RANKING · 2024 ACS · 191 SHOWN OF 191

Highest Cape Verdean population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA leads at 2.2%. 191 metro areas qualify in total. Massachusetts carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.0%–

01Providence, RIRI1,708,1612.2%−0.1 pts

02Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.9%+0.1 pts

03Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.7%−0.1 pts

04Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.4%–

05Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.2%–

06Norwich, CTCT284,0150.2%–

07Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%+0.1 pts

08Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.1%–

09Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%+0.1 pts

10New Haven, CTCT578,7410.1%–

11Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.1%–

12Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%–

13Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.1%–

14Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%−0.0 pts

15Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.1%–

16Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.1%+0.0 pts

17Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.1%–

18Putnam, CTCT98,0960.1%–

19Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%–

20Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.1%−0.9 pts

21Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%–

22Panama City, FLFL231,1740.1%–

23Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%−0.1 pts

24Waco, TXTX308,8070.1%+0.0 pts

25Rutland, VTVT59,6530.0%+0.0 pts

26Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%–

27Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%+0.0 pts

28Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%–

29Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%+0.0 pts

30Vernal, UTUT38,2780.0%–

31Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%−0.0 pts

32Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%+0.0 pts

33Waycross, GAGA57,6700.0%–

34Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.0%–

35Ozark, ALAL49,9120.0%–

36Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%+0.0 pts

37Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

38New Bern, NCNC127,3580.0%−0.0 pts

39North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

40St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%–

41Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%–

42Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%–

43Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%–

44Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%+0.0 pts

45Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.0%–

46Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

47Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%+0.0 pts

48Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%–

49Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%–

50Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%–

51Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.0%+0.0 pts

52Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

53Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%−0.0 pts

54Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%+0.0 pts

55Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%+0.0 pts

56Portland, MEME577,6350.0%+0.0 pts

57Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%–

58Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.0%+0.0 pts

59Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%−0.0 pts

60Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

61Sanford, NCNC70,2580.0%–

62Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

63Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%+0.0 pts

64Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%+0.0 pts

65Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

66Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%+0.0 pts

67St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%–

68Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%+0.0 pts

69College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

70Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%–

71San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%+0.0 pts

72Torrington, CTCT114,6900.0%–

73Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%+0.0 pts

74Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%−0.0 pts

75Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%−0.0 pts

76Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%–

77Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

78Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%+0.0 pts

79Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

80Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

81Sonora, CACA53,1600.0%–

82Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

83Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%–

84Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%+0.0 pts

85Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.0%–

86Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%+0.0 pts

87Napa, CACA132,9490.0%−0.0 pts

88Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%+0.0 pts

89Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%+0.0 pts

90Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%+0.0 pts

91Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%−0.0 pts

92Bradford, PAPA38,9840.0%–

93Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%−0.0 pts

94Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%+0.0 pts

95Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%−0.0 pts

96Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%+0.0 pts

97Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.0%–

98Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%−0.0 pts

99Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%+0.0 pts

100San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%+0.0 pts

101Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

102Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%–

103Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%+0.0 pts

104Salem, OHOH99,3770.0%+0.0 pts

105Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

106Lewiston, MEME116,4870.0%−0.0 pts

107Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

108Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%–

109El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%–

110Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.0%–

111Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

112Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%−0.0 pts

113Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%+0.0 pts

114New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%−0.0 pts

115East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%–

116Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%–

117Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%–

118Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

119Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%+0.0 pts

120Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%+0.0 pts

121Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%−0.0 pts

122Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%–

123South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

124Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%−0.1 pts

125Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%+0.0 pts

126Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%+0.0 pts

127Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%–

128Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%−0.0 pts

129Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%−0.0 pts

130Chico, CACA209,2110.0%–

131Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.0%–

132Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.0%–

133New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%−0.0 pts

134Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%+0.0 pts

135Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%−0.0 pts

136Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%–

137Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%–

138Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%+0.0 pts

139Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%+0.0 pts

140Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%−0.0 pts

141Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%+0.0 pts

142Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%–

143Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%−0.0 pts

144Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%+0.0 pts

145Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%+0.0 pts

146Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%+0.0 pts

147Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%−0.0 pts

148Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%−0.0 pts

149Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%–

150Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%–

151San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%−0.0 pts

152Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%−0.0 pts

153Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%+0.0 pts

154Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%−0.0 pts

155Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%−0.0 pts

156Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

157Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%+0.0 pts

158San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%−0.0 pts

159Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%−0.0 pts

160Sebring, FLFL111,1220.0%−0.0 pts

161Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%–

162Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%+0.0 pts

163Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%−0.0 pts

164Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%−0.1 pts

165Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

166Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%−0.0 pts

167State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

168Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%+0.0 pts

169Marion, OHOH65,1150.0%–

170St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%−0.0 pts

171Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

172Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%+0.0 pts

173Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%−0.0 pts

174Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%−0.0 pts

175Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

176Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

177Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%−0.0 pts

178Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

179Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

180Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

181Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%−0.0 pts

182Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%−0.0 pts

183Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%−0.0 pts

184Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%−0.0 pts

185San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.0%–

186Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%−0.0 pts

187Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%–

188Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

189Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.0%−0.0 pts

190Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%−0.0 pts

191Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%−0.0 pts

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest cape verdean share?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks #1 with 2.2% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by cape verdean share?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, Barnstable, MA, Elizabeth City, NC, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

191 metro areas 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).