RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest British population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are British 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 220,524. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 65,102, against an all-states median of 25,626.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBRITISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.6% of US population331,449,2811,934,397–

01California, CACA39,287,377220,524+46%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424156,106+89%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077134,570+50%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36675,598+29%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,11675,117+69%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,17074,437+44%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40769,877+59%

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40469,305+61%

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,29367,696+61%

10Utah, UTUT3,392,33165,933+76%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63959,021+48%

12Michigan, MIMI10,077,76152,179+55%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79851,856+42%

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83849,930+96%

15Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38346,569+74%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,18945,393+65%

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29344,147+80%

18Maryland, MDMD6,206,01140,891+49%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,07339,497+67%

20Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05636,696+24%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81434,096+77%

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22533,201+81%

23New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80929,682+17%

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,76828,519+61%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82426,722+56%

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63425,626+106%

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44522,729+62%

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87221,562+62%

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50820,489+21%

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,19717,577+65%

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,96116,905+81%

32Idaho, IDID1,934,26216,880+82%

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39116,477+54%

34Nevada, NVNV3,184,61216,446+70%

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50715,758+101%

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77913,235+81%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24612,658+80%

38Maine, MEME1,387,81712,114+67%

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810,797+31%

40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3739,200+74%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078,961+86%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,8756,716+113%

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,595+43%

44Vermont, VTVT647,1066,003+32%

45Alaska, AKAK735,7065,750+32%

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915,698+26%

47Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015,305+54%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3974,569+166%

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354,050+17%

50North Dakota, NDND784,8412,397+95%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,338+129%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest british population?

California ranks #1 with 220,524 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is british population measured?

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