RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Costa Rican population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 30,817. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7,102, against an all-states median of 1,247.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Florida, FLFL22,416,07730,817–

02California, CACA39,287,37729,873–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80924,966–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36613,718–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42412,020–

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,279–

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,192–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,957–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,092–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704,462–

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,056–

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,898–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,100–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,027–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,959–

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,943–

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,911–

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,616–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,549–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,251–

21Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,813–

22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,729–

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,659–

24Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,384–

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,275–

26Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,247–

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,214–

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,182–

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,768857–

30District of Columbia, DCDC681,294853–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634772–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801678–

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246669–

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707660–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391660–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824595–

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,507555–

38Kansas, KSKS2,947,197541–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373466–

40Idaho, IDID1,934,262424–

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868422–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779374–

43Maine, MEME1,387,817356–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191320–

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235285–

46Alaska, AKAK735,706195–

47North Dakota, NDND784,841145–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875137–

49Vermont, VTVT647,10678–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42826–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39725–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest costa rican population?

Florida ranks #1 with 30,817 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by costa rican population?

Florida, California, New Jersey, New York, Texas.

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 costa rican population measured?

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