RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Brazilian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Brazilian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 99,174. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 17,466, against an all-states median of 2,217.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRAZILIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281461,460–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,07799,174+34%

02Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05677,769+19%

03California, CACA39,287,37744,617+48%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80939,050+9%

05New York, NYNY19,852,36627,126+3%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,42422,140+84%

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50820,404+18%

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,40714,741+26%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63911,951+53%

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,089+57%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,225+62%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048,004+88%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986,799+20%

14Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,763+72%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,1166,439+115%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,652+82%

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254,100+70%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,931+77%

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,768+51%

20Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,719+67%

21Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,886+26%

22New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,419−13%

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,357+70%

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,300+50%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,229+73%

26Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,217+5%

27Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,215+30%

28Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,197+78%

29Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,957+21%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,943+92%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,905+124%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,744+102%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,272+74%

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,120+82%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507994+58%

36Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235853−3%

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262831+123%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824766−3%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391738+35%

40Delaware, DEDE1,021,191673+205%

41Maine, MEME1,387,817630+167%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246601+36%

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,707377−2%

44Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779351+17%

45South Dakota, SDSD907,428314+376%

46Montana, MTMT1,116,875263−3%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706237−45%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373235−1%

49Vermont, VTVT647,106233−14%

50North Dakota, NDND784,84199+6%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39743−28%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest brazilian population?

Florida ranks #1 with 99,174 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by brazilian population?

Florida, Massachusetts, California, New Jersey, New York.

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 brazilian population measured?

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