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Highest Cape Verdean population share, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (2020 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 2010

USUnited States331,449,2810.0%–

01Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.8%+1.6 pts

02Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.1%+0.1 pts

03Providence County, RIRI678,1792.6%−0.3 pts

04Suffolk County, MAMA791,8911.7%+0.1 pts

05Barnstable County, MAMA233,5391.4%+0.7 pts

06Dukes County, MAMA21,2190.9%+0.0 pts

07Norfolk County, MAMA739,7490.8%+0.3 pts

08Harding County, NMNM6170.7%–

09Newport County, RIRI83,0510.6%−0.2 pts

10Kent County, RIRI173,4950.5%+0.1 pts

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

12Hampshire County, MAMA164,0650.4%+0.2 pts

13Bristol County, RIRI50,0010.4%+0.2 pts

14Washington County, RIRI129,7950.3%+0.1 pts

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%+0.2 pts

20Worcester County, MAMA888,5020.2%+0.1 pts

21Comanche County, OKOK122,1580.2%–

22Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9790.1%−0.0 pts

23Nantucket County, MAMA14,7580.1%–

24Piscataquis County, MEME17,4090.1%+0.1 pts

25Essex County, MAMA826,6530.1%+0.1 pts

26Howard County, MDMD339,1830.1%+0.1 pts

27Haines, AKAK2,0680.1%–

28Liberty County, GAGA70,3130.1%–

29Kennebec County, MEME129,0670.1%–

30Napa County, CACA132,9490.1%+0.0 pts

31Mercer County, PAPA107,8600.1%–

32Boone County, ININ80,6890.1%–

33Bulloch County, GAGA86,9490.1%–

34Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4150.1%+0.0 pts

35McDowell County, WVWV16,8780.1%–

36Boyle County, KYKY31,6320.1%–

37Coos County, NHNH31,3430.1%+0.1 pts

38Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.1%−0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

