RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 49 SHOWN OF 49

Largest Cape Verdean population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Cape Verdean ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Massachusetts leads at 70,040. 49 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4,318, against an all-states median of 179.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCAPE VERDEAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281109,257–

01Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05670,040+32%

02Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118,118−7%

03Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,714−15%

04California, CACA39,287,3772,948+17%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,545−15%

06New York, NYNY19,852,3661,413+67%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,337+67%

08Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,260+23%

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,028−3%

10New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809609−57%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639603+70%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404592+4%

13New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868533+71%

14Texas, TXTX30,188,424381−26%

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,293376−5%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838359+37%

17Maine, MEME1,387,817280+28%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383278+256%

19Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634275+47%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073246+779%

21District of Columbia, DCDC681,294235+153%

22Illinois, ILIL12,694,798226+15%

23Washington, WAWA7,816,116202−7%

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,612179−55%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824179+442%

26Vermont, VTVT647,106177+261%

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,814124+38%

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445108+980%

29Utah, UTUT3,392,331102+104%

30Michigan, MIMI10,077,76199−44%

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87297+304%

32Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77981+376%

33Colorado, COCO5,862,18980+54%

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22565−83%

35Oregon, OROR4,254,29353−46%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,76853–

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,19150+6%

38Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23550−15%

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,19722+69%

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39122+175%

41Louisiana, LALA4,611,96121−82%

42Iowa, IAIA3,210,50719–

43Alaska, AKAK735,70615+50%

44North Dakota, NDND784,84114–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37313−70%

46Idaho, IDID1,934,26213−83%

47New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24612−77%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8759–

49Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072−75%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest cape verdean population?

Massachusetts ranks #1 with 70,040 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by cape verdean population?

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, California, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

49 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is cape verdean population measured?

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