RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 855

Largest Bulgarian population, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Cook County, Illinois leads at 10,935. 855 counties qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281106,177–

01Cook County, ILIL5,194,62510,935+13%

02Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9343,544−5%

03King County, WAWA2,344,9392,559+71%

04Clark County, NVNV2,407,2262,311−1%

05Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5582,156+67%

06DuPage County, ILIL934,2982,033+49%

07San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481,822+67%

08Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791,822+46%

09Queens County, NYNY2,358,1821,414−32%

10Lake County, ILIL719,3391,272+37%

11Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021,270+171%

12Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,157+11%

13New York County, NYNY1,664,8621,132−11%

14Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731,092+90%

15Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151,092+170%

16Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0291,092+127%

17Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5821,010−8%

18St. Louis County, MOMO990,9111,003+62%

19Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337973+25%

20Orange County, CACA3,149,507965+24%

21Harris County, TXTX5,045,026920+112%

22Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460889+70%

23Pinellas County, FLFL948,563873−28%

24Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099812+151%

25Snohomish County, WAWA870,656809+86%

26Broward County, FLFL2,013,317787−6%

27Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070724+16%

28Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397713+116%

29Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726712+77%

30Kings County, NYNY2,653,963705−38%

31Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035626+35%

32Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743605+42%

33Alameda County, CACA1,636,630574+85%

34Bergen County, NJNJ977,026572−15%

35San Francisco County, CACA826,079557+19%

36Riverside County, CACA2,544,916556+41%

37Porter County, ININ176,049545+1996%

38Rockingham County, NHNH324,077539+1072%

39Denton County, TXTX1,069,346535+266%

40Cobb County, GAGA793,345533+22%

41Norfolk County, MAMA739,749526+3%

42Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791522+82%

43District of Columbia, DCDC693,645505+63%

44Northampton County, PAPA324,411477+363%

45Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737467+587%

46Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784452+176%

47San Mateo County, CACA743,568451+132%

48Seminole County, FLFL491,884435+299%

49Suffolk County, MAMA791,891430−5%

50Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038428+0%

51Solano County, CACA455,376423+360%

52Hudson County, NJNJ735,033421+18%

53Twin Falls County, IDID97,539390+2686%

54Arapahoe County, COCO673,820389+374%

55Erie County, NYNY946,741388−46%

56Kane County, ILIL525,757376+17%

57Collin County, TXTX1,297,179370−1%

58Honolulu County, HIHI988,703363+278%

59Sarasota County, FLFL479,958355−17%

60Washington County, OROR611,708353+32%

61New Castle County, DEDE588,026349+78%

62Barnstable County, MAMA233,539338+70%

63Wake County, NCNC1,257,235331−14%

64Lucas County, OHOH423,347327−12%

65Essex County, NJNJ896,379323+18%

66Boone County, MOMO191,746321+583%

67Placer County, CACA442,081320+139%

68Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536315+21%

69Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466308−37%

70Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925305−52%

71Fayette County, KYKY329,751300+122%

72Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939296−1%

73Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088292+349%

74Macomb County, MIMI886,221291−39%

75Canyon County, IDID275,123288+4014%

76DeKalb County, GAGA774,394283+148%

77Prince William County, VAVA502,966277+246%

78Montgomery County, OHOH539,598272+26%

79Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857271+81%

80Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383270+120%

81Delaware County, PAPA580,937269+41%

82Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916267+40%