49Monroe County, FLFL80,4060.0%–

50Strafford County, NHNH135,0430.0%+0.0 pts

51Stark County, NDND34,0130.0%–

52Harford County, MDMD266,4460.0%+0.0 pts

53Prince George's County, MDMD970,3740.0%−0.0 pts

54Duval County, FLFL1,062,9630.0%+0.0 pts

55Lenawee County, MIMI97,7790.0%–

56Caledonia County, VTVT30,4140.0%+0.0 pts

57Stark County, OHOH373,7710.0%+0.0 pts

58Harrison County, MSMS217,1360.0%–

59Monroe County, PAPA167,1790.0%–

60Belknap County, NHNH65,1470.0%–

61Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%+0.0 pts

62Blount County, TNTN143,8200.0%–

63Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.0%–

64Forsyth County, NCNC401,7180.0%–

65District of Columbia, DCDC693,6450.0%+0.0 pts

66Berkshire County, MAMA128,2240.0%−0.0 pts

67Isabella County, MIMI64,6910.0%–

68Putnam County, FLFL77,7340.0%–

69Humboldt County, CACA131,6470.0%+0.0 pts

70Orange County, NCNC152,4980.0%–

71Lake County, ININ504,6120.0%+0.0 pts

72Solano County, CACA455,3760.0%−0.0 pts

73Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7430.0%+0.0 pts

74Rock County, WIWI166,4720.0%–

75Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.0%−0.0 pts

76Hernando County, FLFL221,7010.0%–

77Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%+0.0 pts

78San Juan County, WAWA18,5770.0%–

79Alamance County, NCNC186,1770.0%–

80Stearns County, MNMN164,1100.0%–

81Franklin County, MAMA70,6980.0%+0.0 pts

82McIntosh County, GAGA11,9890.0%–

83Thurston County, NENE6,7520.0%–

84Canadian County, OKOK187,1890.0%–

85Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%+0.0 pts

86Flagler County, FLFL140,3600.0%–

87Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.0%–

88Newport News, VAVA183,2300.0%−0.0 pts

89Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%−0.0 pts

90New Hanover County, NCNC245,9590.0%–

91Chittenden County, VTVT169,1150.0%–

92Orange County, FLFL1,528,0020.0%−0.0 pts

93Cumberland County, MEME317,2220.0%+0.0 pts

94St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4490.0%+0.0 pts

95Pasco County, FLFL674,5160.0%−0.0 pts

96Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.0%+0.0 pts

97Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%−0.0 pts

98St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6420.0%–

99Rockingham County, NHNH324,0770.0%+0.0 pts

100Leon County, FLFL299,0480.0%−0.0 pts

101Baltimore, MDMD569,9970.0%+0.0 pts

102Onslow County, NCNC217,1750.0%+0.0 pts

103Carroll County, NHNH52,7840.0%−0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

109Union County, NJNJ601,8630.0%−0.0 pts

110Henry County, GAGA264,9220.0%−0.0 pts

111Waldo County, MEME40,6930.0%–

112Worcester County, MDMD54,4590.0%–

113Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%−0.0 pts

114Seminole County, FLFL491,8840.0%+0.0 pts

115Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7910.0%+0.0 pts

116Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5820.0%+0.0 pts

117Androscoggin County, MEME116,4870.0%−0.0 pts

118Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%−0.0 pts

119Merrimack County, NHNH158,0780.0%–

120Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3830.0%+0.0 pts

121Nassau County, FLFL106,8790.0%−0.3 pts

122Monroe County, NYNY750,5060.0%–

123San Benito County, CACA70,0820.0%–

124Montgomery County, NYNY50,0460.0%–

125Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.0%+0.0 pts

126Rockdale County, GAGA98,4160.0%−0.0 pts

127Brunswick County, NCNC174,7020.0%–

128Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3800.0%−0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

135Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.0%+0.0 pts

136Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0700.0%+0.0 pts

137San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.0%–

138Fayette County, KYKY329,7510.0%–

139Polk County, FLFL874,7900.0%−0.0 pts

140Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.0%−0.0 pts

141Essex County, NJNJ896,3790.0%−0.0 pts

142Lane County, OROR381,5840.0%+0.0 pts

143Pinellas County, FLFL948,5630.0%+0.0 pts

144Franklin County, MEME30,8240.0%−0.0 pts

145Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1480.0%−0.0 pts

146Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,3310.0%–

147Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%−0.0 pts

148Larimer County, COCO377,2920.0%–

149Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%−0.0 pts

150San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.0%+0.0 pts

151Brevard County, FLFL663,9820.0%+0.0 pts

152Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1440.0%–

153Grant County, ININ66,5240.0%–

154Volusia County, FLFL606,5730.0%−0.0 pts

155Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0990.0%−0.0 pts

156Hudson County, NJNJ735,0330.0%−0.1 pts

157Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7530.0%–

158DeKalb County, GAGA774,3940.0%−0.0 pts

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%−0.1 pts

164Bergen County, NJNJ977,0260.0%+0.0 pts

165Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.0%+0.0 pts

166Kings County, NYNY2,653,9630.0%+0.0 pts

167York County, MEME222,4340.0%–

168Ingham County, MIMI289,7090.0%–

169Jefferson County, ILIL36,1470.0%–

170Monmouth County, NJNJ651,0350.0%+0.0 pts

171Dauphin County, PAPA293,3510.0%+0.0 pts

172Saratoga County, NYNY241,3430.0%–

173Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.0%−0.1 pts

174Richmond County, GAGA206,5590.0%−0.0 pts

175Douglas County, GAGA154,2930.0%−0.0 pts

176Burlington County, NJNJ481,4390.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.1 pts

182Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.0%–

183Lake County, FLFL456,0680.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

