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. The median across all 191 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Crestview, FL, up 113 places to #37.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4990.0%–

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

02▲1Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.9%+0.1 pts

03▼1Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.7%−0.1 pts

04Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.4%–

05Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.2%–

06Norwich, CTCT284,0150.2%–

07▲8Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%+0.1 pts

08▲1Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.1%–

09▲22Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%+0.1 pts

10New Haven, CTCT578,7410.1%–

11Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.1%–

12▼4Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%–

13Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.1%–

14▼7Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%0.0 pts

15▲61Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.1%–

16▲99Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.1%0.0 pts

17▲4Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.1%–

18Putnam, CTCT98,0960.1%–

19▲86Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%–

20▼16Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.1%−0.9 pts

21Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%–

22Panama City, FLFL231,1740.1%–

23▼18Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%−0.1 pts

24Waco, TXTX308,8070.1%0.0 pts

25▼19Rutland, VTVT59,6530.0%0.0 pts

26Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%–

27▲39Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%0.0 pts

28Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%–

29▲40Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%0.0 pts

30Vernal, UTUT38,2780.0%–

31▼14Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%0.0 pts

32▲22Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%0.0 pts

33Waycross, GAGA57,6700.0%–

34Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.0%–

35Ozark, ALAL49,9120.0%–

36▲7Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%0.0 pts

37▲113Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

38New Bern, NCNC127,3580.0%0.0 pts

39▲91North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

40▲2St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%–

41▼3Burlington, NCNC186,1770.0%–

42Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%–

43Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%–

44▲91Columbia, 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

48▼4Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%–

49▼38Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%–

50Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%–

51Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.0%0.0 pts

52▲59Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

53▲6Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%0.0 pts

54▼29Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%0.0 pts

55▲13Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%0.0 pts

56▼3Portland, MEME577,6350.0%0.0 pts

57Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%–

58▼18Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.0%0.0 pts

59▼35Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%0.0 pts

60Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

61▲31Sanford, NCNC70,2580.0%–

62▼43Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.0%–

63▲14Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%0.0 pts

64▲70Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%0.0 pts

65Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

66Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%0.0 pts

67▼28St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%–

68▼40Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%0.0 pts

69College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

70▼13Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%–

71▼7San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%0.0 pts

72Torrington, CTCT114,6900.0%–

73Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%0.0 pts

74▲101Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%0.0 pts

75▼27Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%0.0 pts

76Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%–

77▲24Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.0%–

78▲2Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%0.0 pts

79▲27Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%0.0 pts

80Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.0%–

81Sonora, CACA53,1600.0%–

82▲88Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

83▲48Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%–

84Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%0.0 pts

85Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.0%–

86▼36Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%0.0 pts

87▼75Napa, CACA132,9490.0%0.0 pts

88▲66Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%0.0 pts

89Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%0.0 pts

90▲36Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%0.0 pts

91▼50Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%0.0 pts

92Bradford, PAPA38,9840.0%–

93▼41Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%0.0 pts

94Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%0.0 pts

95Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%0.0 pts

96▲82Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%0.0 pts

97Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.0%–

98▲75Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%0.0 pts

99▲45Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%0.0 pts

100▲20San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%0.0 pts

101▼41Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

102▲8Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%–

103Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%0.0 pts

104Salem, OHOH99,3770.0%0.0 pts

105Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

106▼50Lewiston, MEME116,4870.0%0.0 pts

107▲52Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

108▼47Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%–

109▼14El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%–

110Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.0%–

111▼2Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

112▼76Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%0.0 pts

113▼29Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%0.0 pts

114▼16New York, NYNY20,112,4480.0%0.0 pts

115▼86East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%–

116Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%–

117Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%–

118▼72Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

119▲29Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%0.0 pts

120▼55Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%0.0 pts

121▼51Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%0.0 pts

122▼73Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%–

123South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

124▼53Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%−0.1 pts

125▼2Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%0.0 pts

126Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%0.0 pts

127Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%–

128▼40Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%0.0 pts

129Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%0.0 pts

130Chico, CACA209,2110.0%–

131Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.0%–

132▼13Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.0%–

133▲10New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%0.0 pts

134▼31Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%0.0 pts

135Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%0.0 pts

136▼20Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%–

137▲20Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%–

138▼25Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%0.0 pts

139Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%0.0 pts

140▲12Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%0.0 pts

141▼24Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%0.0 pts

142Pueblo, COCO169,2770.0%–

143Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%0.0 pts

144▼42Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%0.0 pts

145▼16Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%0.0 pts

146▼1Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%0.0 pts

147Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%0.0 pts

148▼26Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%0.0 pts

149▼114Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%–

150▼18Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%–

151▼52San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%0.0 pts

152▼34Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%0.0 pts

153▼16Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%0.0 pts

154▲10Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%0.0 pts

155▼15Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%0.0 pts

156▼111Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

157▼8Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%0.0 pts

158▼33San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%0.0 pts

159▲22Portland, 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

163▼145Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%0.0 pts

164▼73Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%−0.1 pts

165▼98Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

166Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%0.0 pts

167▼16State College, PAPA157,3930.0%–

168▼44Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%0.0 pts

169Marion, OHOH65,1150.0%–

170▼66St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%0.0 pts

171▼8Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

172▲10Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%0.0 pts

173▼1Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%0.0 pts

174▼6Ocala, FLFL442,6600.0%0.0 pts

175Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

176▼15Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

177▼15Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%0.0 pts

178Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

179Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

180▼15Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%0.0 pts

181▼53Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%0.0 pts

182▼36Seattle, 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%–

186▼50Nashville, 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

191▼105Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).