RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Central American population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 1,157,534. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 147,996, against an all-states median of 20,342.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,3771,157,534–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,077443,498–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,424416,196–

04New York, NYNY19,852,366335,421–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,170191,001–

06Maryland, MDMD6,206,011189,104–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809165,113–

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,407105,600–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404100,319–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05694,906–

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,79865,625–

12Nevada, NVNV3,184,61253,725–

13Louisiana, LALA4,611,96148,214–

14Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38336,511–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83836,024–

16Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63932,092–

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50831,728–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,11631,080–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,18928,260–

20South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22524,767–

21Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80124,474–

22District of Columbia, DCDC681,29423,851–

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29322,133–

24Indiana, ININ6,851,07321,533–

25Oregon, OROR4,254,29321,185–

26Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39120,342–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44519,553–

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,76819,519–

29Utah, UTUT3,392,33118,368–

30Nebraska, NENE1,978,70717,029–

31Michigan, MIMI10,077,76116,974–

32Missouri, MOMO6,191,81416,122–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63415,090–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,19714,749–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,50712,898–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,887–

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87210,369–

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,247–

39Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797,152–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466,427–

41Idaho, IDID1,934,2623,421–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,009–

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,890–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,586–

45Alaska, AKAK735,7062,467–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,836–

47Maine, MEME1,387,8171,771–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,090–

49Vermont, VTVT647,106654–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,875484–

51North Dakota, NDND784,841379–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest central american population?

California ranks #1 with 1,157,534 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by central american population?

California, Florida, Texas, New York, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

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