RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Australian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Australian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 21,074. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,740, against an all-states median of 1,110.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAUSTRALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281105,152–

01California, CACA39,287,37721,074+8%

02New York, NYNY19,852,3668,658+17%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4247,529+26%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0776,538+28%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,129+20%

06Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,534+41%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983,262+20%

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,878−1%

09Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,813+42%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,781+30%

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,605+33%

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,597+24%

13Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,461−13%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,352+13%

15Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,333+17%

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,312+19%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,236−2%

18Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,223−17%

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,968+38%

20Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,662+53%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,645+10%

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,369−4%

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,222−17%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,194−9%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,130+10%

26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,110−2%

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634908−7%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824803−21%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225760+11%

30Louisiana, LALA4,611,961746+35%

31Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235698+8%

32Idaho, IDID1,934,262698+5%

33Maine, MEME1,387,817643+93%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768604−39%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507593−28%

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,197507−17%

37Alaska, AKAK735,706422−29%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,707416+1%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391369−26%

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868300−31%

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294274−7%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246264−48%

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779262+19%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,875246−15%

45Wyoming, WYWY582,397225−13%

46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801218−20%

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,191196+292%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373152−13%

49Vermont, VTVT647,106139−5%

50North Dakota, NDND784,84147−55%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,42847−43%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest australian population?

California ranks #1 with 21,074 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by australian population?

California, New York, Texas, Florida, Washington.

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 australian population measured?

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