RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest British population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are British ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 148,218. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 41,707, against an all-states median of 15,990.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377148,218–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424102,970–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,07789,813–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36653,762–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,11651,000–

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40445,139–

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40743,814–

08Virginia, VAVA8,705,17043,684–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29340,335–

10Utah, UTUT3,392,33139,173–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63936,159–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83833,766–

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18932,137–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,79831,593–

15Oregon, OROR4,254,29330,967–

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76130,151–

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38325,984–

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05624,071–

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,01123,306–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,07322,493–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81421,430–

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22519,802–

23New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80918,804–

24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63417,156–

25Alabama, ALAL5,086,76816,950–

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82415,990–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44515,495–

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87213,260–

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50812,571–

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112,281–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,19711,831–

32Idaho, IDID1,934,26211,651–

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,96110,797–

34Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210,191–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5079,558–

36Maine, MEME1,387,8179,068–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469,065–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797,286–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,044–

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,854–

41West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735,195–

42District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945,114–

43Alaska, AKAK735,7064,777–

44Montana, MTMT1,116,8754,735–

45Vermont, VTVT647,1064,574–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,529–

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913,463–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3973,072–

49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,645–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,802–

51North Dakota, NDND784,8411,346–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest british population?

California ranks #1 with 148,218 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by british population?

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Washington.

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 british population measured?

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