RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 316 SHOWN OF 316

Highest Cape Verdean population share, US counties · 2020

US counties 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. Plymouth County, Massachusetts leads at 4.8%. 316 counties qualify in total. Massachusetts carries 11 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2000

01Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.8%–

02Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.1%–

03Providence County, RIRI678,1792.6%–

04Suffolk County, MAMA791,8911.7%–

05Barnstable County, MAMA233,5391.4%–

06Dukes County, MAMA21,2190.9%–

07Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.8%–

08Harding County, NMNM6170.7%–

09Newport County, RIRI83,0510.6%–

10Kent County, RIRI173,4950.5%–

11Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,2710.5%–

12Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.4%–

13Bristol County, RIRI50,0010.4%–

14Washington County, RIRI129,7950.3%–

15Effingham County, GAGA74,3970.3%–

16Pratt County, KSKS9,1170.2%–

17Letcher County, KYKY19,9520.2%–

18Madison County, FLFL18,7590.2%–

19Rutland County, VTVT59,6530.2%–

20Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.2%–

21Comanche County, OKOK122,1580.2%–

22Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.1%–

23Nantucket County, MAMA14,7580.1%–

24Piscataquis County, MEME17,4090.1%–

25Essex County, MAMA826,6530.1%–

26Howard County, MDMD339,1830.1%–

27Haines, AKAK2,0680.1%–

28Liberty County, GAGA70,3130.1%–

29Kennebec County, MEME129,0670.1%–

30Napa County, CACA132,9490.1%–

31Mercer County, PAPA107,8600.1%–

32Boone County, ININ80,6890.1%–

33Bulloch County, GAGA86,9490.1%–

34Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%–

35McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.1%–

36Boyle County, KYKY31,6320.1%–

37Coos County, NHNH31,3430.1%–

38Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.1%–

39Hardin County, IAIA16,4550.1%–

40Stone County, MSMS19,6540.1%–

41Tompkins County, NYNY104,0470.1%–

42Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.1%–

43Carroll County, GAGA131,0360.1%–

44Thomas County, GAGA46,3680.0%–

45Windham County, VTVT45,2040.0%–

46St. Johns County, FLFL346,3280.0%–

47Noble County, OHOH14,2760.0%–

48Cobb County, GAGA793,3450.0%–

49Monroe County, FLFL80,4060.0%–

50Strafford County, NHNH135,0430.0%–

51Stark County, NDND34,0130.0%–

52Harford County, MDMD266,4460.0%–

53Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%–

54Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%–

55Lenawee County, MIMI97,7790.0%–

56Caledonia County, VTVT30,4140.0%–

57Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%–

58Harrison County, MSMS217,1360.0%–

59Monroe County, PAPA167,1790.0%–

60Belknap County, NHNH65,1470.0%–

61Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%–

62Blount County, TNTN143,8200.0%–

63Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

64Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%–

65District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%–

66Berkshire County, MAMA128,2240.0%–

67Isabella County, MIMI64,6910.0%–

68Putnam County, FLFL77,7340.0%–

69Humboldt County, CACA131,6470.0%–

70Orange County, NCNC152,4980.0%–

71Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%–

72Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%–

73Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%–

74Rock County, WIWI166,4720.0%–

75Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%–

76Hernando County, FLFL221,7010.0%–

77Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%–

78San Juan County, WAWA18,5770.0%–

79Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

80Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.0%–

81Franklin County, MAMA70,6980.0%–

82McIntosh County, GAGA11,9890.0%–

83Thurston County, NENE6,7520.0%–

84Canadian County, OKOK187,1890.0%–

85Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%–

86Flagler County, FLFL140,3600.0%–

87Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.0%–

88Newport News, VAVA183,2300.0%–

89Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%–

90New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.0%–

91Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.0%–

92Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%–

93Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.0%–

94St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4490.0%–

95Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.0%–

96Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%–

97Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%–

98St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6420.0%–

99Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.0%–

100Leon County, FLFL299,0480.0%–

101Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%–

102Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%–

103Carroll County, NHNH52,7840.0%–

104St. Louis, MOMO278,1440.0%–

105El Dorado County, CACA192,3230.0%–

106Davie County, NCNC45,8550.0%–

107Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1150.0%–

108Williamson County, TNTN272,0610.0%–

109Union County, NJNJ601,8630.0%–

110Henry County, GAGA264,9220.0%–

111Waldo County, MEME40,6930.0%–

112Worcester County, MDMD54,4590.0%–

113Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%–

114Seminole County, FLFL491,8840.0%–

115Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%–

116Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%–

117Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.0%–

118Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%–

119Merrimack County, NHNH158,0780.0%–

120Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%–

121Nassau County, FLFL106,8790.0%–

122Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.0%–

123San Benito County, CACA70,0820.0%–

124Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.0%–

125Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.0%–

126Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%–

127Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.0%–

128Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.0%–

129Sussex County, DEDE277,1400.0%–

130Orange County, NYNY417,6690.0%–

131Bannock County, IDID91,5910.0%–

132Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

133Clayton County, GAGA297,4710.0%–

134Alameda County, CACA1,636,6300.0%–

135Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%–

136Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.0%–

137San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%–

138Fayette County, KYKY329,7510.0%–

139Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%–

140Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.0%–

141Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%–

142Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%–

143Pinellas County, FLFL948,5630.0%–

144Franklin County, MEME30,8240.0%–

145Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1480.0%–

146Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3310.0%–

147Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%–

148Larimer County, COCO377,2920.0%–

149Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%–

150San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%–

151Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%–

152Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1440.0%–

153Grant County, ININ66,5240.0%–

154Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%–

155Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%–

156Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%–

157Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.0%–

158DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.0%–

159Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.0%–

