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Largest Cape Verdean population, US counties

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Plymouth County, Massachusetts leads at 23,689. 346 counties qualify in total. Massachusetts carries 8 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 346 is 29. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Osceola County, FL, up 269 places to #20.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,499106,701–

01Plymouth County, MAMA546,82923,689+51%

02Bristol County, MAMA593,64018,248+13%

03Providence County, RIRI678,17916,925−6%

04Suffolk County, MAMA791,89112,652+7%

05Norfolk County, MAMA739,7493,927+25%

06Barnstable County, MAMA233,5391,551−4%

07Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791,456−45%

08▲1Essex County, MAMA826,6531,229+195%

09Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,3491,094–

10Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,697805–

11▼3Worcester County, MAMA888,502720−11%

12South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,741685–

13▼3Kent County, RIRI173,495657+14%

14▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460654+11%

15▲7Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415592+287%

16▼2Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934591+17%

17Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,015527–

18▲2Orange County, FLFL1,528,002406+38%

19▼2Washington County, RIRI129,795381+36%

20▲269Osceola County, FLFL481,718378+13%

21▲26New York County, NYNY1,664,862357+73%

22▲14Clark County, NVNV2,407,226350−13%

23Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115342–

24▲5Alameda County, CACA1,636,630317+148%

25▼2Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115299+22%

26▲12Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582299+193%

27▲68Volusia County, FLFL606,573296+52%

28▼9Prince George's County, MDMD970,374294−27%

29▼17Newport County, RIRI83,051276−56%

30▼5Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743262+404%

31▼10Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558260+37%

32Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,482258–

33▲93Larimer County, COCO377,292257–

34▼4District of Columbia, DCDC693,645255+174%

35▲5Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070254+72%

36▲14Cook County, ILIL5,194,625250+363%

37▼10Kings County, NYNY2,653,963248+62%

38▼4Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383245+410%

39▼11San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091244+94%

40▲24Essex County, NJNJ896,379234−31%

41▲111Lake County, FLFL456,068233+1453%

42▼26Cobb County, GAGA793,345224+833%

43▼28Howard County, MDMD339,183224+184%

44▲143Wake County, NCNC1,257,235223−26%

45▲137Richland County, SCSC434,956222+2367%

46▼28Duval County, FLFL1,062,963219+544%

47▲8Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391215+87%

48▲25Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380214+75%

49▲186Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281205+59%

50▲19Polk County, FLFL874,790194+111%

51▲71Newport News, VAVA183,230194+266%

52▲63Utah County, UTUT759,859189–

53▲13Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099186+92%

54▼28Hampden County, MAMA464,338185−51%

55▲162Douglas County, GAGA154,293181+624%

56▲94Chester County, PAPA557,116179+1690%

57Cherokee County, GAGA299,273169+1778%

58▲73Berkshire County, MAMA128,224168+121%

59▲76Sarasota County, FLFL479,958165–

60Pasquotank County, NCNC42,201162–

61▼24Bristol County, RIRI50,001161+109%

62▲23St. Lucie County, FLFL402,449156+680%

63Denver County, COCO740,613148+1038%

64▼29Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791142+43%

65▲81El Dorado County, CACA192,323141–

66▲42Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916139+415%

67▲155Charlotte County, FLFL217,212136+240%

68McLennan County, TXTX272,020135+193%

69▼38San Diego County, CACA3,282,248130−58%

70▲13Brevard County, FLFL663,982130+261%

