RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Bulgarian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Illinois leads at 14,058. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,301, against an all-states median of 750.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,53889,808–

01Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814,058–

02California, CACA39,287,37711,242–

03New York, NYNY19,852,3668,210–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0776,029–

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613,473–

06Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,286–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,166–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,864–

09Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,749–

10New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,697–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,544–

12Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,352–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,338–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,078–

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,989–

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,866–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,750–

18Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,633–

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,611–

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,544–

21Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,359–

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,113–

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508932–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445868–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225769–

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634750–

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,507584–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824432–

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,961416–

30Utah, UTUT3,392,331395–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197383–

32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383362–

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,768346–

34North Dakota, NDND784,841340–

35District of Columbia, DCDC681,294309–

36Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235294–

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391284–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246275–

39Maine, MEME1,387,817274–

40Delaware, DEDE1,021,191230–

41Alaska, AKAK735,706224–

42Idaho, IDID1,934,262220–

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801193–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373188–

45Wyoming, WYWY582,397167–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868151–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,875149–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,428111–

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77994–

50Vermont, VTVT647,10667–

51Nebraska, NENE1,978,70750–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest bulgarian population?

Illinois ranks #1 with 14,058 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by bulgarian population?

Illinois, California, New York, Florida, Michigan.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is bulgarian population measured?

Number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.