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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 (2023 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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN SHAREVS 2000
01Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.5%
02Austin, MNMN40,9710.3%
03Morristown, TNTN128,8670.2%
04Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.2%
05Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%
06Fargo, NDND269,5280.1%
07Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.1%
08Casper, WYWY80,5260.1%
09Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.1%
10Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.1%
11Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%
12Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.1%
13Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.1%
14Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.1%
15Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%
16Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.1%
17Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.1%
18Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%
19Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%
20Ames, IAIA128,0900.1%
21Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%
22Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%
23Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%
24Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%
25Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.1%
26Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.1%
27Joplin, MOMO208,7960.1%
28Marion, ININ66,5240.1%
29Boulder, COCO328,5600.1%
30Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.1%
31Hartford, CTCT1,171,4260.1%
32Crawfordsville, ININ38,9540.1%
33Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%
34Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%
35San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%
36New York, NYNY20,112,4480.1%
37Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%
38Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%
39Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
40Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%
41Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%
42San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%
43Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.0%
44Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%
45Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%
46Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%
47Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%
48Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%
49Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.0%
50Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%
51Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.0%
52Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%
53Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%
54Boone, NCNC54,7860.0%
55Easton, MDMD38,2380.0%
56Pullman, WAWA48,5120.0%
57Marion, ILIL67,2250.0%
58Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%
59Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%
60Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%
61Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.0%
62Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.0%
63Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%
64Worcester, MAMA888,5020.0%
65Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.0%
66Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%
67El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%
68Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%
69Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%
70Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%
71Warsaw, ININ80,8920.0%
72Athens, GAGA224,1480.0%
73Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%
74Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%
75Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%
76Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%
77South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%
78Astoria, OROR40,9260.0%
79Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%
80Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%
81Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%
82Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%
83Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%
84Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%
85Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%
86Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%
87Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%
88Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%
89Cody, WYWY31,1710.0%
90Victoria, TXTX99,8640.0%
91Danville, ILIL71,2590.0%
92Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
93Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.0%
94Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%
95Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%
96Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.0%
97Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%
98Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.0%
99Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%
100Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%
101Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%
102Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.0%
103York, PAPA473,1970.0%
104Fallon, NVNV25,8510.0%
105Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%
106Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%
107Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%
108Altoona, PAPA119,5410.0%
109Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%
110Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%
111Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%
112Appleton, WIWI249,8760.0%
113Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%
114Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%
115Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%
116Concord, NHNH158,0780.0%
117Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%
118Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%
119Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%
120Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%
121Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%
122Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.0%
123Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%
124Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%
125Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%
126Akron, OHOH701,7800.0%
127St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%
128Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.0%
129Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%
130Merced, CACA297,2600.0%
131Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%
132New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%
133Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.0%
134Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%
135New Haven, CTCT578,7410.0%
136Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%
137Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%
138Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%
139Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%
140Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.0%
141Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%
142Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.0%
143Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%
144Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%
145Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.0%
146Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%
147Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%
148Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%
149Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%
150College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%
151Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%
152Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.0%
153San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%
154Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%
155Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%
156Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%
157Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%
158Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%
159Bridgeport, CTCT978,1790.0%
160Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.0%
161Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%
162Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%
163Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%
164Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
165Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%
166Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%
167Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.0%
168Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%
169State College, PAPA157,3930.0%
170Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%
171Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%
172Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%
173Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%
174Torrington, CTCT114,6900.0%
175Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%
176Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%
177Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%
178Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%
179Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%
180Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%
181Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%
182McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%
183Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%
184Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%
185Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%
186Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%
187Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%
188Roseburg, OROR111,9510.0%
189Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%
190Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%
191Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%
192San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%
193Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%
194Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%
195North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%
196Waterbury, CTCT463,3490.0%
197Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%
198Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%
199Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%
200Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%
201East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%
202Salem, OROR445,8140.0%
203Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%
204Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%
205Norwich, CTCT284,0150.0%
206Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
207Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%
208Albert Lea, MNMN30,4400.0%
209Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
210Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%
211Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%
212Elmira, NYNY80,4150.0%
213Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%
214Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%
215Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%
216Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%
217Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%
218Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%
219Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%
220Columbus, GAGA324,8300.0%
221Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%
222Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%
223Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%
224Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%
225Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%
226Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%
227Gallup, NMNM68,1190.0%
228Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.0%
229Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%
230Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%
231Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%
232Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%
233Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%
234Seaford, DEDE277,1400.0%
235Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%
236Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%
237Medford, OROR221,7950.0%
238Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%
239Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%
240Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%
241Rolla, MOMO45,2470.0%
242Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%
243Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%
244Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%
245Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%
246Chico, CACA209,2110.0%
247Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%
248Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%
249Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%
250Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.0%
251Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%
252Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · 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).