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Largest Central American population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 1,597,057. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 250,506, against an all-states median of 41,418.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States2.0% of US population334,922,4996,775,931–

01California, CACA39,287,3771,597,057+38%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424835,220+101%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077670,605+51%

04New York, NYNY19,852,366468,694+40%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,011365,270+93%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,170344,427+80%

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809287,346+74%

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404228,000+127%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,407206,564+96%

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056171,265+80%

11Louisiana, LALA4,611,961114,409+137%

12Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383108,357+197%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,798102,759+57%

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,61296,430+79%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63980,544+151%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11679,384+155%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83868,406+90%

18Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50865,858+108%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,07361,889+187%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29361,371+177%

21South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22559,266+139%

22Colorado, COCO5,862,18955,753+97%

23Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39147,242+132%

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,76843,294+122%

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44543,230+121%

26Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80141,418+69%

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63440,963+171%

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,70739,243+130%

29Utah, UTUT3,392,33138,992+112%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,81438,200+137%

31Oregon, OROR4,254,29336,865+74%

32Michigan, MIMI10,077,76134,860+105%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,50733,019+156%

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,19731,965+117%

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82428,820+165%

36District of Columbia, DCDC681,29428,446+19%

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87224,216+134%

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77919,328+170%

39Delaware, DEDE1,021,19118,145+150%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24611,529+79%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4289,123+253%

42Idaho, IDID1,934,2629,029+164%

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8686,276+117%

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735,532+201%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354,130+37%

46Alaska, AKAK735,7063,267+32%

47Maine, MEME1,387,8172,985+69%

48North Dakota, NDND784,8412,233+489%

49Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,917+296%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,604+47%

51Vermont, VTVT647,1061,186+81%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest central american population?

California ranks #1 with 1,597,057 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by central american population?

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Maryland.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is central american population measured?

Number of residents who are Central American origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).