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Highest Italian population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50815.3%–

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80114.7%–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80913.7%–

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05611.1%–

05New York, NYNY19,852,36610.9%–

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910.6%–

07New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8689.8%–

08Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918.5%–

09Vermont, VTVT647,1067.4%–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.8%–

11Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.6%–

12Maine, MEME1,387,8175.4%–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.4%–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.9%–

15Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124.9%–

16District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.6%–

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.4%–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.3%–

19Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.3%–

20West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734.1%–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.1%–

22Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703.9%–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.5%–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4%–

25Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.4%–

26California, CACA39,287,3773.4%–

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.4%–

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.3%–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.2%–

30Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.2%–

31Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.2%–

32Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.0%–

33Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.6%–

34Alaska, AKAK735,7062.5%–

35Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.5%–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.4%–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.4%–

38Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832.3%–

39Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.2%–

40Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.2%–

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.1%–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352.1%–

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%–

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.0%–

45Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.9%–

46Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.7%–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.7%–

48Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.7%–

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.5%–

50North Dakota, NDND784,8411.3%–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · 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).