLFL81,5940.0%
415Killeen, TXTX161,8830.0%
416Sunrise Manor, NVNV200,2180.0%
417Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2160.0%
418Inglewood, CACA101,6620.0%
419Ruskin, FLFL29,8340.0%
420Napa, CACA76,5620.0%
421Spring Valley, NVNV219,1870.0%
422Little Rock, ARAR206,4270.0%
423San Antonio, TXTX1,548,4220.0%
424Richardson, TXTX118,5420.0%
425Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6320.0%
426Deltona, FLFL100,2670.0%
427Columbus, GAGA202,1710.0%
428Augusta, GAGA201,9990.0%
429Clearwater, FLFL114,3640.0%
430Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%
431Orlando, FLFL333,8880.0%
432Columbus, OHOH938,3960.0%
433San Diego, CACA1,406,1060.0%
434Mission Viejo, CACA90,4840.0%
435Peoria, AZAZ200,8810.0%
436East Orange, NJNJ72,1590.0%
437Iowa City, IAIA76,2290.0%
438Fresno, CACA555,5490.0%
439Everett, WAWA113,5670.0%
440Anaheim, CACA341,0080.0%
441Mountain View, CACA85,4380.0%
442White Plains, NYNY62,8710.0%
443Cincinnati, OHOH314,3670.0%
444Aurora, ILIL181,5050.0%
445North Haven, CTCT24,3360.0%
446Cape Coral, FLFL236,2640.0%
447Minneapolis, MNMN430,3240.0%
448Reston, VAVA64,4140.0%
449Pompano Beach, FLFL117,2110.0%
450Henderson, NVNV353,2890.0%
451Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4810.0%
452Bellevue, WAWA154,1930.0%
453New York, NYNY8,584,6290.0%
454Downey, CACA108,4680.0%
455Yuma, AZAZ105,2270.0%
456Cleveland, OHOH363,6080.0%
457Kissimmee, FLFL85,5910.0%
458Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0890.0%
459Santa Rosa, CACA179,4370.0%
460Scottsdale, AZAZ243,0060.0%
461Longmeadow, MAMA15,6960.0%
462Moreno Valley, CACA214,2630.0%
463Palm Springs, CACA45,3150.0%
464Oklahoma City, OKOK719,8490.0%
465Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%
466Seattle, WAWA784,7770.0%
467Fort Lauderdale, FLFL188,6770.0%
468Huntsville, ALAL233,6270.0%
469Lubbock, TXTX273,0710.0%
470West Covina, CACA105,3010.0%
471Broken Arrow, OKOK124,9910.0%
472Cathedral City, CACA52,3750.0%
473Peoria, ILIL110,9200.0%
474Temecula, CACA114,8650.0%
475Gainesville, FLFL148,6710.0%
476Chandler, AZAZ278,7480.0%
477Norwalk, CACA97,1040.0%
478Milwaukee, WIWI562,4070.0%
479Garden Grove, CACA170,4550.0%
480Las Vegas, NVNV679,8170.0%
481Murrieta, CACA114,1240.0%
482Dothan, ALAL72,0600.0%
483Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.0%
484Berkeley, CACA121,9110.0%
485St. Petersburg, FLFL264,0330.0%
486Dayton, OHOH136,6880.0%
487Durham, NCNC305,5610.0%
488Glendale, CACA187,1600.0%
489New Orleans, LALA362,1540.0%
490Tucson, AZAZ548,3710.0%
491Vancouver, WAWA199,6980.0%
492Madison, WIWI286,2330.0%
493Colorado Springs, COCO494,7430.0%
494Tulsa, OKOK416,2090.0%
495Riverside, CACA323,0570.0%
496Chicago, ILIL2,731,5850.0%
497Miami, FLFL489,8120.0%
498Albuquerque, NMNM556,5880.0%
499Indianapolis, ININ901,1160.0%
500Austin, TXTX1,002,6320.0%
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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 20.1% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by cape verdean share?

Brockton, Massachusetts, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Scituate, Massachusetts, Central Falls, Rhode Island.

How many cities are in this ranking?

502 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).