RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Bulgarian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Illinois leads at 16,358. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,958, against an all-states median of 836.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816,358–

02California, CACA39,287,37713,304–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0779,651–

04New York, NYNY19,852,3666,498–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,256–

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,955–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,786–

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,577–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,540–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,132–

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,978–

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,740–

13Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,655–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,345–

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,330–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,256–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,225–

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,019–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,991–

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,746–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,594–

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,330–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,284–

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,247–

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,142–

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383836–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634809–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824770–

29Idaho, IDID1,934,262759–

30Alabama, ALAL5,086,768621–

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,507602–

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,197555–

33District of Columbia, DCDC681,294548–

34Maine, MEME1,387,817545–

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868526–

36Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235519–

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,191484–

38Montana, MTMT1,116,875353–

39Louisiana, LALA4,611,961315–

40Alaska, AKAK735,706314–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391308–

42Utah, UTUT3,392,331307–

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246176–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,707149–

45North Dakota, NDND784,841132–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373117–

47South Dakota, SDSD907,42868–

48Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80167–

49Vermont, VTVT647,10636–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39732–

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest bulgarian population?

Illinois ranks #1 with 16,358 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by bulgarian population?

Illinois, California, 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 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).