RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 45 SHOWN OF 45

Largest Cape Verdean population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Massachusetts leads at 53,174. 45 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,684, against an all-states median of 177.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05653,174–

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80119,490–

03Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,381–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,983–

05California, CACA39,287,3772,514–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,430–

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,059–

08Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,022–

09New York, NYNY19,852,366844–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407802–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404568–

12Texas, TXTX30,188,424514–

13Nevada, NVNV3,184,612401–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,293396–

15South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225378–

16Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639355–

17New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868311–

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838263–

19Maine, MEME1,387,817218–

20Washington, WAWA7,816,116217–

21Illinois, ILIL12,694,798197–

22Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634187–

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,761177–

24Louisiana, LALA4,611,961117–

25Oregon, OROR4,254,29398–

26District of Columbia, DCDC681,29493–

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,81490–

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38378–

29Idaho, IDID1,934,26276–

30Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23559–

31New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24652–

32Colorado, COCO5,862,18952–

33Utah, UTUT3,392,33150–

34Vermont, VTVT647,10649–

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,19147–

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37343–

37Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82433–

38Indiana, ININ6,851,07328–

39Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87224–

40Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77917–

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,19713–

42Alaska, AKAK735,70610–

43Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44510–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078–

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest cape verdean population?

Massachusetts ranks #1 with 53,174 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by cape verdean population?

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Florida, California.

How many states are in this ranking?

45 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).