RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Bulgarian population, US states · 2020

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 15,988. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,867, against an all-states median of 823.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Illinois, ILIL12,694,79815,988–

02California, CACA39,287,37713,897–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0778,402–

04New York, NYNY19,852,3665,830–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,649–

06Texas, TXTX30,188,4244,386–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,228–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,376–

09Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613,166–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,155–

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,154–

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,132–

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,864–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,525–

15Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,463–

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,296–

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,231–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,879–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,758–

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,599–

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,355–

22Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,300–

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,243–

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225926–

25Idaho, IDID1,934,262863–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508823–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383760–

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868724–

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,507652–

30Louisiana, LALA4,611,961605–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197579–

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824556–

33Utah, UTUT3,392,331535–

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294505–

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235440–

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634430–

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,768424–

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,191407–

39Maine, MEME1,387,817377–

40Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801266–

41North Dakota, NDND784,841265–

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391255–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,875213–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,707160–

45New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246147–

46Alaska, AKAK735,706134–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77989–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10671–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42869–

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37314–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39712–

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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 15,988 (2020 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 2020 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 (2020).