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 2024 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. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oklahoma, OK, up 9 places to #27.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

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

01Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816,358+16%

02California, CACA39,287,37713,304+18%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0779,651+60%

04New York, NYNY19,852,3666,498−21%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,256+60%

06▲1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,955+25%

07▼1Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,786+38%

08▲3New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,577+33%

09▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,540+39%

10▲2Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,132+57%

11▼2Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,978−14%

12▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,740+47%

13▼3Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,655−7%

14▲4Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,345+13%

15▲2Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,3300%

16▲4North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,256+46%

17▼3Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,225+27%

18▼3Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,019−14%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,991+47%

20▲3Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,746+57%

21▼5Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,594−1%

22▼1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,330+53%

23▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,284−21%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,247+62%

25▲1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,142+23%

26▲1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383836+131%

27▲9Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634809+8%

28▲4Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824770+78%

29▼4Idaho, IDID1,934,262759+245%

30▲7Alabama, ALAL5,086,768621+79%

31▼2Iowa, IAIA3,210,507602+3%

32▼1Kansas, KSKS2,947,197555+45%

33▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,294548+77%

34▲5Maine, MEME1,387,817545+99%

35▼7New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868526+248%

36▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235519+77%

37▲1Delaware, DEDE1,021,191484+110%

38▲5Montana, MTMT1,116,875353+137%

39▼9Louisiana, LALA4,611,961315−24%

40▲6Alaska, AKAK735,706314+40%

41▲1Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391308+8%

42▼9Utah, UTUT3,392,331307−22%

43▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246176−36%

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,707149+198%

45▼4North Dakota, NDND784,841132−61%

46▲4West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373117−38%

47▲2South Dakota, SDSD907,42868−39%

48▼8Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80167−65%

49▼1Vermont, VTVT647,10636−46%

50▲1Wyoming, WYWY582,39732−81%

51▼4Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910−89%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).