RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Canadian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Canadian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 80,682. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 22,357, against an all-states median of 6,572.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.2% of US population331,449,281640,868–

01California, CACA39,287,37780,682−11%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07765,593−8%

03Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05642,370−29%

04Michigan, MIMI10,077,76141,939−17%

05New York, NYNY19,852,36640,590−19%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,42434,084+7%

07Washington, WAWA7,816,11628,309−10%

08Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83823,350+16%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63914,672−2%

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40414,663−3%

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,29314,236−9%

12New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86814,117−17%

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40714,051+11%

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50814,019−22%

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813,329−15%

16Oregon, OROR4,254,29313,266−8%

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,17013,181−9%

18Maine, MEME1,387,81712,934−17%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,18911,828−6%

20New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80911,776−8%

21Utah, UTUT3,392,3319,794−2%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,0738,009−12%

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127,828−9%

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457,212−3%

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257,091+15%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726,572−6%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836,308+1%

28Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116,130−24%

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,870−9%

30Vermont, VTVT647,1065,178−18%

31Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,082−1%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614,541−14%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,946+3%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,754+3%

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,636−2%

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,315−34%

37Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,155−10%

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,964−13%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,601−2%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,285+1%

41Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,236−11%

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,018+13%

43Alaska, AKAK735,7061,830−30%

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,618+37%

45South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,562+187%

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,534−24%

47District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,312+35%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,256+47%

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,139−34%

50North Dakota, NDND784,8411,072−14%

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,031−44%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest canadian population?

California ranks #1 with 80,682 (2020 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is canadian population measured?

Number of residents who are Canadian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.