71▲138Harris County, TXTX5,045,026126+91%

72▼40Comanche County, OKOK122,158122–

73▼27Broward County, FLFL2,013,317119−61%

74DeKalb County, GAGA774,394119−2%

75▲125Lee County, FLFL875,607118–

76▼14Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332117+8%

77▲39Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726116−57%

78▲52Clayton County, GAGA297,471116–

79Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,311114–

80Jackson County, MOMO732,994106+130%

81▼57Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873106+18%

82▲11Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029106+22%

83▲5Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388102–

84▼13Union County, NJNJ601,863100−54%

85Bay County, FLFL204,479100–

86Loudoun County, VAVA449,74999+395%

87▼24Mercer County, PAPA107,86098–

88▲80Denton County, TXTX1,069,34697–

89▲183Carroll County, MDMD176,67796–

90▼14Seminole County, FLFL491,88495+64%

91▲143El Paso County, COCO757,04091+911%

92▲83Monterey County, CACA433,72989+536%

93▼52Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08889−35%

94Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39788+11%

95▲76Morris County, NJNJ524,25187–

96▼85Hampshire County, MAMA164,06586−68%

97▼37Monroe County, NYNY750,50684–

98▼31Bergen County, NJNJ977,02683+36%

99▲162Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81081–

100▼14Cumberland County, MEME317,22277+26%

101▼43Baltimore, MDMD569,99776+4%

102Fayette County, GAGA125,15676+407%

103Summit County, OHOH538,37675+127%

104▼55Shelby County, TNTN910,22672+414%

105▲44Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78472–

106Greene County, OHOH174,32270+150%

107▼55Stark County, OHOH373,77167+20%

108▲124Greenville County, SCSC583,12567−17%

109▼39Harford County, MDMD266,44664+256%

110Potter County, TXTX114,45363–

111▼32Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03562+933%

112Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT98,09662–

113▼60Pinellas County, FLFL948,56362−47%

114▼1Alamance County, NCNC186,17762–

115Lancaster County, PAPA563,15961+336%

116▼14Orange County, NYNY417,66960–

117▼40Hudson County, NJNJ735,03359−88%

118Horry County, SCSC427,55157–

119Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79556–

120▼8Honolulu County, HIHI988,70356+24%

121Currituck County, NCNC33,15854–

122Catawba County, NCNC170,17254–

123▲18Sonoma County, CACA486,44454–

124▲19Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92552−10%

125▲139Durham County, NCNC347,24050–

126▼42Collin County, TXTX1,297,17950+127%

127Bibb County, GAGA157,55649–

128Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46647+176%

129▼81Solano County, CACA455,37647−79%

130▼39Boone County, ININ80,68947–

131Placer County, CACA442,08146+411%

132▼76San Francisco County, CACA826,07946–

133▲20Spokane County, WAWA558,34446+142%

134Multnomah County, OROR795,39143–

135Erie County, PAPA265,83243–

136Brazos County, TXTX249,08843–

137Calvert County, MDMD94,48442–

138▼105Orange County, CACA3,149,50742+180%

139Cumberland County, NCNC338,47342−9%

140▲46York County, MEME222,43442–

141▼60Queens County, NYNY2,358,18241−65%

142▼46Jefferson County, KYKY795,22240+400%

143▼20Burlington County, NJNJ481,43939+457%

144▲34Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12538−24%

145Arapahoe County, COCO673,82038–

146Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537–

147Craven County, NCNC105,02537−33%

148Guilford County, NCNC562,23437−16%

149Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85737–

150▼56Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03537+54%

151▼46Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73736−84%

152Houston County, GAGA178,21436–

153▼102Kennebec County, MEME129,06735–

154▼64Arlington County, VAVA243,93135+218%

155▼38Letcher County, KYKY19,95234–

156▼91King County, WAWA2,344,93934−79%

157▲61Rockdale County, GAGA98,41633+65%

158▼48Lane County, OROR381,58433−27%

