RANKING · 2024 ACS · 435 SHOWN OF 435

Largest Bulgarian population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN leads at 16,231. 435 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 435 is 38. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sunbury, PA, up 289 places to #55.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,499108,897–

01Chicago, ILIL9,434,12316,231+25%

02New York, NYNY20,112,4487,420−10%

03▲2Seattle, WAWA4,161,8834,500+112%

04▼1Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4414,062−10%

05▼1Washington, DCDC6,465,7243,853+37%

06Boston, MAMA5,034,2213,708+48%

07Miami, FLFL6,391,0722,941+71%

08San Francisco, CACA4,630,0412,745+50%

09▲4Tampa, FLFL3,418,8952,500+40%

10▼1Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822,218+61%

11▲5Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,892−2%

12Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381,786+37%

13▲2San Diego, CACA3,282,2481,779+63%

14▼3Dallas, TXTX8,477,1571,763+31%

15▼5Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261,762−24%

16▲3Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,583+62%

17▲3Denver, COCO3,092,0371,538+21%

18St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4211,463−15%

19▼5Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721,279+85%

20▲8Riverside, CACA4,769,0071,279+120%

21▼4Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741,270+44%

22▲1Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951,019+37%

23▲9North Port, FLFL948,1581,017+129%

24▲7Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720957+137%

25▲1Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781924+10%

26▼4Houston, TXTX7,904,627900+67%

27▲24Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047873+318%

28▼7San Jose, CACA1,984,473819−22%

29▲17Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695799+159%

30▼5Portland, OROR2,542,282731−45%

31▼7Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992725+20%

32▼5Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775679−24%

33Bridgeport, CTCT978,179642–

34▲43Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500632+259%

35▲5Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830587+103%

36▲26Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813547+23%

37▲15Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010502+64%

38▲17Spartanburg, SCSC407,656497+231%

39▲30Portland, MEME577,635487+206%

40▼5Columbus, OHOH2,242,028476+41%

41▼12Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213461+132%

42▲3Honolulu, HIHI988,703424+342%

43▼2Boise City, IDID864,243419+393%

44▼7Nashville, TNTN2,197,416418+142%

45▼9Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653402−45%

46▲15Austin, TXTX2,620,945379−18%

47▼9Toledo, OHOH599,376368−17%

48▼1Lexington, KYKY535,174362+140%

49▼16Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858352+49%

50▲62Wichita, KSKS663,809350+265%

51▼21Allentown, PAPA887,615321+21%

52▲14Springfield, MOMO500,694308+516%

53▲63Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766306+96%

54▼10San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140300+362%

55▲289Sunbury, PAPA107,788296+164%

56▲51Savannah, GAGA438,314287+442%

57▲23Trenton, NJNJ399,289286+91%

58▲38Richmond, VAVA1,389,338284−10%

59▲23Colorado Springs, COCO781,796269+254%

60▲12Naples, FLFL417,131263+144%

61▲81Deltona, FLFL746,933258−31%

62▲64Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,551246+176%

63▲4Santa Maria, CACA442,065246+200%

