RANKING · 2024 ACS · 346 SHOWN OF 346

Highest Cape Verdean population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Cape Verdean residents as a percentage of total population. Plymouth County, Massachusetts leads at 4.4%. 346 counties qualify in total. Massachusetts carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.0%–

01Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.4%+1.2 pts

02Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.1%+0.2 pts

03Providence County, RIRI678,1792.5%−0.3 pts

04Suffolk County, MAMA791,8911.6%−0.1 pts

05Barnstable County, MAMA233,5390.7%−0.1 pts

06Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.5%+0.1 pts

07Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.4%–

08Kent County, RIRI173,4950.4%+0.0 pts

09Newport County, RIRI83,0510.3%−0.4 pts

10Bristol County, RIRI50,0010.3%+0.2 pts

11Perry County, TNTN9,1260.3%–

12Washington County, RIRI129,7950.3%+0.1 pts

13Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,6970.2%–

14Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,3490.2%–

15Decatur County, TNTN11,8200.2%–

16Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,0150.2%–

17Currituck County, NCNC33,1580.2%–

18Letcher County, KYKY19,9520.2%–

19Essex County, MAMA826,6530.2%+0.1 pts

20Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%+0.1 pts

21Emanuel County, GAGA23,1470.1%–

22Nantucket County, MAMA14,7580.1%–

23Berkshire County, MAMA128,2240.1%+0.1 pts

24Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.1%+0.1 pts

25South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,7410.1%–

26Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%–

27Newport News, VAVA183,2300.1%+0.1 pts

28Comanche County, OKOK122,1580.1%–

29Sitka, AKAK8,3190.1%–

30Mercer County, PAPA107,8600.1%–

31Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.1%−0.1 pts

32Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.1%−0.0 pts

33Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.1%−0.0 pts

34Amador County, CACA41,8760.1%–

35El Dorado County, CACA192,3230.1%–

36Larimer County, COCO377,2920.1%–

37Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.1%–

38Charlotte County, FLFL217,2120.1%+0.0 pts

39Howard County, MDMD339,1830.1%+0.0 pts

40Madison County, FLFL18,7590.1%–

41Windham County, VTVT45,2040.1%–

42Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,3110.1%–

43Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT98,0960.1%–

44Boone County, ININ80,6890.1%–

45Fayette County, GAGA125,1560.1%+0.0 pts

46Cherokee County, GAGA299,2730.1%+0.1 pts

47Morgan County, OHOH13,6260.1%–

48Dukes County, MAMA21,2190.1%−0.9 pts

49Lake County, FLFL456,0680.1%+0.1 pts

50Carroll County, MDMD176,6770.1%–

51Potter County, TXTX114,4530.1%–

52Bay County, FLFL204,4790.1%–

53Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.1%−0.1 pts

54Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%+0.1 pts

55Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.1%+0.0 pts

56McLennan County, TXTX272,0200.1%+0.0 pts

57Rutland County, VTVT59,6530.0%+0.0 pts

58Addison County, VTVT38,0480.0%–

59Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.0%–

60Calvert County, MDMD94,4840.0%–

61St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4490.0%+0.0 pts

62Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%–

63Morgan County, MOMO22,4180.0%–

64Greene County, OHOH174,3220.0%+0.0 pts

65Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,4820.0%–

66Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%−0.0 pts

67Uintah County, UTUT38,2780.0%–

68Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.0%−0.0 pts

69Pierce County, GAGA20,7640.0%–

70Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.0%–

71Dale County, ALAL49,9120.0%–

72District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%+0.0 pts

73Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8100.0%–

74Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%−0.0 pts

75Sarasota County, FLFL479,9580.0%–

76Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.0%+0.0 pts

77McIntosh County, GAGA11,9890.0%–

78Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

79Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,1150.0%–

80Las Animas County, COCO14,3910.0%–

81Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%+0.0 pts

82Turner County, GAGA8,9830.0%–

83Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%–

84Chester County, PAPA557,1160.0%+0.0 pts

85Taylor County, FLFL21,2100.0%–

86DeKalb County, ILIL101,8350.0%–

87Orange County, VAVA40,0830.0%–

88Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.0%–

89Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%−0.0 pts

90Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%+0.0 pts

91Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%+0.0 pts

92Peach County, GAGA29,8770.0%–

93Kennebec County, MEME129,0670.0%–

94Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%+0.0 pts

95Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.0%–

96Goodhue County, MNMN48,1950.0%–

97Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%−0.0 pts

98Utah County, UTUT759,8590.0%–

99Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%+0.0 pts

100Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.0%–

101Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.0%+0.0 pts

102Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.0%–

103Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%+0.0 pts

104Harford County, MDMD266,4460.0%+0.0 pts

105Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.0%+0.0 pts

106Tipton County, TNTN62,2870.0%–

107New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%+0.0 pts

108Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.0%+0.0 pts

109Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%+0.0 pts

110Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7950.0%–

111Lee County, NCNC70,2580.0%–

112Houston County, GAGA178,2140.0%–

113Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%+0.0 pts

114Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.0%–

115Denver County, COCO740,6130.0%+0.0 pts

116Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%+0.0 pts

117Russell County, ALAL58,8980.0%–

118Monterey County, CACA433,7290.0%+0.0 pts

119Seminole County, FLFL491,8840.0%+0.0 pts

120Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%−0.0 pts

121St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4880.0%–

122Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.0%–

123York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

124Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.0%–

125Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%+0.0 pts

126Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.0%–

127Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%+0.0 pts

128Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%−0.0 pts

129Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%+0.0 pts

130Brazos County, TXTX249,0880.0%–

131Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.0%–

132Merrimack County, NHNH158,0780.0%–

133Union County, NJNJ601,8630.0%−0.0 pts

134Morris County, NJNJ524,2510.0%–

135Warren County, VAVA42,7400.0%–

136Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,6900.0%–

137Carroll County, GAGA131,0360.0%+0.0 pts

138Gadsden County, FLFL44,2980.0%–

139Erie County, PAPA265,8320.0%–

140Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.0%–

141Indian River County, FLFL172,7990.0%–

142DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.0%−0.0 pts

143Holmes County, FLFL20,1190.0%–

144Thurston County, NENE6,7520.0%–

145Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

146Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

147Horry County, SCSC427,5510.0%–

148Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%+0.0 pts

149Orange County, NYNY417,6690.0%–

150Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.0%+0.0 pts

151Tuolumne County, CACA53,1600.0%–

152Lee County, FLFL875,6070.0%–

153Saline County, ARAR133,2880.0%–

154Fayette County, ILIL20,7900.0%–

155Summit County, OHOH538,3760.0%+0.0 pts

156Graves County, KYKY37,0500.0%–

157Hernando County, FLFL221,7010.0%–

158Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%+0.0 pts

159Napa County, CACA132,9490.0%−0.0 pts

160Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%+0.0 pts

161Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%+0.0 pts

162Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%+0.0 pts

163Winnebago County, WIWI174,2180.0%+0.0 pts

164Washington County, MEME31,3340.0%–

165Union County, FLFL16,2500.0%–

166Franklin County, MAMA70,6980.0%−0.0 pts

167McKean County, PAPA38,9840.0%–

168Schenectady County, NYNY162,5810.0%–

169Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%−0.0 pts

170Clay County, MOMO265,0320.0%–

171El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%+0.0 pts

172Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.0%–

173Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%−0.0 pts

174Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.0%+0.0 pts

175Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1780.0%−0.0 pts

176Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.0%–

177Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%+0.0 pts

178Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.0%–

179Sonoma County, CACA486,4440.0%–

180San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%+0.0 pts

181Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1150.0%–

182Flagler County, FLFL140,3600.0%–

183Placer County, CACA442,0810.0%+0.0 pts

184Lancaster County, PAPA563,1590.0%+0.0 pts

185Columbiana County, OHOH99,3770.0%+0.0 pts

186Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.0%–

187Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.0%−0.0 pts

188Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.0%–

189Sussex County, DEDE277,1400.0%–

190Imperial County, CACA181,4110.0%–

191Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.0%–

192Shelby County, ALAL238,5520.0%–

193Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%−0.0 pts

194Grundy County, MOMO9,7440.0%–

195Monroe County, PAPA167,1790.0%–

196Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%–

197Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%–

198Franklin County, MEME30,8240.0%−0.0 pts

199Somerset County, MEME51,6200.0%–

200Saginaw County, MIMI187,6880.0%–

201Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%+0.0 pts

202Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%−0.0 pts

203Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%+0.0 pts

204Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%–

205Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%–

206Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.0%–

207Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.0%+0.0 pts

208Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

209Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%−0.0 pts

210New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.0%–

211Oxford County, MEME60,3460.0%−0.0 pts

212St. Joseph County, ININ272,8610.0%–

213Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%+0.0 pts

214Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.0%+0.0 pts

215Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%+0.0 pts

216Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%−0.1 pts

217Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%−0.0 pts

218Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%+0.0 pts

219Carroll County, NHNH52,7840.0%−0.0 pts

220Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.0%−0.0 pts

221Ellis County, TXTX240,8670.0%–

222Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.0%+0.0 pts

223Knox County, MEME41,1170.0%–

224Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.0%–

225Elbert County, COCO30,5340.0%–

226Harrison County, TXTX71,9560.0%–

227Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%−0.0 pts

228Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.0%−0.1 pts

229Butte County, CACA209,2110.0%–

230Douglas County, KSKS120,9200.0%–

231Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.0%−0.0 pts

232Northampton County, PAPA324,4110.0%+0.0 pts

233Pinellas County, FLFL948,5630.0%−0.0 pts

234Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%−0.0 pts

235Franklin County, PAPA160,6520.0%–

236Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.0%−0.0 pts

237Johnson County, TXTX218,0480.0%–

238Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%+0.0 pts

239Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.0%−0.0 pts

240Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%−0.0 pts

241Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.0%−0.0 pts

242Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%−0.0 pts

243Ada County, IDID546,1410.0%−0.0 pts

244Washington County, MDMD157,7310.0%–

245Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.0%–

246Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.0%+0.0 pts

247Cecil County, MDMD107,1310.0%–

248Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%+0.0 pts

249Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7840.0%–

250Honolulu County, HIHI988,7030.0%+0.0 pts

251San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%–

252Passaic County, NJNJ531,6240.0%−0.0 pts

253Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.0%–

254Pueblo County, COCO169,2770.0%–

255Lehigh County, PAPA384,3830.0%+0.0 pts

256Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.0%−0.0 pts

257McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.0%–

258Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.0%+0.0 pts

259Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%+0.0 pts

260Waldo County, MEME40,6930.0%–

261Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.0%–

262Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

263Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%+0.0 pts

264Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.0%−0.0 pts

265Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%−0.0 pts

266Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%–

267Platte County, MOMO114,4000.0%–

268Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8520.0%–

269Aroostook County, MEME66,6090.0%−0.0 pts

270Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3980.0%–

271Martin County, FLFL166,2720.0%−0.0 pts

272Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%−0.0 pts

273Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.0%+0.0 pts

274Luzerne County, PAPA332,1260.0%−0.0 pts

275Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.0%–

276Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

277Frederick County, MDMD302,8830.0%–

278Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%−0.0 pts

279Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%−0.0 pts

280Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.0%–

281Montgomery County, TXTX781,1940.0%–

282Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.0%−0.1 pts

283Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%−0.0 pts

284San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.0%−0.0 pts

285Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.0%+0.0 pts

286Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.0%+0.0 pts

287Highlands County, FLFL111,1220.0%−0.0 pts

288Strafford County, NHNH135,0430.0%−0.0 pts

289East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1800.0%–

290Douglas County, NENE606,4600.0%+0.0 pts

291Williamson County, TXTX752,8270.0%–

292Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.0%−0.0 pts

293Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%–

294Windsor County, VTVT57,3120.0%–

295Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%−0.0 pts

296Fayette County, KYKY329,7510.0%–

297Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%−0.0 pts

298Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.0%−0.0 pts

299Washington County, VTVT59,6520.0%−0.0 pts

300St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%−0.0 pts

301Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.0%−0.0 pts

302Centre County, PAPA157,3930.0%–

303Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.0%−0.0 pts

304Marion County, OHOH65,1150.0%–

305Brazoria County, TXTX419,0800.0%−0.0 pts

306Adams County, COCO554,6680.0%–

307Hamilton County, OHOH838,4180.0%–

308Warren County, OHOH257,1810.0%–

309Tulsa County, OKOK698,7820.0%−0.0 pts

310Douglas County, COCO399,3960.0%−0.0 pts

311Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%+0.0 pts

312Marion County, FLFL442,6600.0%−0.0 pts

313Boulder County, COCO328,5600.0%–

314Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.0%–

315Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

316Pinal County, AZAZ539,3800.0%–

317Madison County, ILIL263,1100.0%–

318Madison County, ALAL433,5160.0%–

319Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.0%+0.0 pts

320Washington County, OROR611,7080.0%–

321Berrien County, MIMI152,4440.0%–

322Mobile County, ALAL411,6580.0%–

323Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

324Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%−0.0 pts

325San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.0%−0.0 pts

326Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.0%+0.0 pts

327Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.0%−0.0 pts

328Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%+0.0 pts

329King County, WAWA2,344,9390.0%−0.0 pts

330Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%+0.0 pts

331Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.0%+0.0 pts

332Lake County, ILIL719,3390.0%–

333Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%−0.0 pts

334Ventura County, CACA830,8510.0%−0.0 pts

335Will County, ILIL712,2530.0%–

336San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3670.0%–

337Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.0%–

338Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%–

339Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.0%–

340Jackson County, OROR221,7950.0%–

341Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3370.0%–

342DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%–

343Calhoun County, MIMI133,4080.0%−0.0 pts

344Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%−0.0 pts

345Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.0%−0.0 pts

346Cumberland County, PAPA277,2700.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest cape verdean share?

Plymouth County, Massachusetts ranks #1 with 4.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by cape verdean share?

Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Providence County, Rhode Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

How many counties are in this ranking?

346 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. 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).