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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%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: District of Columbia, DC, up 5 places to #16.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
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
12▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8175.4%−0.3 pts
13▼1Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.4%−1.0 pts
14▲1Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.9%−0.3 pts
15▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124.9%−1.6 pts
16▲5District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.6%+1.6 pts
17▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.4%−1.1 pts
18▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.3%−0.5 pts
19▼1Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.3%−0.8 pts
20▼1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734.1%−0.5 pts
21▼1Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.1%−0.5 pts
22Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703.9%−0.2 pts
23Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.5%−0.3 pts
24▲2Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4%−0.2 pts
25Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.4%−0.2 pts
26▼2California, CACA39,287,3773.4%−0.8 pts
27▲5South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.4%+0.7 pts
28▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%+0.2 pts
29▼1Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.2%−0.4 pts
30▲1Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.2%+0.1 pts
31▼4Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.2%−0.4 pts
32▼2Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.0%−0.4 pts
33▲1Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.6%−0.3 pts
34▼1Alaska, AKAK735,7062.5%−1.1 pts
35Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.5%−0.4 pts
36▲4New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.4%−0.1 pts
37▼1Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.4%−0.4 pts
38▼1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832.3%+0.2 pts
39Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.2%−0.1 pts
40▼2Minnesota, 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
46▲2Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.7%−0.1 pts
47▼1Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.7%−0.1 pts
48▼1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.7%0.0 pts
49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.5%−0.2 pts
50▲1North Dakota, NDND784,8411.3%+0.2 pts
51▼1South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.2%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).