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Highest Sri Lankan population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Sri Lankan (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Sri Lankan residents as a percentage of total population. Cedartown, GA leads at 0.5%. 252 metro areas qualify in total. New York carries 4 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 252 is 0.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Boulder, CO, up 138 places to #29.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN SHAREVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,4990.0%–

01Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.5%–

02Austin, MNMN40,9710.3%–

03Morristown, TNTN128,8670.2%–

04Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.2%–

05Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%–

06▲45Fargo, NDND269,5280.1%+0.1 pts

07▲126Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.1%+0.1 pts

08▲8Casper, WYWY80,5260.1%+0.1 pts

09Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.1%–

10▲60Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%+0.1 pts

11Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%–

12▲5Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.1%0.0 pts

13▼5Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%0.0 pts

14Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.1%–

15▲105Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%+0.1 pts

16Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.1%–

17Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.1%–

18▼16Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%−0.1 pts

19▼13Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%0.0 pts

20Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%–

21▲47Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%0.0 pts

22▲43Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%0.0 pts

23▲88Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%+0.1 pts

24Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%–

25▲12Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%0.0 pts

26Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.1%–

27Joplin, MOMO208,7960.1%–

28Marion, ININ66,5240.1%–

29▲138Boulder, COCO328,5600.1%+0.1 pts

30▲8Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.1%0.0 pts

31Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.1%–

32Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.1%–

33▲31Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%0.0 pts

34▲134Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%+0.1 pts

35▼9San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%0.0 pts

36▼6New York, NYNY20,112,4480.1%0.0 pts

37▲26Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%0.0 pts

38▲8Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%0.0 pts

39▼8Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%0.0 pts

40▲34Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%0.0 pts

41Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

42▲5San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%0.0 pts

43▲79Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%0.0 pts

44▼20Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%0.0 pts

45▼16Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%0.0 pts

46▲7Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%0.0 pts

47▲76Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%0.0 pts

48Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%–

49Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.0%–

50▲8Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%0.0 pts

51▲67Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%0.0 pts

52▲19Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%0.0 pts

53▲56Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%0.0 pts

54Boone, NCNC54,7860.0%–

55Easton, MDMD38,2380.0%–

56▼42Pullman, WAWA48,5120.0%0.0 pts

57▼24Marion, ILIL67,2250.0%0.0 pts

58▲29Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%0.0 pts

59▲135Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%0.0 pts

60▼24Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%0.0 pts

61▲46Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.0%0.0 pts

62▲37Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%0.0 pts

63▼56Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%−0.1 pts

64▼3Worcester, MAMA888,5020.0%0.0 pts

65Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%–

66▲9Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%0.0 pts

67El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%–

68▼2Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%0.0 pts

69▲4Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%0.0 pts

70▼50Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%0.0 pts

71Warsaw, ININ80,8920.0%–

72▲63Athens, GAGA224,1480.0%0.0 pts

73▲25Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%0.0 pts

74▼26Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%0.0 pts

75Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%–

76▼24Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%0.0 pts

77South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

78Astoria, OROR40,9260.0%–

79▲47Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%0.0 pts

80Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%–

81▼54Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%0.0 pts

82▲120Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%0.0 pts

83▲19Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%0.0 pts

84▲69Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%0.0 pts

85▲114Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%0.0 pts

86Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%–

87▼38Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%0.0 pts

88▼31Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%0.0 pts

89Cody, WYWY31,1710.0%–

90Victoria, TXTX99,8640.0%–

91Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%–

92▲42Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%0.0 pts

93Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%–

94▼53Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%0.0 pts

95▲13Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%0.0 pts

96Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%–

97▼42Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%0.0 pts

98▼14Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%0.0 pts

99▼9Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%0.0 pts

100▼60Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%0.0 pts

101▼1Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%0.0 pts

102Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.0%–

103York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

104Fallon, NVNV25,8510.0%–

105▼28Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%0.0 pts

106▼14Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%0.0 pts

107▲18Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%0.0 pts

108▼32Altoona, PAPA119,5410.0%0.0 pts

109▼30Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%0.0 pts

110▼14Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%0.0 pts

111▼49Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%0.0 pts

112Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%–

113▲41Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%0.0 pts

114▲98Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%0.0 pts

115▲92Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%0.0 pts

116▲95Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%0.0 pts

117▼26Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%0.0 pts

118▲19Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%0.0 pts

119Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

120▲65Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%0.0 pts

121▼67Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%0.0 pts

122▼6Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.0%0.0 pts

123▲90Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%0.0 pts

124Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

125▲32Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%0.0 pts

126▲32Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%0.0 pts

127▲39St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%0.0 pts

128Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.0%–

129Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

130Merced, CACA297,2600.0%–

131▼16Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%0.0 pts

132▼1New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%0.0 pts

133▼16Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%0.0 pts

134▲46Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%0.0 pts

135New Haven, CTCT578,7410.0%–

136▲27Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%0.0 pts

137▲23Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%0.0 pts

138▲4Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%0.0 pts

139▼61Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%0.0 pts

140▼98Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%0.0 pts

141▲60Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%0.0 pts

142Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.0%–

143▲48Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%0.0 pts

144▼49Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%0.0 pts

145▼41Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%0.0 pts

146Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

147▲1Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%0.0 pts

148▲25Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%0.0 pts

149▲7Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%0.0 pts

150▼118College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%0.0 pts

151▼30Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%0.0 pts

152Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.0%–

153▲6San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%0.0 pts

154Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%–

155▲31Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%0.0 pts

156▼7Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%0.0 pts

157▼33Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%0.0 pts

158▼91Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%0.0 pts

159Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.0%–

160▼63Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%0.0 pts

161▼55Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%0.0 pts

162▼7Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%0.0 pts

163Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%–

164Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%–

165▲10Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%0.0 pts

166Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%–

167▼23Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.0%0.0 pts

168▲25Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%0.0 pts

169▼124State College, PAPA157,3930.0%0.0 pts

170▲4Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%0.0 pts

171Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%0.0 pts

172▼11Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%0.0 pts

173▲35Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%0.0 pts

174Torrington, CTCT114,6900.0%–

175▲13Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%0.0 pts

176Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%–

177Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

178▲4Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%0.0 pts

179Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%–

180Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%–

181Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%–

182McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%–

183▲20Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%0.0 pts

184Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%–

185▼44Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%0.0 pts

186▼74Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%0.0 pts

187Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

188Roseburg, OROR111,9510.0%–

189▼161Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%0.0 pts

190▲19Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%0.0 pts

191Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

192▲18San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%0.0 pts

193▼105Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%0.0 pts

194Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%–

195▼109North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%0.0 pts

196Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.0%–

197Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%–

198▼1Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%0.0 pts

199Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

200Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%–

201East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%–

202Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

203▼25Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%0.0 pts

204▼15Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%0.0 pts

205Norwich, CTCT284,0150.0%–

206▼42Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%0.0 pts

207▼24Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%0.0 pts

208Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.0%–

209Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%–

210▼107Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%0.0 pts

211Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%–

212Elmira, NYNY80,4150.0%–

213Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

214Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%–

215▼69Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%0.0 pts

216▼73Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%0.0 pts

217▼70Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%0.0 pts

218▼48Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%0.0 pts

219▼47Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%0.0 pts

220Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%–

221▼85Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%0.0 pts

222▼112Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%0.0 pts

223Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%–

224Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%–

225Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

226Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%–

227Gallup, NMNM68,1190.0%–

228▼36Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%0.0 pts

229▼214Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%−0.1 pts

230▼80Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%0.0 pts

231▼103Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%0.0 pts

232Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%–

233▼52Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%0.0 pts

234Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%–

235Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%–

236Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%–

237Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

238Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

239▼41Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%0.0 pts

240Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%–

241▼36Rolla, MOMO45,2470.0%0.0 pts

242▼73Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%0.0 pts

243Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%–

244▼30Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%0.0 pts

245Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

246Chico, CACA209,2110.0%–

247▼154Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%0.0 pts

248▼119Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%0.0 pts

249Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

250▼73Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.0%0.0 pts

251Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%–

252▼36Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest sri lankan share?

Cedartown, GA ranks #1 with 0.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by sri lankan share?

Cedartown, GA, Austin, MN, Morristown, TN, Frankfort, KY, Mankato, MN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

252 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is sri lankan share measured?

Share of all residents who are Sri Lankan (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).