RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Italian population share, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian residents as a percentage of total population. Rhode Island leads at 19.1%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8.2%, against an all-states median of 3.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS –

USUnited States308,745,5385.7%–

01Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80119.1%–

02Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50819.0%–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917.4%–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36614.2%–

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05613.9%–

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63912.5%–

07New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810.4%–

08Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919.9%–

09Vermont, VTVT647,1067.5%–

10Florida, FLFL22,416,0776.6%–

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936.5%–

12Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126.4%–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.4%–

14Maine, MEME1,387,8175.7%–

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115.5%–

16Colorado, COCO5,862,1895.2%–

17Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615.1%–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.8%–

19West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734.7%–

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.6%–

21California, CACA39,287,3774.2%–

22Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.0%–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.8%–

24Alaska, AKAK735,7063.6%–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.6%–

26Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.6%–

27Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.6%–

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.6%–

29Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.5%–

30North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.1%–

31District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943.0%–

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.0%–

33Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.9%–

34Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.9%–

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.8%–

36South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252.7%–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.5%–

38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.4%–

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.3%–

40Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.3%–

41Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.2%–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352.1%–

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.1%–

44Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832.1%–

45Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.9%–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%–

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.8%–

48Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.7%–

49Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.7%–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.3%–

51North Dakota, NDND784,8411.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest italian share?

Rhode Island ranks #1 with 19.1% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by italian share?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is italian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.