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Largest Ethiopian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Maryland leads at 42,074. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 14,682, against an all-states median of 2,876. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: New Mexico, NM, up 11 places to #40.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499386,534–

01▲2Maryland, MDMD6,206,01142,074+154%

02Virginia, VAVA8,705,17041,193+115%

03▼2California, CACA39,287,37736,738+49%

04▲1Texas, TXTX30,188,42436,364+203%

05▲1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44531,589+125%

06▼2Washington, WAWA7,816,11627,892+114%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40727,006+168%

08▲1Colorado, COCO5,862,18913,102+100%

09▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,61211,580+128%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,949+120%

11▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049,730+246%

12▲2District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949,569+268%

13▼2New York, NYNY19,852,3669,569+87%

14▼1Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,374+123%

15▲4Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567,161+56%

16▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,411+90%

17Florida, FLFL22,416,0776,316+75%

18▼2Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384,782+223%

19▲1Oregon, OROR4,254,2934,706+161%

20▼2Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,663+47%

21▲2Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,236+150%

22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,794+173%

23▲1Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,608+152%

24▲1Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,519+144%

25▲1Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,132+179%

26▼5South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,876+208%

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,652+232%

28▲3Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,704+185%

29▲1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,588+144%

30▲5Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,271+359%

31▼3Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,108+512%

32▲5South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,081+152%

33▼1Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,024+451%

34▼1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634969+132%

35▼6Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508780+62%

36▼2Alabama, ALAL5,086,768630+190%

37▲2Delaware, DEDE1,021,191562+158%

38▲4West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373443+45%

39▲2Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801414+138%

40▲11New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246394+125%

41▼3Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779366+531%

42▲3Idaho, IDID1,934,262294+46%

43Alaska, AKAK735,706242−7%

44▼4New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868240+43%

45▼9Maine, MEME1,387,817205−52%

46▲4Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391199+66%

47▼3Montana, MTMT1,116,875146+38%

48▼2North Dakota, NDND784,841132+132%

49▼1Vermont, VTVT647,10661−46%

50▼3Wyoming, WYWY582,39751–

51▼2Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23545−31%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest ethiopian population?

Maryland ranks #1 with 42,074 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by ethiopian population?

Maryland, Virginia, California, Texas, Minnesota.

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 ethiopian population measured?

Number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).