64▲1Youngstown, OHOH423,678246+91%

65▲194Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377245−27%

66▼17Greenville, SCSC1,014,101237+524%

67▼8Kennewick, WAWA324,334233+23%

68New Haven, CTCT578,741230–

69▼35Providence, RIRI1,708,161221+15%

70▼14Rochester, NYNY1,056,149220−30%

71▼1Akron, OHOH701,780217+79%

72▲33Baraboo, WIWI66,652212+98%

73▲5Green Bay, WIWI336,756208+362%

74▼20Madison, WIWI709,685207+64%

75▼7Santa Rosa, CACA486,444204+41%

76▼33Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682199−41%

77▼35Twin Falls, IDID123,901196+1300%

78▲60Anchorage, AKAK405,821190+387%

79▲108Asheville, NCNC422,345186+1450%

80▲188Ithaca, NYNY104,047186+44%

81▲28Charlottesville, VAVA228,597183–

82▲21East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,179180−36%

83▲61Palm Bay, FLFL663,982177+254%

84▲24Oxnard, CACA830,851176+5%

85▲247Reading, PAPA440,072176+577%

86▼3Greeley, COCO378,426175+30%

87▲23Reno, NVNV578,734170+710%

88▲47Albuquerque, NMNM925,279168+6%

89▼31Worcester, MAMA888,502165−4%

90Hartford, CTCT1,171,426165–

91▲11Show Low, AZAZ109,946159+5200%

92▼13Bellingham, WAWA236,392156+30%

93▲13The Dalles, OROR26,310151–

94▼34Louisville, KYKY1,402,509149−26%

95▲34Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273149−37%

96▲19Omaha, NENE1,009,836143+496%

97▼22Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214142+63%

98▲55Appleton, WIWI249,876141+1182%

99▲12Boulder, COCO328,560141+4%

100▼15Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645141−32%

101▲100Knoxville, TNTN968,137138+626%

102▼54Barnstable, MAMA233,539134−33%

103▼4Carbondale, ILIL52,501131+404%

104▲60Manchester, NHNH433,415125+468%

105▼14New Orleans, LALA970,849124−5%

106▼42Des Moines, IAIA758,539122−10%

107▲248Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666120+900%

108▼35Harrisburg, PAPA617,427119−1%

109▲73Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,552118–

110▼53Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377117−42%

111▼30Monroe, MIMI156,004113+6%

112▼19Lansing, MIMI479,722113−42%

113▲36Cape Coral, FLFL875,607112−35%

114▼22Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685112−63%

115▼1Columbus, GAGA324,830110+108%

116▼27Greensboro, NCNC805,945109−3%

117▼41Spokane, WAWA608,012109−43%

118▼31Fayetteville, ARAR622,177103+8%

119▼35Ogden, UTUT672,784102−13%

120Grants Pass, OROR87,867101+288%

121▲19Syracuse, NYNY652,27398+75%

122Norwich, CTCT284,01598–

123▲11Winchester, VAVA152,33295−36%

124▲6Santa Cruz, CACA258,85293−11%

125▼5Tallahassee, FLFL397,44293+417%

126▲49Brookings, OROR22,62191–

127▼6Athens, GAGA224,14890+61%

128▲145Billings, MTMT193,60390+291%

129Kenosha, WIWI168,44889+68%

130▼91Vallejo, CACA455,37689−3%

131▲151Salem, OROR445,81488−34%

132▼19Albany, NYNY915,83588+21%

133Talladega, ALAL91,76486–

134▲35Muskegon, MIMI177,90186+231%

135▼61San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36786+514%

136Texarkana, TXTX146,81686–

137▼18Cleveland, TNTN134,05785+98%

138▼40Canton, OHOH400,24685+29%

139▼11State College, PAPA157,39385+150%

140▲118Fort Collins, COCO377,29284−65%

141▲18Charleston, SCSC889,26382−23%

142▲28Seaford, DEDE277,14082+382%

143▲104Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20680+27%

144▼40York, PAPA473,19780+31%

145▲5Rochester, MNMN231,18478+32%

146▲140Sheboygan, WIWI118,04775+275%

147▲20Rochelle, ILIL51,39974–

148▼31Scranton, PAPA574,41874−42%

149▲256Sherman, TXTX153,61374+118%

150▲115Panama City, FLFL231,17470+37%

151▲71Durham, NCNC625,48569−75%