159▲77Orleans Parish, LALA362,15432–

160Clay County, MOMO265,03232–

161▼60St. Louis County, MOMO990,91132−14%

162DeKalb County, ILIL101,83532–

163Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03831+24%

164Amador County, CACA41,87631–

165▼46Stearns County, MNMN164,11031–

166Rankin County, MSMS162,18131–

167Charleston County, SCSC436,20031+343%

168Emanuel County, GAGA23,14731–

169▼101Rutland County, VTVT59,65330+233%

170▲25Windham County, VTVT45,20430–

171Ada County, IDID546,14130−41%

172▼129Prince William County, VAVA502,96629−62%

173Baltimore County, MDMD847,65029−81%

174Passaic County, NJNJ531,62428−46%

175▼41Onslow County, NCNC217,17528+133%

176▲82Hanover County, VAVA116,42328–

177▼7Montgomery County, TXTX781,19428–

178▲37Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33528−57%

179▼72Hernando County, FLFL221,70128–

180▼8Merrimack County, NHNH158,07827–

181Perry County, TNTN9,12627–

182▼31Sussex County, DEDE277,14027–

183▼129Montgomery County, PAPA877,64327−72%

184Delaware County, OHOH242,03226–

185▲44Indian River County, FLFL172,79926–

186▲19Kane County, ILIL525,75725–

187Williamson County, TXTX752,82725–

188▼127Pasco County, FLFL674,51625−90%

189▲17Shelby County, ALAL238,55224–

190▼21Hamilton County, OHOH838,41824–

191St. Joseph County, ININ272,86123–

192▼117Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53623−18%

193▼39Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11522–

194Douglas County, NENE606,46022+175%

195Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622–

196Decatur County, TNTN11,82022–

197▼34Albemarle County, VAVA118,35622–

198▼94Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14822−64%

199Winnebago County, WIWI174,21822+267%

200▼44Escambia County, FLFL333,83422−89%

201▼92Tompkins County, NYNY104,04722–

202▼41Norfolk, VAVA231,01322−83%

203St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48821–

204Northampton County, PAPA324,41121+320%

205▼47Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68520−73%

206▼114Rockingham County, NHNH324,07720−43%

207Schenectady County, NYNY162,58120–

208▼66Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09020+122%

209▼103New Hanover County, NCNC245,95920–

210▼111Carroll County, GAGA131,03620+186%

211▼49Lehigh County, PAPA384,38320+25%

212Dale County, ALAL49,91219–

213▼9Imperial County, CACA181,41119–

214Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39819–

215▼3Nantucket County, MAMA14,75819–

216Richmond County, NYNY501,29019+73%

217▲39Tulsa County, OKOK698,78219−78%

218Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,69019–

219▲66Peoria County, ILIL178,55319–

220▼175Napa County, CACA132,94918−78%

221▼139Riverside County, CACA2,544,91618−73%

222Saginaw County, MIMI187,68818–

223▼166Forsyth County, NCNC401,71818–

224Saline County, ARAR133,28818–

225▲65Clark County, WAWA532,11918–

226East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18017–

227▼124Monroe County, PAPA167,17917–

228Addison County, VTVT38,04817–

229Nelson County, VAVA14,92017–

230▼186Lake County, ININ504,61217−39%

231▼94Travis County, TXTX1,389,67016−54%

232Newberry County, SCSC39,56116–

233▼30Bell County, TXTX402,24816−63%

234Ellis County, TXTX240,86716–

235▼55Adams County, COCO554,66816–

236McHenry County, ILIL317,75116–

237Lexington County, SCSC317,58815–

238Uintah County, UTUT38,27815–

239Pierce County, WAWA946,28815+88%

240Butte County, CACA209,21114–

241Tipton County, TNTN62,28714–

242▼124San Joaquin County, CACA823,81514−64%

243▼83Flagler County, FLFL140,36014–

244▲42Lee County, NCNC70,25814–

245Luzerne County, PAPA332,12614−18%

246Goodhue County, MNMN48,19513–

247Buncombe County, NCNC277,41713−28%

248Iredell County, NCNC211,79813−68%

249Woodbury County, IAIA106,64913–

250Russell County, ALAL58,89812–

251▼40Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212–

252Allegany County, NYNY46,80012–

253▼51Androscoggin County, MEME116,48712−37%

254▼212Dukes County, MAMA21,21912−92%

