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Highest Italian population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian residents as a percentage of total population. Connecticut leads at 16.5%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7.3%, against an all-states median of 3.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2815.1%–

01Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50816.5%−2.5 pts

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80116.3%−2.8 pts

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80915.0%−2.4 pts

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05612.0%−1.9 pts

05New York, NYNY19,852,36611.9%−2.3 pts

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63911.2%−1.3 pts

07New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810.1%−0.3 pts

08Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918.4%−1.5 pts

09Vermont, VTVT647,1067.3%−0.2 pts

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936.1%−0.4 pts

11Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.8%−0.8 pts

12Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.7%−0.6 pts

13Maine, MEME1,387,8175.7%−0.0 pts

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,6125.2%−1.2 pts

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.9%−0.3 pts

16Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.8%−0.6 pts

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.5%−0.3 pts

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.3%−0.8 pts

19West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734.3%−0.4 pts

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.1%−0.5 pts

21District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944.0%+0.9 pts

22Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703.9%−0.1 pts

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2933.7%−0.1 pts

24California, CACA39,287,3773.6%−0.6 pts

25Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.6%−0.0 pts

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4%−0.1 pts

27Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.4%−0.2 pts

28Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.3%−0.3 pts

29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043.2%+0.1 pts

30Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.2%−0.3 pts

31Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.1%+0.0 pts

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.0%+0.4 pts

33Alaska, AKAK735,7062.8%−0.8 pts

34Utah, UTUT3,392,3312.8%−0.1 pts

35Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.7%−0.2 pts

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072.6%−0.2 pts

37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832.3%+0.2 pts

38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.2%−0.2 pts

39Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072.2%−0.1 pts

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462.2%−0.3 pts

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.1%−0.2 pts

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352.1%+0.0 pts

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%−0.0 pts

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.0%−0.2 pts

45Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.8%−0.1 pts

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%−0.0 pts

47Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341.7%+0.1 pts

48Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681.6%−0.2 pts

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911.5%−0.2 pts

50South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.2%−0.0 pts

51North Dakota, NDND784,8411.2%+0.1 pts

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest italian share?

Connecticut ranks #1 with 16.5% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is italian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.