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. The median across all 346 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Osceola County, FL, up 274 places to #32.

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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

06▲1Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.5%+0.1 pts

07Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2010.4%–

08▲2Kent County, RIRI173,4950.4%0.0 pts

09Newport County, RIRI83,0510.3%−0.4 pts

10▲3Bristol County, RIRI50,0010.3%+0.2 pts

11Perry County, TNTN9,1260.3%–

12▲2Washington 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%–

18▼1Letcher County, KYKY19,9520.2%–

19▲6Essex County, MAMA826,6530.2%+0.1 pts

20▲14Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%+0.1 pts

21Emanuel County, GAGA23,1470.1%–

22▲1Nantucket County, MAMA14,7580.1%–

23▲43Berkshire County, MAMA128,2240.1%+0.1 pts

24▲151Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.1%+0.1 pts

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

26Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%–

27▲61Newport News, VAVA183,2300.1%+0.1 pts

28▼7Comanche County, OKOK122,1580.1%–

29Sitka, AKAK8,3190.1%–

30▲1Mercer County, PAPA107,8600.1%–

31▼9Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.1%−0.1 pts

32▲274Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.1%0.0 pts

33▼13Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.1%0.0 pts

34Amador County, CACA41,8760.1%–

35▲70El Dorado County, CACA192,3230.1%–

36▲112Larimer County, COCO377,2920.1%–

37▲5Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.1%–

38▲173Charlotte County, FLFL217,2120.1%0.0 pts

39▼13Howard County, MDMD339,1830.1%0.0 pts

40▼22Madison County, FLFL18,7590.1%–

41▲4Windham County, VTVT45,2040.1%–

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

43Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT98,0960.1%–

44▼12Boone 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%–

48▼42Dukes County, MAMA21,2190.1%−0.9 pts

49▲134Lake County, FLFL456,0680.1%+0.1 pts

50▲199Carroll County, MDMD176,6770.1%–

51Potter County, TXTX114,4530.1%–

52Bay County, FLFL204,4790.1%–

53▼41Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.1%−0.1 pts

54▲187Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%+0.1 pts

55▲99Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.1%0.0 pts

56McLennan County, TXTX272,0200.1%0.0 pts

57▼38Rutland County, VTVT59,6530.0%0.0 pts

58Addison County, VTVT38,0480.0%–

59Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4650.0%–

60Calvert County, MDMD94,4840.0%–

61▲33St. 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%–

66▲9Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%0.0 pts

67Uintah County, UTUT38,2780.0%–

68▼30Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.0%0.0 pts

69Pierce County, GAGA20,7640.0%–

70▲63Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.0%–

71Dale County, ALAL49,9120.0%–

72▼7District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%0.0 pts

73▲183Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8100.0%–

74Craven County, NCNC105,0250.0%0.0 pts

75▲111Sarasota County, FLFL479,9580.0%–

76▲52Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.0%0.0 pts

77▲5McIntosh County, GAGA11,9890.0%–

78▲1Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

79Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,1150.0%–

80Las Animas County, COCO14,3910.0%–

81▲45Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%0.0 pts

82Turner County, GAGA8,9830.0%–

83Catawba County, NCNC170,1720.0%–

84▲140Chester 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%–

89▼36Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%0.0 pts

90▼42Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%0.0 pts

91▲25Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%0.0 pts

92Peach County, GAGA29,8770.0%–

93▼64Kennebec County, MEME129,0670.0%–

94▼2Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%0.0 pts

95Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220.0%–

96Goodhue County, MNMN48,1950.0%–

97▲44Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%0.0 pts

98▲108Utah County, UTUT759,8590.0%–

99▼26Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%0.0 pts

100Allegany County, NYNY46,8000.0%–

101▼8Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.0%0.0 pts

102▲91Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.0%–

103▲36Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%0.0 pts

104▼52Harford County, MDMD266,4460.0%0.0 pts

105Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.0%0.0 pts

106Tipton County, TNTN62,2870.0%–

107▲83New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%0.0 pts

108▲28Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.0%0.0 pts

109▼55Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%0.0 pts

110Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7950.0%–

111▲73Lee County, NCNC70,2580.0%–

112Houston County, GAGA178,2140.0%–

113▲7Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%0.0 pts

114▼73Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.0%–

115Denver County, COCO740,6130.0%0.0 pts

116▲35Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%0.0 pts

117Russell County, ALAL58,8980.0%–