160Juneau County, WIWI26,6490.0%–

161Bennington County, VTVT36,6300.0%–

162Wagoner County, OKOK93,2630.0%–

163Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.0%–

164Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.0%–

165Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.0%–

166Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%–

167York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

168Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.0%–

169Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.0%–

170Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.0%–

171Dauphin County, PAPA293,3510.0%–

172Saratoga County, NYNY241,3430.0%–

173Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.0%–

174Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.0%–

175Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.0%–

176Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.0%–

177Dodge County, WIWI89,0970.0%–

178Putnam County, TNTN86,6120.0%–

179Grundy County, MOMO9,7440.0%–

180Ontario County, NYNY113,1300.0%–

181Grafton County, NHNH93,2250.0%–

182Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.0%–

183Lake County, FLFL456,0680.0%–

184Lee County, NCNC70,2580.0%–

185Baldwin County, ALAL267,7610.0%–

186Sarasota County, FLFL479,9580.0%–

187Imperial County, CACA181,4110.0%–

188Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0850.0%–

189Gaston County, NCNC246,5580.0%–

190New York County, NYNY1,664,8620.0%–

191Clearfield County, PAPA78,1000.0%–

192Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%–

193Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.0%–

194Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.0%–

195Indian River County, FLFL172,7990.0%–

196Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.0%–

197Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.0%–

198Lehigh County, PAPA384,3830.0%–

199Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%–

200Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

201Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%–

202Stanislaus County, CACA557,7190.0%–

203Shelby County, ALAL238,5520.0%–

204Sonoma County, CACA486,4440.0%–

205Yolo County, CACA224,4100.0%–

206Utah County, UTUT759,8590.0%–

207Charlton County, GAGA13,1210.0%–

208Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.0%–

209Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.0%–

210McLean County, ILIL171,4190.0%–

211Charlotte County, FLFL217,2120.0%–

212Ocean County, NJNJ673,7460.0%–

213Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%–

214Washington County, MDMD157,7310.0%–

215Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%–

216Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.0%–

217Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5020.0%–

218Franklin County, PAPA160,6520.0%–

219Knox County, TNTN511,4530.0%–

220Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.0%–

221Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.0%–

222Wayne County, OHOH116,7580.0%–

223Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.0%–

224Chester County, PAPA557,1160.0%–

225Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%–

226Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%–

227Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.0%–

228San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.0%–

229Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.0%–

230San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.0%–

231Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%–

232Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%–

233St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%–

234Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%–

235Lincoln County, OKOK35,2780.0%–

236Pulaski County, ARAR404,6110.0%–

237Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8520.0%–

238Dakota County, MNMN457,7100.0%–

239Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.0%–

240Monterey County, CACA433,7290.0%–

241Richland County, SCSC434,9560.0%–

242Morris County, NJNJ524,2510.0%–

243Champaign County, OHOH38,8200.0%–

244King County, WAWA2,344,9390.0%–

245Honolulu County, HIHI988,7030.0%–

246Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%–

247Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.0%–

248Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.0%–

249Carroll County, MDMD176,6770.0%–

250Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.0%–

251Forsyth County, GAGA282,8050.0%–

252Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.0%–

253Lake County, ILIL719,3390.0%–

254Adams County, COCO554,6680.0%–

255Montgomery County, TXTX781,1940.0%–

256Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8100.0%–

257Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.0%–

258Centre County, PAPA157,3930.0%–

259Rockland County, NYNY357,3970.0%–

260Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.0%–

261Hardeman County, TNTN25,2740.0%–

262Ulster County, NYNY183,3300.0%–

263Platte County, MOMO114,4000.0%–

264York County, PAPA473,1970.0%–

265Collier County, FLFL417,1310.0%–

266Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.0%–

267Oxford County, MEME60,3460.0%–

268Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%–

269Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.0%–

270Yuma County, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

271Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%–

272Madison County, ALAL433,5160.0%–

273Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.0%–

274Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%–

275Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

276Hamilton County, OHOH838,4180.0%–

277Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%–

278Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%–

279Madison County, ILIL263,1100.0%–

280Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%–

281Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

282Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.0%–

283Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%–

284Houston County, ALAL110,3180.0%–

285Durham County, NCNC347,2400.0%–

286Orleans Parish, LALA362,1540.0%–

287Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7840.0%–

288Marion County, FLFL442,6600.0%–

289LaPorte County, ININ111,2940.0%–

290New Castle County, DEDE588,0260.0%–

291Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%–

292Lee County, FLFL875,6070.0%–

293Alachua County, FLFL290,0280.0%–

294Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.0%–

295Manatee County, FLFL468,2000.0%–

296Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.0%–

297Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%–

298Union County, NCNC267,6740.0%–

299Adams County, PAPA107,5940.0%–

300Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%–

301Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.0%–

302Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.0%–

303Genesee County, MIMI401,0930.0%–

304El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%–

305Tulsa County, OKOK698,7820.0%–

306Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.0%–

307Marion County, ININ992,1960.0%–

308Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6010.0%–

309Dane County, WIWI590,3750.0%–

310Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.0%–

311Clark County, WAWA532,1190.0%–

312DuPage County, ILIL934,2980.0%–

313Eaton County, MIMI109,5810.0%–

314Davidson County, TNTN745,9040.0%–

315Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2810.0%–

316Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest cape verdean share?

Plymouth County, Massachusetts ranks #1 with 4.8% (2020 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?

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