152▲44Bend, OROR266,37667+347%

153Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72167+5%

154▼17Memphis, TNTN1,341,41266+14%

155▲7Springfield, MAMA464,33865+30%

156▲120Bozeman, MTMT128,74064+357%

157▲37Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86463+7%

158▲16Huntsville, ALAL556,44463+200%

159▲59Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80862+520%

160▲228Mankato, MNMN104,90761–

161Merced, CACA297,26061–

162▼17Waterloo, IAIA169,18961−25%

163▲54Ames, IAIA128,09060–

164▼6Fargo, NDND269,52860−54%

165▼64Lexington Park, MDMD211,17660+58%

166▲256Slidell, LALA279,10860−15%

167▲130Kapaa, HIHI73,40059+37%

168▲150The Villages, FLFL157,77259–

169▼116Dayton, OHOH826,55457−74%

170▲92Burlington, NCNC186,17755+511%

171Helena, MTMT97,15355+162%

172▲85Williamsport, PAPA112,58755+511%

173▲112Killeen, TXTX511,49755–

174▼35Warner Robins, GAGA208,09155–

175▲185Eureka, CACA131,64754+350%

176▼44Salinas, CACA433,72954+35%

177▼89Fort Wayne, ININ466,25853−78%

178▲100Grand Junction, COCO162,84553–

179▼27Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79553−37%

180Roanoke, VAVA316,54752–

181▲2Lancaster, PAPA563,15951+59%

182Elko, NVNV56,68250–

183▲255Fairbanks, AKAK93,97250+2%

184▲5Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96650−49%

185▲52Missoula, MTMT128,69850–

186Racine, WIWI198,91950+19%

187▲113La Crosse, WIWI171,18249+81%

188Harrison, ARAR45,65448–

189▲202Boone, NCNC54,78648–

190▲120Heber, UTUT81,65547–

191Sioux City, IAIA145,73847–

192Modesto, CACA557,71947+262%

193▼52Hermitage, PAPA107,86046–

194▲58Visalia, CACA485,14645+150%

195Charleston, WVWV200,17044−28%

196▲107Clarksville, TNTN349,00144–

197▲27Rockford, ILIL337,24244+175%

198Hailey, IDID32,43643+105%

199▲47Lebanon, NHNH224,50043+514%

200▲31Monticello, NYNY80,58643–

201▼54Crestview, FLFL315,09843–

202Branson, MOMO57,00143−37%

203McAlester, OKOK43,32043–

204▲41Bremerton, WAWA283,37442+1300%

205Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15541–

206▲92Provo, UTUT773,42641+28%

207▲53Stockton, CACA823,81541−59%

208▲76Evansville, ININ273,78640−42%

209▼19Coos Bay, OROR63,99240+25%

210▲78Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14740+5%

211▲16Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88040–

212▲7Tiffin, OHOH54,52239+26%

213▲106Johnson City, TNTN216,41639–

214▼164Columbia, MOMO219,06238−19%

215▼60Fayetteville, NCNC395,41238+111%

216▼11Little Rock, ARAR777,60738−33%

217Morristown, TNTN128,86738+73%

218▼34Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97538–

219Chillicothe, OHOH76,42938–

220▼43Dixon, ILIL32,91437–

221▲11Lebanon, PAPA146,38037−3%

222▲18Clearlake, CACA67,77237+3%

223▼75Alexandria, LALA147,95236–

224▼64Columbia, SCSC879,91836−85%

225▼64Duluth, MNMN281,21936−29%

226▼55Kahului, HIHI160,67436+140%

227Pullman, WAWA48,51235+192%

228▼22Eugene, OROR381,58435−53%

229Fort Smith, ARAR234,14035–

230▼10Kankakee, ILIL105,52535+169%

231Wooster, OHOH116,75835−47%

232▼146Baton Rouge, LALA888,69934−74%

233▼106Fresno, CACA1,203,38334+36%

234Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07634–

235Beaumont, TXTX399,31033–

236▲15Lafayette, ININ228,46833−52%

237▲93Elkhart, ININ208,77431–

238▼116Flint, MIMI401,09331−66%

239Florence, SCSC201,39231–

240▼26Bakersfield, CACA927,06830−40%

241▼53Davenport, IAIA380,45230−42%

242▼171Minot, NDND75,69430−6%

243Clarksburg, WVWV88,14230–

244▲28Augusta, GAGA641,23129−55%

245▲101Gallipolis, OHOH29,07229–

246▲53Willmar, MNMN44,72029–

