RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Costa Rican population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 22,261. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4,765, against an all-states median of 662.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,538125,815–

01California, CACA39,287,37722,261–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07720,098–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80918,811–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36611,335–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4245,826–

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,236–

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394,258–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,877–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,471–

10Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,806–

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,424–

12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,365–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,107–

14South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,912–

15Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,727–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,665–

17Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,437–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,298–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,211–

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,023–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383980–

22Michigan, MIMI10,077,761846–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,293761–

24Ohio, OHOH11,810,293721–

25Indiana, ININ6,851,073666–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872658–

27Kansas, KSKS2,947,197582–

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,768567–

29Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779543–

30Utah, UTUT3,392,331496–

31Missouri, MOMO6,191,814460–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,294374–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634349–

34Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801312–

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,191257–

36Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235243–

37Idaho, IDID1,934,262219–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246211–

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391190–

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868187–

41Alaska, AKAK735,706172–

42Maine, MEME1,387,817162–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,707128–

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,507125–

45South Dakota, SDSD907,428124–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373117–

47Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82480–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10672–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,87556–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3979–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest costa rican population?

California ranks #1 with 22,261 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by costa rican population?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is costa rican population measured?

Number of residents who are Costa Rican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.