RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest American population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 1,722,559. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 606,979, against an all-states median of 229,489. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Arizona, AZ, up 5 places to #20.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States5.3% of US population334,922,49917,776,954–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,722,559+36%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,387,673+1%

03California, CACA39,287,3771,089,687+23%

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404886,441−17%

05▲1New York, NYNY19,852,366836,205+21%

06▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,407827,258−18%

07Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383800,586−26%

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,170728,476−13%

09▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,293662,762−27%

10▼1Alabama, ALAL5,086,768653,721+4%

11▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639574,358+4%

12▼1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824522,727−38%

13▲1Indiana, ININ6,851,073472,462−27%

14▼1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225437,159−22%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,761431,306−9%

16▲1Illinois, ILIL12,694,798428,117−27%

17▼1Missouri, MOMO6,191,814423,056−23%

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,961342,287−16%

19▲2New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809310,856+11%

20▲5Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838295,324+8%

21▼2Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779295,321−15%

22▲1Washington, WAWA7,816,116294,578+10%

23▲1Maryland, MDMD6,206,011254,917−8%

24▲2Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056249,634+18%

25▼3Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634247,011−30%

26▼6Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391229,489−26%

27Colorado, COCO5,862,189203,846−7%

28▲2Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872203,034+21%

29▲3Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445187,589+31%

30▼2Oregon, OROR4,254,293182,296−1%

31▼2West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373169,132−31%

32▼1Kansas, KSKS2,947,197165,851−13%

33▲1Iowa, IAIA3,210,507148,680−12%

34▼1Utah, UTUT3,392,331134,260−22%

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508120,698+27%

36▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,612109,215+10%

37▼1Idaho, IDID1,934,262102,491−31%

38▲1New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24683,078+23%

39▼1Maine, MEME1,387,81781,448−12%

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,70769,484+6%

41▲2Montana, MTMT1,116,87561,131+3%

42▼1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86858,678+3%

43▼1Delaware, DEDE1,021,19147,410+27%

44Vermont, VTVT647,10645,099+7%

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80141,247+80%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42840,178+44%

47Wyoming, WYWY582,39729,302−22%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70626,842+10%

49North Dakota, NDND784,84123,797+46%

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,29420,229+144%

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23517,969+74%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest american population?

Florida ranks #1 with 1,722,559 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by american population?

Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, 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 american population measured?

Number of residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).