247▼45Jackson, MIMI159,55229−61%

248▲41Altoona, PAPA119,54128–

249▼86Brownsville, TXTX433,94628−20%

250Massena, NYNY105,48828−67%

251▼26St. Joseph, MOMO119,17028−20%

252▲179Wausau, WIWI139,43228+180%

253Stevens Point, WIWI71,94328+180%

254▲40Bloomington, ILIL171,41927+93%

255▼63Aberdeen, SDSD41,58327+800%

256▼59Greenfield, MAMA70,69827+800%

257Kingston, NYNY183,33027−65%

258Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21927−54%

259Ocala, FLFL442,66027–

260Sturgis, MIMI60,96827–

261Aberdeen, WAWA78,14426−51%

262▲53Pensacola, FLFL544,94926−21%

263▲11Chambersburg, PAPA160,65225+525%

264▲2Key West, FLFL80,40625−77%

265▲145Battle Creek, MIMI133,40824−60%

266▼13Blacksburg, VAVA181,61624−11%

267▲16Owosso, MIMI67,68124–

268▲23Truckee, CACA101,91124+243%

269▲72Huntington, WVWV365,96524−59%

270▼105Peoria, ILIL363,50524−84%

271▲74Amherst, MAMA164,06523−74%

272▼51Eau Claire, WIWI176,64723−4%

273▲48Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44823–

274▼95Lafayette, LALA423,75823–

275▲105Sheridan, WYWY33,24123–

276▲33Bay City, MIMI102,12322−52%

277Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28522−46%

278▼69Amarillo, TXTX276,23522+214%

279Mobile, ALAL411,65822–

280▼76Clinton, IAIA46,00222+120%

281▲45Durango, COCO56,89821+91%

282▼89Rome, GAGA101,37821−49%

283▲106Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33221+600%

284▼187Traverse City, MIMI156,97221−40%

285▲16Sterling, ILIL54,12121–

286Salem, OHOH99,37720–

287▲134Grand Island, NENE78,07620–

288▼188Shreveport, LALA383,47420−41%

289▼61Fallon, NVNV25,85119–

290Zanesville, OHOH87,01419–

291▼196Gainesville, FLFL359,03619−21%

292Kokomo, ININ83,90419–

293▼160Laredo, TXTX281,22419–

294▲11Marquette, MIMI68,06418+38%

295▲43Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65718−85%

296Pahrump, NVNV57,33618–

297Sandpoint, IDID54,42018–

298Seneca, SCSC83,77518–

299Walla Walla, WAWA62,36118–

300▲136Yuma, AZAZ224,44917–

301▼94Napa, CACA132,94917+70%

302▼90Weirton, WVWV112,46817−15%

303Hutchinson, MNMN36,63117–

304Marshall, MNMN25,68416–

305Spearfish, SDSD29,45916–

306▼67Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19316–

307▲104Beckley, WVWV109,94015−71%

308Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21515–

309Liberal, KSKS21,07315–

310▲53Mount Airy, NCNC72,28715−77%

311Sterling, COCO20,65415–

312▼1Findlay, OHOH75,03415−32%

313Breckenridge, COCO39,06915−67%

314Brenham, TXTX38,28815+67%

315▼104Binghamton, NYNY243,18914−77%

316▲78Bismarck, NDND139,75014−90%

317▼15Adrian, MIMI97,77914−22%

318Big Rapids, MIMI42,32014−60%

319▼133Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21214−33%

320Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63814–

321▼198Yakima, WAWA259,18514−88%

322▼26Cookeville, TNTN152,47714–

323▼89Whitewater, WIWI106,12713+333%

324Lima, OHOH100,88113+86%

325Douglas, GAGA52,86113–

326Freeport, ILIL43,22013–

327▼98Fremont, OHOH58,65513+18%

328Jefferson, GAGA99,26513−78%

329Scottsboro, ALAL54,28113–

330▲107Faribault, MNMN69,93913–

331Canton, ILIL32,90113–

332▲76Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57513−19%

333Marion, ININ66,52413–

334Bucyrus, OHOH41,89612–

335▲19Pocatello, IDID91,59112–

336Hinesville, GAGA91,87012–

337▲63Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10212−92%

338Lubbock, TXTX368,43112−67%

339▼193Concord, NHNH158,07812–

340▼127Bowling Green, KYKY197,18011–

341Edwards, COCO54,29111−70%

342Rutland, VTVT59,653110%