83Hamilton County, OHOH838,418267+230%

84Montgomery County, PAPA877,643267+104%

85Worcester County, MAMA888,502266+55%

86Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035258+330%

87Will County, ILIL712,253257−24%

88Monroe County, NYNY750,506255+14%

89Dane County, WIWI590,375255+124%

90Adams County, COCO554,668255−58%

91Greenville County, SCSC583,125255+571%

92Lorain County, OHOH323,219249+72%

93Pierce County, WAWA946,288248+34%

94Multnomah County, OROR795,391248−63%

95Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335239−22%

96Rockwall County, TXTX140,738239–

97Benton County, WAWA221,722238+56%

98El Dorado County, CACA192,323236+17%

99Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332233−55%

100Arlington County, VAVA243,931231+172%

101Nantucket County, MAMA14,758231+69%

102Baltimore County, MDMD847,650223−43%

103Polk County, IAIA516,546219+61%

104Marin County, CACA253,694218−9%

105Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065217+165%

106Sonoma County, CACA486,444214+48%

107Atlantic County, NJNJ278,657209+11%

108Greene County, MOMO309,286208+316%

109Plymouth County, MAMA546,829207+53%

110Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281201+34%

111Osceola County, FLFL481,718198+118%

112Bristol County, MAMA593,640197–

113Collier County, FLFL417,131196+81%

114Travis County, TXTX1,389,670195−42%

115Ward County, NDND68,233192+500%

116Davidson County, TNTN745,904192+911%

117Johnson County, KSKS636,906191+24%

118Cumberland County, MEME317,222190+41%

119Anoka County, MNMN381,605189+70%

120San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367189+1250%

121Jefferson County, COCO580,451189−30%

122Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214187+115%

123Spokane County, WAWA558,344186−3%

124Johnston County, NCNC256,448182–

125Brown County, WIWI275,803181+353%

126Mercer County, NJNJ399,289179+19%

127Whatcom County, WAWA236,392179+49%

128Mahoning County, OHOH224,706179+50%

129Ramsey County, MNMN541,623179+6%

130Monroe County, MIMI156,004178+66%

131El Paso County, COCO757,040174+129%

132Weld County, COCO378,426174+29%

133Pasco County, FLFL674,516172+11%

134Somerset County, NJNJ356,486168+1100%

135Marion County, ININ992,196166+108%

136Denver County, COCO740,613166+19%

137Duval County, FLFL1,062,963165+184%

138Morris County, NJNJ524,251160−13%

139East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180158+52%

140Passaic County, NJNJ531,624153+43%

141Guilford County, NCNC562,234152+36%

142Lake County, ININ504,612152−25%

143Jackson County, OROR221,795151+56%

144Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685149−50%

145Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216147−28%

146Saline County, KSKS53,377147–

147Wilson County, TNTN175,033146+1725%

148Alachua County, FLFL290,028145+504%

149Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380143+27%

150Weber County, UTUT278,174139+104%

151Butler County, PAPA200,169138+820%

152Washington County, ARAR271,213137+1270%

153Madison County, ILIL263,110137−73%

154Ingham County, MIMI289,709137−30%

155Manatee County, FLFL468,200135+650%

156Allen County, ININ402,329134−44%

157Stark County, OHOH373,771133+102%

158Jackson County, ILIL52,501133+412%

159Caddo Parish, LALA224,226132–

160Dauphin County, PAPA293,351130+202%

161Navajo County, AZAZ109,946129+4200%

162Delaware County, OHOH242,032128+172%

163Monroe County, PAPA167,179128−55%

164St. Louis, MOMO278,144127−11%

165Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090127−57%

166York County, PAPA473,197126+107%

167Sauk County, WIWI66,652125+17%

168Waukesha County, WIWI417,210124+43%

169Clark County, WAWA532,119123+19%

170Chatham County, GAGA311,855122+130%

171Wasco County, OROR26,310122–

172Clackamas County, OROR426,280122−42%

173Chester County, PAPA557,116122+53%

174St. Mary's County, MDMD116,692122+221%

175Ada County, IDID546,141121+81%

176Ventura County, CACA830,851120−28%

177Washoe County, NVNV509,386119+467%

178Douglas County, COCO399,396119−30%

179Boulder County, COCO328,560117−14%

180Russell County, ALAL58,898113–

181Douglas County, NENE606,460113+371%

182Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729112+433%

183Harford County, MDMD266,446110+116%

184Carroll County, MDMD176,677109+221%

