RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Egyptian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Egyptian ancestry, 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 52,643. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 10,593, against an all-states median of 1,478.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEGYPTIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281278,498–

01California, CACA39,287,37752,643+40%

02New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80941,846+49%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36634,083+34%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,745+123%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07715,576+47%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,17013,757+107%

07Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,552+169%

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399,921+47%

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,7989,352+85%

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,430+67%

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936,379+33%

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,859+54%

13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,636+30%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615,238+60%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,277+39%

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,716+35%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,575+71%

18Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,008+115%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,868+108%

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,867+60%

21Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,170+37%

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,038+60%

23Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,029+228%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,681−4%

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,569+20%

26Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,478+93%

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,432+59%

28Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801953+86%

29Kansas, KSKS2,947,197935+20%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824902+95%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,331855+428%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768798+5%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634706+48%

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294627+99%

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868603+141%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,507603−24%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391545+120%

38Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235375+12%

39North Dakota, NDND784,841354+372%

40Delaware, DEDE1,021,191345+65%

41West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373328−20%

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,707281+45%

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246280−5%

44Maine, MEME1,387,817265+235%

45Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779229−17%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428193+1106%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,875188+1467%

48Idaho, IDID1,934,262168−3%

49Alaska, AKAK735,706100+23%

50Vermont, VTVT647,10693−18%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39747+370%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest egyptian population?

California ranks #1 with 52,643 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by egyptian population?

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

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 egyptian population measured?

Number of residents who are Egyptian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.