118▲122Monterey County, CACA433,7290.0%0.0 pts

119▼5Seminole County, FLFL491,8840.0%0.0 pts

120▼24Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%0.0 pts

121St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4880.0%–

122Rankin County, MSMS162,1810.0%–

123▲44York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

124▼44Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.0%–

125▲9Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%0.0 pts

126▼39Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.0%–

127▲28Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%0.0 pts

128▲172Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%0.0 pts

129▼72Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%0.0 pts

130Brazos County, TXTX249,0880.0%–

131Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.0%–

132▼13Merrimack County, NHNH158,0780.0%–

133▼24Union County, NJNJ601,8630.0%0.0 pts

134▲108Morris County, NJNJ524,2510.0%–

135Warren County, VAVA42,7400.0%–

136Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,6900.0%–

137▼94Carroll County, GAGA131,0360.0%0.0 pts

138Gadsden County, FLFL44,2980.0%–

139Erie County, PAPA265,8320.0%–

140Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7250.0%–

141▲54Indian River County, FLFL172,7990.0%–

142▲16DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.0%0.0 pts

143Holmes County, FLFL20,1190.0%–

144▼61Thurston County, NENE6,7520.0%–

145▲140Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

146▲54Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%0.0 pts

147Horry County, SCSC427,5510.0%–

148▼71Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%0.0 pts

149▼19Orange County, NYNY417,6690.0%–

150Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.0%0.0 pts

151Tuolumne County, CACA53,1600.0%–

152▲140Lee 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%–

157▼81Hernando County, FLFL221,7010.0%–

158▼56Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%0.0 pts

159▼129Napa County, CACA132,9490.0%0.0 pts

160▼59Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%0.0 pts

161▼46Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%0.0 pts

162▲153Philadelphia 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%–

166▼85Franklin 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%–

171▲133El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%0.0 pts

172Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.0%–

173▲124Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%0.0 pts

174▲76Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.0%0.0 pts

175Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1780.0%0.0 pts

176Delaware County, OHOH242,0320.0%–

177▲48Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%0.0 pts

178▼56Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.0%–

179▲25Sonoma County, CACA486,4440.0%–

180▼30San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%0.0 pts

181▼74Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1150.0%–

182▼96Flagler 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%–

187▼70Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.0%0.0 pts

188▲81Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.0%–

189▼60Sussex County, DEDE277,1400.0%–

190▼3Imperial County, CACA181,4110.0%–

191Halifax County, NCNC46,5340.0%–

192▲11Shelby County, ALAL238,5520.0%–

193▼121Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%0.0 pts

194▼15Grundy County, MOMO9,7440.0%–

195▼136Monroe County, PAPA167,1790.0%–

196Wayne County, NCNC122,2780.0%–

197▲83Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%–

198▼54Franklin County, MEME30,8240.0%0.0 pts

199Somerset County, MEME51,6200.0%–

200Saginaw County, MIMI187,6880.0%–

201▼35Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%0.0 pts

202▼53Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%0.0 pts

203▼118Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%0.0 pts

204Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%–

205Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%–

206Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.0%–

207▼43Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.0%0.0 pts

208▲78Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

209▼67Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%0.0 pts

210▼120New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.0%–

211▲56Oxford County, MEME60,3460.0%0.0 pts

212St. Joseph County, ININ272,8610.0%–

213▲13Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%0.0 pts

214▼38Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.0%0.0 pts

215▼16Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%0.0 pts

216▼60Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%−0.1 pts

217▼70Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%0.0 pts

218▼83Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%0.0 pts

219▼116Carroll County, NHNH52,7840.0%0.0 pts

220▲53Palm 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

228▼55Escambia 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

233▼90Pinellas County, FLFL948,5630.0%0.0 pts

234▼145Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%0.0 pts

235▼17Franklin County, PAPA160,6520.0%–

236▼137Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.0%0.0 pts

