RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Costa Rican population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican 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 26,627. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 5,961, against an all-states median of 1,016.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281159,541–

01California, CACA39,287,37726,627+20%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07723,452+17%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80921,380+14%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36612,668+12%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4249,807+68%

06Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,563+60%

07North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,431+4%

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394,300+1%

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,072+5%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,743+78%

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,319+40%

12Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,977+129%

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,923+4%

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,735+13%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,722+125%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,529+52%

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2252,389+25%

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,175+26%

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,964+172%

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,927+128%

21Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,732+128%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,217+19%

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,185+80%

24Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,143−20%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,052+7%

26Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,016+105%

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,814975+112%

28Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634780+123%

29District of Columbia, DCDC681,294773+107%

30Indiana, ININ6,851,073770+16%

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824642+703%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768518−9%

33Idaho, IDID1,934,262460+110%

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246449+113%

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235445+83%

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391404+113%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,507402+222%

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,191388+51%

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,707340+166%

40Kansas, KSKS2,947,197334−43%

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801290−7%

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868286+53%

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779254−53%

44Maine, MEME1,387,817226+40%

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373185+58%

46Alaska, AKAK735,706166−3%

47Vermont, VTVT647,106157+118%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875129+130%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42896−23%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39721+133%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8413–

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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 26,627 (2020 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?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.