191Clearfield County, PAPA78,1000.0%–

192Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0880.0%+0.0 pts

193Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.0%–

194Cumberland County, TNTN66,3000.0%–

195Indian River County, FLFL172,7990.0%–

196Jefferson County, KYKY795,2220.0%+0.0 pts

197Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5100.0%+0.0 pts

198Lehigh County, PAPA384,3830.0%+0.0 pts

199Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3320.0%+0.0 pts

200Clark County, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

201Delaware County, PAPA580,9370.0%+0.0 pts

202Stanislaus County, CACA557,7190.0%+0.0 pts

203Shelby County, ALAL238,5520.0%–

204Sonoma County, CACA486,4440.0%–

205Yolo County, CACA224,4100.0%−0.0 pts

206Utah County, UTUT759,8590.0%–

207Charlton County, GAGA13,1210.0%–

208Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.0%−0.0 pts

209Onondaga County, NYNY466,5840.0%+0.0 pts

210McLean County, ILIL171,4190.0%–

211Charlotte County, FLFL217,2120.0%−0.0 pts

212Ocean County, NJNJ673,7460.0%−0.0 pts

213Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%−0.0 pts

214Washington County, MDMD157,7310.0%–

215Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5580.0%+0.0 pts

216Collin County, TXTX1,297,1790.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

222Wayne County, OHOH116,7580.0%–

223Delaware County, NYNY44,3050.0%–

224Chester County, PAPA557,1160.0%+0.0 pts

225Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3910.0%+0.0 pts

226Spokane County, WAWA558,3440.0%+0.0 pts

227Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5360.0%+0.0 pts

228San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.0%−0.0 pts

229Cortland County, NYNY45,8500.0%–

230San Joaquin County, CACA823,8150.0%+0.0 pts

231Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.0%+0.0 pts

232Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%−0.0 pts

233St. Louis County, MOMO990,9110.0%+0.0 pts

234Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.0%+0.0 pts

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%+0.0 pts

241Richland County, SCSC434,9560.0%+0.0 pts

242Morris County, NJNJ524,2510.0%–

243Champaign County, OHOH38,8200.0%–

244King County, WAWA2,344,9390.0%−0.0 pts

245Honolulu County, HIHI988,7030.0%+0.0 pts

246Bell County, TXTX402,2480.0%−0.0 pts

247Lubbock County, TXTX328,9060.0%–

248Fresno County, CACA1,035,4560.0%–

249Carroll County, MDMD176,6770.0%–

250Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9160.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

266Whatcom County, WAWA236,3920.0%–

267Oxford County, MEME60,3460.0%−0.0 pts

268Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.0%–

269Peoria County, ILIL178,5530.0%–

270Yuma County, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

271Queens County, NYNY2,358,1820.0%−0.0 pts

272Madison County, ALAL433,5160.0%–

273Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.0%−0.0 pts

274Travis County, TXTX1,389,6700.0%−0.0 pts

275Kane County, ILIL525,7570.0%–

276Hamilton County, OHOH838,4180.0%–

277Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.0%−0.0 pts

278Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.0%−0.0 pts

279Madison County, ILIL263,1100.0%–

280Denton County, TXTX1,069,3460.0%–

281Pima County, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

282Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.0%–

283Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.0%−0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

289LaPorte County, ININ111,2940.0%–

290New Castle County, DEDE588,0260.0%−0.0 pts

291Cook County, ILIL5,194,6250.0%+0.0 pts

292Lee County, FLFL875,6070.0%–

293Alachua County, FLFL290,0280.0%–

294Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0900.0%+0.0 pts

295Manatee County, FLFL468,2000.0%–

296Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0290.0%−0.0 pts

297Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%−0.0 pts

298Union County, NCNC267,6740.0%–

299Adams County, PAPA107,5940.0%–

300Wake County, NCNC1,257,2350.0%−0.0 pts

301Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,6660.0%–

302Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3350.0%−0.0 pts

303Genesee County, MIMI401,0930.0%–

304El Paso County, COCO757,0400.0%+0.0 pts

305Tulsa County, OKOK698,7820.0%−0.0 pts

306Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.0%−0.1 pts

307Marion County, ININ992,1960.0%–

308Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6010.0%−0.0 pts

309Dane County, WIWI590,3750.0%−0.0 pts

310Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9390.0%+0.0 pts

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%−0.0 pts

316Harris County, TXTX5,045,0260.0%−0.0 pts

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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 4.8% (2020 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, 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 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, 2020 Decennial Census.