255Washington County, OROR611,70812–

256Brazoria County, TXTX419,080120%

257Johnson County, TXTX218,04812–

258Orange County, VAVA40,08312–

259Wayne County, NCNC122,27812–

260▼116Madison County, FLFL18,75912–

261▼65Muscogee County, GAGA202,17112−33%

262Frederick County, MDMD302,88312–

263Pinal County, AZAZ539,38011–

264Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33711–

265Columbiana County, OHOH99,37711+38%

266▼65Chatham County, GAGA311,85511−70%

267▼146Fayette County, KYKY329,75111–

268▼69Gaston County, NCNC246,55810–

269Johnston County, NCNC256,44810–

270▼131Alexandria, VAVA160,66210−76%

271▼138Chesapeake, VAVA255,33210−89%

272Ventura County, CACA830,85110−78%

273Douglas County, COCO399,39610−67%

274▼24Marion County, FLFL442,66010−41%

275▼33Franklin County, PAPA160,65210–

276▼39Washington County, MDMD157,7319–

277▼80Franklin County, MAMA70,6989−31%

278Morgan County, MOMO22,4189–

279▼46Madison County, ALAL433,5169–

280Pueblo County, COCO169,2779–

281▼124Lake County, ILIL719,3399–

282Suffolk, VAVA104,6999–

283Mobile County, ALAL411,6588–

284Pierce County, GAGA20,7648–

285Sitka, AKAK8,3198–

286Morgan County, OHOH13,6268–

287Douglas County, KSKS120,9208–

288▼109Henrico County, VAVA342,7758–

289Tuolumne County, CACA53,1608–

290Boulder County, COCO328,5608–

291Peach County, GAGA29,8778–

292Will County, ILIL712,2538–

293Penobscot County, MEME157,9678−88%

294▼127Snohomish County, WAWA870,6568–

295▼11Davidson County, TNTN745,9047–

296▼224Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087–

297Warren County, OHOH257,1817–

298Warren County, VAVA42,7407–

299▼159Chittenden County, VTVT169,1157–

300Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3217–

301▼42DuPage County, ILIL934,2987–

302Gadsden County, FLFL44,2987–

303Martin County, FLFL166,2727−53%

304Taylor County, FLFL21,2107–

305▼35Madison County, ILIL263,1106–

306Cecil County, MDMD107,1316–

307▼14Platte County, MOMO114,4005–

308▼211Strafford County, NHNH135,0435−76%

309▼32Centre County, PAPA157,3935–

310McKean County, PAPA38,9845–

311Laurens County, SCSC71,8485–

312Harrison County, TXTX71,9565–

313Las Animas County, COCO14,3915–

314Graves County, KYKY37,0505–

315▼3Oxford County, MEME60,3465−78%

316Somerset County, MEME51,6205–

317Halifax County, NCNC46,5345–

318▼72Carroll County, NHNH52,7844−75%

319Highlands County, FLFL111,1224−83%

320Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4654–

321Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1784−76%

322▼26McIntosh County, GAGA11,9894–

323Kossuth County, IAIA14,3224–

324Washington County, MEME31,3344–

325San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673–

326Aroostook County, MEME66,6093−87%

327▼35Franklin County, MEME30,8243−73%

328Knox County, MEME41,1173–

329Berrien County, MIMI152,4443–

330Lancaster County, NENE334,0493–

331Holmes County, FLFL20,1193–

332Turner County, GAGA8,9833–

333Fayette County, ILIL20,7903–

334Marion County, OHOH65,1152–

335Jackson County, OROR221,7952–

336Washington County, VTVT59,6522−88%

337Windsor County, VTVT57,3122–

338Elbert County, COCO30,5342–

339Union County, FLFL16,2502–

340▼58Waldo County, MEME40,6932–

341Kitsap County, WAWA283,37420%

342Calhoun County, MIMI133,4081−75%

343▼36Thurston County, NENE6,7521–

344Cumberland County, PAPA277,2701–

345Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011–

346▼31Grundy County, MOMO9,7441–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest cape verdean population?

Plymouth County, Massachusetts ranks #1 with 23,689 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by cape verdean population?

Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Providence County, Rhode Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

How many counties are in this ranking?

346 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is cape verdean population measured?

Number of residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).