185Kent County, RIRI173,495109+627%

186Ocean County, NJNJ673,746108+42%

187Johnson County, MOMO56,670107–

188Portage County, OHOH163,404107+664%

189Leon County, FLFL299,048105+483%

190Bradley County, TNTN115,465105+144%

191Genesee County, MIMI401,093104+14%

192Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191103+84%

193Hamilton County, ININ387,036102+50%

194Yolo County, CACA224,410101+321%

195St. Charles County, MOMO426,499100−57%

196Yakima County, WAWA259,185100−12%

197Medina County, OHOH185,02599+38%

198Wood County, OHOH134,17699+52%

199Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43399+46%

200Pitkin County, COCO16,62598–

201Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44897–

202Horry County, SCSC427,55197+9%

203Fauquier County, VAVA76,50396+2%

204Summit County, OHOH538,37696−10%

205Alexandria, VAVA160,66295+76%

206Cape May County, NJNJ93,39095+375%

207Forsyth County, GAGA282,80595–

208Centre County, PAPA157,39395+179%

209Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85294−10%

210Loudoun County, VAVA449,74993+41%

211Monterey County, CACA433,72993+133%

212Erie County, PAPA265,83293+232%

213DeKalb County, ILIL101,83593+24%

214McHenry County, ILIL317,75193+19%

215San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09192−51%

216Webb County, TXTX281,22492–

217Broomfield County, COCO79,17490–

218Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39890+7%

219Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12590−70%

220Clark County, ININ130,45190–

221Brunswick County, NCNC174,70289+230%

222Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60189−44%

223Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50288−1%

224Union County, NJNJ601,86387–

225Newport News, VAVA183,23085–

226Houston County, GAGA178,21484–

227Erie County, OHOH73,29683+51%

228Essex County, MAMA826,65383−22%

229Volusia County, FLFL606,57381−49%

230Polk County, FLFL874,79081−8%

231Mercer County, PAPA107,86081–

232Brevard County, FLFL663,98280+60%

233Merrimack County, NHNH158,07879–

234Cass County, MOMO115,85978+311%

235Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81078–

236Cleveland County, OKOK303,97378−46%

237Rapides Parish, LALA125,87777–

238Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53277+22%

239Floyd County, ININ82,15377+1000%

240Sherburne County, MNMN104,19476–

241Jefferson County, KYKY795,22275−47%

242Lee County, FLFL875,60774−57%

243Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79574−12%

244Providence County, RIRI678,17974+45%

245Outagamie County, WIWI195,89473+813%

246Indian River County, FLFL172,79972+188%

247Fresno County, CACA1,035,45672–

248Frederick County, VAVA99,95571–

249Cumberland County, NCNC338,47371+294%

250Charles County, MDMD176,59371–

251Worcester County, MDMD54,45971–

252Tulsa County, OKOK698,78271−64%

253Clay County, MOMO265,03270+159%

254Bucks County, PAPA647,82870−13%

255Shelby County, TNTN910,22669+53%

256Perry County, ININ19,38969+527%

257Olmsted County, MNMN166,73168+24%

258Onondaga County, NYNY466,58468+21%

259Burlington County, NJNJ481,43968+6%

260Lapeer County, MIMI89,51668−3%

261Hampden County, MAMA464,33867+34%

262Hancock County, MEME57,17166+247%

263Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41566+200%

264St. Joseph County, ININ272,86166+10%

265Cameron County, TXTX433,94666+89%

266Kent County, MIMI675,23265−54%

267Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11164–

268Butler County, OHOH400,12864−6%

269Oconee County, GAGA44,89364–

270Pickens County, SCSC139,19864–

271Ogle County, ILIL51,39963–

272Rutherford County, TNTN386,35262+589%

273Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73862+17%

274Union County, NCNC267,67461+135%

275Muskegon County, MIMI177,90161+135%

276Cumberland County, PAPA277,27061−21%

277Orleans Parish, LALA362,15460+30%

278Shelby County, ALAL238,55260−57%

279Prince George's County, MDMD970,37460−78%

280Rockland County, NYNY357,39759+146%

281Thurston County, WAWA304,26158−9%

282Sussex County, DEDE277,14058+241%

283Maui County, HIHI160,59258+287%

284Richmond County, NYNY501,29057–

285Hyde County, NCNC4,55457–

286Garfield County, OKOK61,77957–

287Curry County, OROR22,62157–

288Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36854−42%

