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Highest Italian population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian residents as a percentage of total population. Connecticut leads at 15.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7.0%, against an all-states median of 3.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,4994.8%–

01Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50815.3%−3.8 pts

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80114.7%−4.4 pts

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80913.7%−3.8 pts

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05611.1%−2.8 pts

05New York, NYNY19,852,36610.9%−3.3 pts

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.6%−1.9 pts

07New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8689.8%−0.7 pts

08Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918.5%−1.3 pts

09Vermont, VTVT647,1067.4%−0.1 pts

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.8%−0.7 pts

11Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.6%−1.0 pts

12Maine, MEME1,387,8175.4%−0.3 pts

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.4%−1.0 pts

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.9%−0.3 pts

15Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124.9%−1.6 pts

16District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.6%+1.6 pts

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.4%−1.1 pts

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.3%−0.5 pts

19Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.3%−0.8 pts

20West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734.1%−0.5 pts

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.1%−0.5 pts

22Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703.9%−0.2 pts

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.5%−0.3 pts

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4%−0.2 pts

25Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.4%−0.2 pts

26California, CACA39,287,3773.4%−0.8 pts

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.4%+0.7 pts

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%+0.2 pts

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.2%−0.4 pts

30Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.2%+0.1 pts

31Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.2%−0.4 pts

32Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.0%−0.4 pts

33Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.6%−0.3 pts

34Alaska, AKAK735,7062.5%−1.1 pts

35Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.5%−0.4 pts

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.4%−0.1 pts

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.4%−0.4 pts

38Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832.3%+0.2 pts

39Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.2%−0.1 pts

40Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.2%−0.3 pts

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.1%−0.2 pts

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352.1%−0.1 pts

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%−0.0 pts

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.0%−0.2 pts

45Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.9%−0.0 pts

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.7%−0.1 pts

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.7%−0.1 pts

48Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.7%−0.0 pts

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.5%−0.2 pts

50North Dakota, NDND784,8411.3%+0.2 pts

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.2%−0.0 pts

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest italian share?

Connecticut ranks #1 with 15.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by italian share?

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is italian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).