RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest American population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 1,367,253. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 659,187, against an all-states median of 246,632.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States6.2% of US population308,745,53819,094,109–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,367,253–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,269,765–

03Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,075,817–

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,066,458–

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,012,372–

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,293911,201–

07California, CACA39,287,377889,435–

08Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824846,598–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,170835,282–

10New York, NYNY19,852,366689,298–

11Indiana, ININ6,851,073644,285–

12Alabama, ALAL5,086,768629,152–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,798587,066–

14South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225563,469–

15Missouri, MOMO6,191,814552,994–

16Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639550,441–

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,761473,397–

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,961406,029–

19Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634351,499–

20Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779349,153–

21Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391309,378–

22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809280,724–

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,011277,540–

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838272,761–

25Washington, WAWA7,816,116268,313–

26West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373246,632–

27Colorado, COCO5,862,189218,038–

28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056211,558–

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,197190,250–

30Oregon, OROR4,254,293183,475–

31Utah, UTUT3,392,331171,689–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,507169,175–

33Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872168,101–

34Idaho, IDID1,934,262149,238–

35Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445142,698–

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,61299,327–

37Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50894,674–

38Maine, MEME1,387,81792,362–

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24667,803–

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,70765,793–

41Montana, MTMT1,116,87559,349–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86856,844–

43Vermont, VTVT647,10642,304–

44Wyoming, WYWY582,39737,568–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,19137,428–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,42827,843–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70624,459–

48Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80122,938–

49North Dakota, NDND784,84116,254–

50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23510,350–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,2948,279–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest american population?

Texas ranks #1 with 1,367,253 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by american population?

Texas, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia.

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 american population measured?

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