343▲5Winona, MNMN50,52311−67%

344▼190Sebastian, FLFL172,79911−56%

345▲28Watertown, NYNY111,54011–

346Altus, OKOK24,76411–

347▼84Holland, MIMI123,18810–

348McAllen, TXTX921,54910−77%

349▼12Martinsville, VAVA63,09110–

350Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13710–

351▼136Barre, VTVT59,65210–

352Richmond, KYKY131,80610−62%

353Gainesville, TXTX44,4619–

354▼19Bloomington, ININ165,2319−69%

355Casper, WYWY80,5269−40%

356▲14Norwalk, OHOH58,2509−67%

357▼29Oxford, MSMS71,9729–

358Pontiac, ILIL35,0579+200%

359Ukiah, CACA88,1229−82%

360▼105Auburn, ININ44,5359–

361Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0838−43%

362▼42Moses Lake, WAWA105,7278–

363Paris, TXTX63,3198–

364Richmond, ININ66,1698–

365Decatur, ILIL99,3008−50%

366▲20Idaho Falls, IDID173,8518–

367▼224Lakeland, FLFL874,7908−91%

368▼73Champaign, ILIL239,9797−93%

369New Castle, ININ49,1377–

370Putnam, CTCT98,0967–

371▼161Jefferson City, MOMO152,7127−75%

372▼282Medford, OROR221,7957−93%

373▼130Santa Fe, NMNM156,9077−90%

374Tyler, TXTX252,5497–

375DuBois, PAPA78,1006–

376LaGrange, GAGA107,0976−65%

377Sparta, WIWI46,5726–

378▼260Warrensburg, MOMO56,6706–

379Vineland, NJNJ157,1486−87%

380El Paso, TXTX881,2916−45%

381▲17Great Falls, MTMT85,0296–

382▲5Jonesboro, ARAR139,4406–

383▲18Lawton, OKOK127,5906–

384Michigan City, ININ111,2946–

385Angola, ININ34,7996–

386Russellville, ARAR84,9325−93%

387Daphne, ALAL267,7615−55%

388▼203Oshkosh, WIWI174,2185−69%

389▼208Staunton, VAVA129,6925−38%

390Petoskey, MIMI33,7755−17%

391Urbana, OHOH38,8204–

392▼75Burlington, VTVT227,8034−86%

393▼21Albany, OROR132,84340%

394▼82Gloversville, NYNY52,2164−73%

395Grand Forks, NDND105,0464−73%

396▼160Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6664−71%

397▼32Rapid City, SDSD156,9344−95%

398▼274Sandusky, OHOH112,7774−95%

399Ashland, OHOH52,5234−84%

400▼337Nantucket, MAMA14,7584−97%

401▲32Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4973–

402Lock Haven, PAPA37,8703–

403Ottumwa, IAIA35,2103–

404Rice Lake, WIWI46,4843–

405Russellville, ALAL32,4493–

406Sonora, CACA53,1603–

407Johnstown, PAPA128,9683−81%

408▼228Niles, MIMI152,4443−86%

409▼103St. Cloud, MNMN205,8543−75%

410▼117Salisbury, MDMD131,8723−70%

411Alexandria, MNMN40,1203–

412Carroll, IAIA20,3033−85%

413▲10Hastings, NENE40,5773–

414▲4Miami, OKOK30,4383–

415Ellensburg, WAWA48,8032−95%

416▼20Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8382−71%

417▲7Fremont, NENE38,0572−80%

418Jamestown, NDND21,4142−33%

419▼6Kearney, NENE57,9622−33%

420St. Marys, PAPA29,9262–

421▼37Shawano, WIWI45,7592−50%

422▲8Dothan, ALAL156,2662−80%

423▼24Iowa City, IAIA182,7112−96%

424▼224Kingsport, TNTN314,8342–

425Mansfield, OHOH124,8932−87%

426▼23Pittsfield, MAMA128,2242–

427▼271South Bend, ININ324,5382−98%

428▲11Albertville, ALAL103,5372–

429▼22Cadillac, MIMI49,7192−90%

430Meadville, PAPA81,7922−89%

431Opelousas, LALA80,7652–

432▼109Platteville, WIWI52,4462−80%

433▼8Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4041−83%

434▼8Lebanon, MOMO36,9431−93%

435Taos, NMNM34,5641–

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest bulgarian population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ranks #1 with 16,231 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by bulgarian population?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

435 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is bulgarian population measured?

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