237Johnson County, TXTX218,0480.0%–

238▲19Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%0.0 pts

239▼31Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.0%0.0 pts

240▼179Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%0.0 pts

241▼76Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.0%0.0 pts

242▼124Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%0.0 pts

243Ada County, IDID546,1410.0%0.0 pts

244▼30Washington County, MDMD157,7310.0%–

245Arapahoe County, COCO673,8200.0%–

246▼76Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.0%0.0 pts

247Cecil County, MDMD107,1310.0%–

248▼33Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%0.0 pts

249▲38Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7840.0%–

250▼5Honolulu County, HIHI988,7030.0%0.0 pts

251▼114San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%–

252Passaic County, NJNJ531,6240.0%0.0 pts

253Multnomah County, OROR795,3910.0%–

254Pueblo County, COCO169,2770.0%–

255▼57Lehigh County, PAPA384,3830.0%0.0 pts

256Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.0%0.0 pts

257McHenry County, ILIL317,7510.0%–

258▼62Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.0%0.0 pts

259▼28Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%0.0 pts

260▼149Waldo County, MEME40,6930.0%–

261Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.0%–

262▲13Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

263▲28Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%0.0 pts

264Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.0%0.0 pts

265▲18Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%0.0 pts

266▼202Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%–

267▼4Platte County, MOMO114,4000.0%–

268▼31Santa 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

272▼80Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%0.0 pts

273▼57Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.0%0.0 pts

274Luzerne County, PAPA332,1260.0%0.0 pts

275Johnston County, NCNC256,4480.0%–

276▼87Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

277Frederick County, MDMD302,8830.0%–

278▼1Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%0.0 pts

279▼33Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%0.0 pts

280▼189Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.0%–

281▼26Montgomery County, TXTX781,1940.0%–

282▼187Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.0%−0.1 pts

283▼170Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%0.0 pts

284▼56San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.0%0.0 pts

285▲11Miami-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

288▼238Strafford 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%–

292▼71Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.0%0.0 pts

293▲18Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%–

294Windsor County, VTVT57,3120.0%–

295Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%0.0 pts

296▼158Fayette County, KYKY329,7510.0%–

297▼226Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%0.0 pts

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

299Washington County, VTVT59,6520.0%0.0 pts

300▼67St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%0.0 pts

301▲1Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.0%0.0 pts

302▼44Centre County, PAPA157,3930.0%–

303▼178Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.0%0.0 pts

304Marion County, OHOH65,1150.0%–

305Brazoria County, TXTX419,0800.0%0.0 pts

306▼52Adams County, COCO554,6680.0%–

307▼31Hamilton County, OHOH838,4180.0%–

308Warren County, OHOH257,1810.0%–

309▼4Tulsa County, OKOK698,7820.0%0.0 pts

310Douglas County, COCO399,3960.0%0.0 pts

311▲5Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%0.0 pts

312▼24Marion County, FLFL442,6600.0%0.0 pts

313Boulder County, COCO328,5600.0%–

314▼94Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.0%–

315▼252Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

316Pinal County, AZAZ539,3800.0%–

317▼38Madison County, ILIL263,1100.0%–

318▼46Madison 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%–

323▼42Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%0.0 pts

324▼53Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%0.0 pts

325▼95San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.0%0.0 pts

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

327▼100Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.0%0.0 pts

328Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%0.0 pts

329▼85King County, WAWA2,344,9390.0%0.0 pts

330▼96Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%0.0 pts

331▼37Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.0%0.0 pts

332▼79Lake County, ILIL719,3390.0%–

333▼59Travis 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%–

337▼23Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.0%–

338▼70Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%–

339Lancaster County, NENE334,0490.0%–

340Jackson County, OROR221,7950.0%–

341Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3370.0%–

342▼30DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%–

343Calhoun County, MIMI133,4080.0%0.0 pts

344▼66Riverside 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 2026-09-11 · 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).