289Berkeley County, SCSC274,66654+500%

290Albemarle County, VAVA118,35654–

291Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32453–

292Lee County, ILIL32,91453–

293Marshall County, ININ46,59953+279%

294Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38853+430%

295Cass County, NDND201,79453−53%

296Augusta County, VAVA78,94052–

297Berrien County, MIMI152,44452+136%

298Albany County, NYNY321,22551+65%

299Jefferson County, ALAL665,74251+200%

300Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55251–

301Charlotte County, FLFL217,21250+138%

302Winnebago County, WIWI174,21850+213%

303Skagit County, WAWA132,97550–

304Ottawa County, MIMI308,45950–

305Lancaster County, PAPA563,15950+56%

306Niagara County, NYNY208,91249+390%

307Kendall County, ILIL145,47049–

308Greene County, VAVA21,95849–

309Iron County, MIMI11,75749−34%

310Coos County, OROR63,99249+53%

311Beaufort County, SCSC204,43349−50%

312Herkimer County, NYNY59,21948+14%

313Madison County, ININ135,08848+100%

314Trumbull County, OHOH198,97248+380%

315Floyd County, GAGA101,37848+17%

316Brown County, SDSD37,56148+1500%

317Manassas, VAVA44,33247–

318Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66647+47%

319Montgomery County, TXTX781,19447+62%

320Washington County, MDMD157,73147–

321Kootenai County, IDID191,86447−20%

322Seneca County, NYNY32,88346–

323Hunt County, TXTX123,33646–

324Williamson County, TXTX752,82746−53%

325Franklin County, MAMA70,69846+1433%

326Warren County, OHOH257,18146+84%

327Sullivan County, TNTN163,75945–

328St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10645–

329Warren County, NJNJ112,95345+543%

330Nueces County, TXTX352,99245–

331Galveston County, TXTX372,20745+137%

332Grundy County, ILIL54,05244–

333Washington County, PAPA210,80244−48%

334Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78143+760%

335Clinton County, IAIA46,00243+330%

336Clermont County, OHOH216,97743+2%

337Mitchell County, IAIA10,65043–

338Jackson County, MIMI159,55243−43%

339Washington County, MNMN286,89542−11%

340Napa County, CACA132,94941+310%

341Lane County, OROR381,58441−45%

342Penobscot County, MEME157,96740−46%

343Clarke County, GAGA129,92140−29%

344McIntosh County, GAGA11,98940–

345Lawrence County, ALAL33,84340–

346St. Louis County, MNMN200,51839−24%

347Callaway County, MOMO45,76539+39%

348Richland County, SCSC434,95639−32%

349Limestone County, ALAL122,92839–

350Ravalli County, MTMT48,58238–

351Broome County, NYNY195,73638−39%

352Jefferson County, OHOH63,59738+245%

353Frederick County, MDMD302,88338+111%

354Washington County, VTVT59,65237–

355Kern County, CACA927,06837−26%

356Anchorage, AKAK287,15537+429%

357Warren County, KYKY149,37537–

358Newport County, RIRI83,05136−63%

359Park County, MTMT18,21436–

360Douglas County, KSKS120,92036+350%

361Davis County, UTUT381,22735−29%

362Kankakee County, ILIL105,52535+169%

363Tazewell County, ILIL130,04935−39%

364Seneca County, OHOH54,52235+13%

365Pike County, PAPA62,80835+250%

366Story County, IAIA101,29135–

367Cecil County, MDMD107,13135–

368Morgan County, ALAL126,48334+240%

369DeKalb County, MOMO9,79534–

370Vigo County, ININ106,51234−47%

371Chippewa County, WIWI67,61434+209%

372Hall County, GAGA226,56834–

373Winnebago County, ILIL283,67434+113%

374Mahaska County, IAIA21,88034–

375Baltimore, MDMD569,99734−80%

376Rock Island County, ILIL141,86934+162%

377Waldo County, MEME40,69334–

378Churchill County, NVNV25,85133–

379Schenectady County, NYNY162,58132–

380Sullivan County, NYNY80,58632–

381Avery County, NCNC18,11032–

382McClain County, OKOK49,64732–

383Lee County, NCNC70,25832–

384Henry County, OHOH27,59832–

385Sandusky County, OHOH58,65532+191%

386Lebanon County, PAPA146,38032−16%

387Washington County, UTUT213,67031–

388Citrus County, FLFL171,66631+121%

389Walworth County, WIWI106,12731+933%

390Columbia County, PAPA66,19331–

391Pitt County, NCNC182,93631+3%

392Lake County, CACA67,77231−14%

393Missoula County, MTMT123,51331–

394Peoria County, ILIL178,55331−66%

395Wright County, MNMN157,55930+400%

396Shasta County, CACA181,64830+131%

397Montcalm County, MIMI69,40630–

398Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90730−56%

399Deschutes County, OROR213,07230+100%

400Douglas County, OROR111,95130–

