RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 273 SHOWN OF 273

Highest Cape Verdean population share, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Cape Verdean residents as a percentage of total population. Plymouth County, Massachusetts leads at 3.2%. 273 counties qualify in total. Massachusetts carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS –

USUnited States308,745,5380.0%–

01Plymouth County, MAMA546,8293.2%–

02Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.0%–

03Providence County, RIRI678,1792.9%–

04Suffolk County, MAMA791,8911.7%–

05Dukes County, MAMA21,2190.9%–

06Newport County, RIRI83,0510.8%–

07Barnstable County, MAMA233,5390.7%–

08Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.5%–

09Kent County, RIRI173,4950.3%–

10Nassau County, FLFL106,8790.3%–

11Hemphill County, TXTX3,0830.3%–

12Lexington, VAVA7,7690.3%–

13Washington County, RIRI129,7950.2%–

14York County, VAVA71,3740.2%–

15Dade County, GAGA16,1540.2%–

16Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.2%–

17Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.2%–

18Bristol County, RIRI50,0010.2%–

19Vernon Parish, LALA45,0910.1%–

20Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.1%–

21Kendall County, ILIL145,4700.1%–

22Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7040.1%–

23Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.1%–

24Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.1%–

25Grafton County, NHNH93,2250.1%–

26Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.1%–

27Carlisle County, KYKY4,7470.1%–

28Allen Parish, LALA22,6720.1%–

29Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.1%–

30Piscataquis County, MEME17,4090.1%–

31Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.1%–

32Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.1%–

33Paulding County, GAGA190,9960.1%–

34Napa County, CACA132,9490.1%–

35Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1780.1%–

36Berkshire County, MAMA128,2240.1%–

37Essex County, MAMA826,6530.1%–

38Solano County, CACA455,3760.1%–

39Orange County, VTVT30,0020.1%–

40Craven County, NCNC105,0250.1%–

41Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.1%–

42Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.1%–

43Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.1%–

44Allegany County, MDMD66,8480.1%–

45Barrow County, GAGA99,7730.0%–

46Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%–

47Lowndes County, GAGA122,8670.0%–

48Essex County, NYNY36,4380.0%–

49Otero County, NMNM70,3680.0%–

50Penobscot County, MEME157,9670.0%–

51Muskogee County, OKOK66,7080.0%–

52Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%–

53Bradley County, TNTN115,4650.0%–

54Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%–

55Union County, NJNJ601,8630.0%–

56Oxford County, MEME60,3460.0%–

57Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%–

58Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%–

59Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.0%–

60Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.0%–

61Franklin County, MEME30,8240.0%–

62Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%–

63Carroll County, NHNH52,7840.0%–

64Twin Falls County, IDID97,5390.0%–

65Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.0%–

66Aroostook County, MEME66,6090.0%–

67Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%–

68Tehama County, CACA64,6650.0%–

69York County, SCSC306,8870.0%–

70Leon County, FLFL299,0480.0%–

71Newport News, VAVA183,2300.0%–

72Washington County, VTVT59,6520.0%–

73Howard County, MDMD339,1830.0%–

74Iredell County, NCNC211,7980.0%–

75Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%–

76Charlotte County, FLFL217,2120.0%–

77Highlands County, FLFL111,1220.0%–

78Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%–

79Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.0%–

80Jefferson County, WVWV63,1020.0%–

81Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%–

82Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%–

83Caledonia County, VTVT30,4140.0%–

84Ocean County, NJNJ673,7460.0%–

85Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.0%–

86Charles County, MDMD176,5930.0%–

87Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

88Henry County, GAGA264,9220.0%–

89Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.0%–

90Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%–

91McLennan County, TXTX272,0200.0%–

92Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%–

93Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.0%–

94Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%–

95Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.0%–

96Baltimore County, MDMD847,6500.0%–

97St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8750.0%–

98Warren County, KYKY149,3750.0%–

99Habersham County, GAGA50,4160.0%–

100Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%–

101Vilas County, WIWI23,7610.0%–

102Franklin County, MAMA70,6980.0%–

103DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.0%–

104Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.0%–

105Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.0%–

106Greene County, OHOH174,3220.0%–

107Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.0%–

108Strafford County, NHNH135,0430.0%–

109Osage County, OKOK46,7940.0%–

110Wood County, WVWV82,3850.0%–

111District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%–

112Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%–

113Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%–

114Tulsa County, OKOK698,7820.0%–

115Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.0%–

116Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%–

117Rutland County, VTVT59,6530.0%–

118Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.0%–

119Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.0%–

120Clackamas County, OROR426,2800.0%–

121Fayette County, GAGA125,1560.0%–

122Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1480.0%–

123Seminole County, FLFL491,8840.0%–

124Collier County, FLFL417,1310.0%–

125Ada County, IDID546,1410.0%–

126Yolo County, CACA224,4100.0%–

127New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%–

128Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%–

129Pinellas County, FLFL948,5630.0%–

130Wood County, OHOH134,1760.0%–

131Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%–

132Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.0%–

133Kent County, MIMI675,2320.0%–

134Coos County, NHNH31,3430.0%–

135Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.0%–

136Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%–

137Potter County, PAPA15,8970.0%–

138Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%–

139Douglas County, COCO399,3960.0%–

140Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%–

141White County, ARAR80,0850.0%–

142Passaic County, NJNJ531,6240.0%–

143Martin County, FLFL166,2720.0%–

144Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.0%–

145San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.0%–

146Erie County, NYNY946,7410.0%–

147Thurston County, WAWA304,2610.0%–

148Greene County, NYNY47,2380.0%–

149Citrus County, FLFL171,6660.0%–

150Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9490.0%–

151Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%–

152Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.0%–

153Medina County, OHOH185,0250.0%–

154Clark County, OHOH135,3400.0%–

155Guilford County, NCNC562,2340.0%–

156New Castle County, DEDE588,0260.0%–

157Harrison County, WVWV64,2210.0%–

158Dauphin County, PAPA293,3510.0%–

159King County, WAWA2,344,9390.0%–

160Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%–

161Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%–

162Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%–

163Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%–

164Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.0%–

165Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

166Davis County, UTUT381,2270.0%–

167Santa Fe County, NMNM156,9070.0%–

168Hawaii County, HIHI210,0430.0%–

169Buncombe County, NCNC277,4170.0%–

170Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

171St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4490.0%–

172Harford County, MDMD266,4460.0%–

173Columbiana County, OHOH99,3770.0%–

174Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%–

175Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%–

176Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.0%–

177Macomb County, MIMI886,2210.0%–

178Hinds County, MSMS211,8880.0%–

179Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.0%–

180Williamson County, TNTN272,0610.0%–

181Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.0%–

182Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.0%–

183Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%–

184Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%–

185Stanislaus County, CACA557,7190.0%–

186Carroll County, GAGA131,0360.0%–

187Polk County, MNMN30,5450.0%–

188San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%–

189Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%–

190Montgomery County, TNTN249,9350.0%–

191Summit County, OHOH538,3760.0%–

192San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.0%–

193Kanawha County, WVWV172,3810.0%–

194Ventura County, CACA830,8510.0%–

195Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%–

196Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%–

197Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%–

198Broome County, NYNY195,7360.0%–

199Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%–

200Luzerne County, PAPA332,1260.0%–

201Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%–

202Marion County, FLFL442,6600.0%–

203Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%–

204Lake County, FLFL456,0680.0%–

205Person County, NCNC40,6360.0%–

206Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%–

207Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.0%–

208St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9680.0%–

209Honolulu County, HIHI988,7030.0%–

210Somerset County, NJNJ356,4860.0%–

211Berks County, PAPA440,0720.0%–

212Lehigh County, PAPA384,3830.0%–

213Ionia County, MIMI66,5570.0%–

214Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%–

215Cleveland County, OKOK303,9730.0%–

216Smith County, TXTX252,5490.0%–

217Cherokee County, GAGA299,2730.0%–

218Albany County, NYNY321,2250.0%–

219Galveston County, TXTX372,2070.0%–

220Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%–

221Brazoria County, TXTX419,0800.0%–

222Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%–

223Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.0%–

224Humboldt County, CACA131,6470.0%–

225St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%–

226Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6570.0%–

227Winnebago County, WIWI174,2180.0%–

228Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%–

229Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.0%–

230Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%–

231Anchorage, AKAK287,1550.0%–

232El Paso County, TXTX877,8580.0%–

233Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2140.0%–

234Monterey County, CACA433,7290.0%–

235Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3970.0%–

236St. Clair County, ILIL250,7080.0%–

237Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%–

238Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.0%–

239Dane County, WIWI590,3750.0%–

240Camden County, NJNJ535,7990.0%–

241Calhoun County, MIMI133,4080.0%–

242Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.0%–

243Lancaster County, PAPA563,1590.0%–

244Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.0%–

245Placer County, CACA442,0810.0%–

246Sedgwick County, KSKS538,4330.0%–

247Greene County, MOMO309,2860.0%–

248Cheshire County, NHNH78,2690.0%–

249Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.0%–

250Richland County, SCSC434,9560.0%–

251Richmond County, NYNY501,2900.0%–

252Denver County, COCO740,6130.0%–

253Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.0%–

254Chester County, PAPA557,1160.0%–

255Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6010.0%–

256Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%–

257Northampton County, PAPA324,4110.0%–

258Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%–

259Douglas County, NENE606,4600.0%–

260Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.0%–

261Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%–

262El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%–

263Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0380.0%–

264Bucks County, PAPA647,8280.0%–

265Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.0%–

266Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%–

267Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.0%–

268Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4660.0%–

269Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.0%–

270Kitsap County, WAWA283,3740.0%–

271Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.0%–

272Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%–

273Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest cape verdean share?

Plymouth County, Massachusetts ranks #1 with 3.2% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by cape verdean share?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

273 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is cape verdean share measured?

Share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.