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Largest Central American population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Central American origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 1,418,798. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 204,759, against an all-states median of 31,155.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCENTRAL AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.7% of US population331,449,2815,497,573–

01California, CACA39,287,3771,418,798+23%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424668,532+61%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077568,257+28%

04New York, NYNY19,852,366414,400+24%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,011294,574+56%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,170289,736+52%

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809220,972+34%

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404157,688+57%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,407153,102+45%

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056138,921+46%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,79887,487+33%

12Nevada, NVNV3,184,61281,585+52%

13Louisiana, LALA4,611,96177,481+61%

14Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63964,790+102%

15Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38360,684+66%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11659,764+92%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83854,337+51%

18Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50849,596+56%

19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22542,457+71%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29340,911+85%

21Colorado, COCO5,862,18940,370+43%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07335,416+64%

23Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39133,995+67%

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,76832,881+68%

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44532,251+65%

26Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80131,155+27%

27Utah, UTUT3,392,33130,442+66%

28District of Columbia, DCDC681,29429,858+25%

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,70729,837+75%

30Oregon, OROR4,254,29329,603+40%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63428,655+90%

32Michigan, MIMI10,077,76128,546+68%

33Missouri, MOMO6,191,81425,841+60%

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,19723,399+59%

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82421,240+95%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,50718,745+45%

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87214,993+45%

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,19112,960+79%

39Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910,812+51%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468,412+31%

41Idaho, IDID1,934,2626,516+90%

42South Dakota, SDSD907,4286,172+139%

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354,886+62%

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684,451+54%

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,777+51%

46Alaska, AKAK735,7062,643+7%

47Maine, MEME1,387,8171,905+8%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,439+197%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,232+13%

50North Dakota, NDND784,8411,194+215%

51Vermont, VTVT647,106875+34%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest central american population?

California ranks #1 with 1,418,798 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is central american population measured?

Number of residents who are Central American origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.