401York County, SCSC306,88730–

402Jackson County, MOMO732,99429−60%

403Kitsap County, WAWA283,37429+867%

404Grafton County, NHNH93,22529–

405Polk County, GAGA45,51429–

406Forsyth County, NCNC401,71829−54%

407Lexington County, SCSC317,58829−83%

408Brown County, MNMN25,51728–

409Carver County, MNMN114,37928−38%

410Tulare County, CACA485,14628+56%

411Buncombe County, NCNC277,41728+133%

412Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45628−45%

413Pinal County, AZAZ539,38028+155%

414Montgomery County, VAVA98,43427+0%

415Jefferson County, MOMO233,13227−50%

416DeKalb County, ININ44,53527–

417Ector County, TXTX173,80127–

418Edgar County, ILIL16,32327+69%

419Dutchess County, NYNY300,70826−81%

420San Joaquin County, CACA823,81526−74%

421Larimer County, COCO377,29226−89%

422Paulding County, GAGA190,99626−57%

423Randall County, TXTX152,35126+271%

424Dickinson County, IAIA18,07726–

425Lycoming County, PAPA112,58726+189%

426Woodford County, KYKY27,88326–

427Carlton County, MNMN36,71125–

428Chisago County, MNMN59,14225+178%

429Bay County, FLFL204,47925−51%

430Monroe County, FLFL80,40625−77%

431Lawrence County, MOMO39,40125–

432Alamance County, NCNC186,17725+178%

433Gaston County, NCNC246,55825−77%

434Johnson County, ININ174,26225−49%

435Allegan County, MIMI123,18825–

436Barry County, MIMI63,99125−62%

437Benton County, ARAR332,55425−71%

438Leelanau County, MIMI22,98225+79%

439Bryan County, OKOK51,36725–

440Franklin County, KSKS26,29925+25%

441Madera County, CACA167,92724−4%

442Henrico County, VAVA342,77524−87%

443Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124–

444Hendry County, FLFL48,27624–

445Rock County, WIWI166,47224−59%

446Tompkins County, NYNY104,04724−81%

447Onslow County, NCNC217,17524–

448Isabella County, MIMI64,69124−4%

449Bristol County, RIRI50,00124–

450Boone County, KYKY145,31624+14%

451Campbell County, KYKY95,44124–

452York County, MEME222,43423−4%

453Barry County, MOMO36,20023–

454Genesee County, NYNY58,41623−72%

455Denali, AKAK1,61623–

456Mesa County, COCO162,84523–

457Gallatin County, MTMT128,74023+64%

458Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69223+0%

459Brazoria County, TXTX419,08023–

460Franklin County, PAPA160,65223+475%

461Luzerne County, PAPA332,12623−41%

462Moore County, NCNC110,61923–

463McLennan County, TXTX272,02023–

464Carbon County, UTUT20,68023–

465Richmond, VAVA237,25723+64%

466Dade County, GAGA16,15423–

467Washington County, RIRI129,79523−26%

468Reno County, KSKS61,53923–

469Lewis County, WAWA88,06222−65%

470Warrick County, ININ66,80322−51%

471Columbia County, WIWI58,13222–

472Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04722+10%

473Lincoln County, OKOK35,27822–

474Jefferson County, ILIL36,14722−42%

475Bell County, TXTX402,24822–

476Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68122–

477Marion County, OROR355,77722−78%

478Hamilton County, TNTN390,83322−46%

479Nevada County, CACA101,91121+200%

480Lonoke County, ARAR76,66421–

481Madison County, MOMO12,85821–

482Pulaski County, ARAR404,61121−63%

483Lancaster County, NENE334,04921–

484Washington County, WIWI139,23821–

485Henderson County, NCNC122,37521–

486Blair County, PAPA119,54121–

487Sangamon County, ILIL194,17021+11%

488Wicomico County, MDMD106,89921+110%

489Livingston County, MIMI197,31521–

490Adams County, ILIL64,26721–

491Powhatan County, VAVA32,59120–

492Lynchburg, VAVA81,34720−23%

493Winchester, VAVA28,27220−86%

494St. Johns County, FLFL346,32820−67%

495Champaign County, ILIL209,97220−75%

496Aiken County, SCSC181,51520+67%

497McLean County, ILIL171,41920+43%

498Rowan County, NCNC155,09620–

499Putnam County, TNTN86,61220–

500Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66320–

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

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest bulgarian population?

Cook County, Illinois ranks #1 with 10,935 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by bulgarian population?

Cook County, Illinois, Los Angeles County, California, King County, Washington, Clark County, Nevada, Maricopa County, Arizona.

How many counties are in this ranking?

855 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is bulgarian population measured?

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