RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Belgian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Belgian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Wisconsin leads at 47,674. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 12,411, against an all-states median of 2,754.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBELGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281347,933–

01Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87247,674−17%

02Michigan, MIMI10,077,76145,540−19%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,79825,164−25%

04California, CACA39,287,37724,568−12%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07716,155+5%

06Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44515,335−5%

07Texas, TXTX30,188,42414,255+19%

08New York, NYNY19,852,36612,685−9%

09Indiana, ININ6,851,07311,129−17%

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398,935−8%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,1168,382−9%

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938,223−18%

13Iowa, IAIA3,210,5077,768−6%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1897,527+6%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386,813+4%

16New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096,059−10%

17Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,840+7%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,2935,699−0%

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,518−1%

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,437+0%

21Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705,244+1%

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974,787−7%

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,003−21%

24Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,994+2%

25Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,543−22%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,754+34%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,517−5%

28Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,378+1%

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,321+11%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,263+51%

31Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,175−3%

32Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,111−32%

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,108+46%

34South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,752+4%

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,722+3%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,690+16%

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,545−1%

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,333+2%

39Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,232−19%

40Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,203−9%

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,133+1%

42Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,025+31%

43North Dakota, NDND784,841990−5%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391933−27%

45Maine, MEME1,387,817880−10%

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,191821+171%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235644−3%

48Alaska, AKAK735,706642+4%

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779592−10%

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,294477−4%

51Vermont, VTVT647,106415−12%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest belgian population?

Wisconsin ranks #1 with 47,674 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by belgian population?

Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, California, Florida.

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 belgian population measured?

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