RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Canadian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Canadian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 90,869. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 25,107, against an all-states median of 6,962.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCANADIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.2% of US population308,745,538715,634–

01California, CACA39,287,37790,869–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07771,156–

03Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05659,675–

04Michigan, MIMI10,077,76150,490–

05New York, NYNY19,852,36650,042–

06Texas, TXTX30,188,42431,709–

07Washington, WAWA7,816,11631,516–

08Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83820,044–

09Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50818,055–

10New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86817,028–

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,29315,625–

12Illinois, ILIL12,694,79815,620–

13Maine, MEME1,387,81715,574–

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40415,051–

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63914,941–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17014,555–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29314,475–

18New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912,740–

19Georgia, GAGA10,940,40712,702–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18912,644–

21Utah, UTUT3,392,3319,976–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,0739,085–

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128,634–

24Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118,074–

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457,405–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726,962–

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,8146,463–

28Vermont, VTVT647,1066,324–

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836,232–

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256,162–

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615,310–

32Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,158–

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015,044–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,818–

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,696–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,661–

37Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,517–

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073,406–

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,667–

40Alaska, AKAK735,7062,616–

41Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,526–

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,252–

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,006–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,825–

45Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,785–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,725–

47North Dakota, NDND784,8411,242–

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,179–

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,294972–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,397857–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,428544–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest canadian population?

California ranks #1 with 90,869 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by canadian population?

California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York.

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 canadian population measured?

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