RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Ethiopian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, 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 24,582. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,601, against an all-states median of 1,028.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population308,745,538172,630–

01California, CACA39,287,37724,582–

02Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019,144–

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,01116,574–

04Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44514,070–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,11613,044–

06Texas, TXTX30,188,42411,989–

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710,060–

08Colorado, COCO5,862,1896,547–

09New York, NYNY19,852,3665,107–

10Nevada, NVNV3,184,6125,088–

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,988–

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,581–

13Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,615–

14Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,372–

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983,306–

16Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,171–

17North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,813–

18District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,601–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,802–

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,696–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,482–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,441–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,431–

24New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,388–

25Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,122–

26South Dakota, SDSD907,428934–

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,507798–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824651–

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872597–

30Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508481–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225429–

32Maine, MEME1,387,817426–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634418–

34West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373306–

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,707277–

36Alaska, AKAK735,706260–

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,191218–

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,768217–

39Idaho, IDID1,934,262201–

40Utah, UTUT3,392,331186–

41Louisiana, LALA4,611,961181–

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246175–

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801174–

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868168–

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391120–

46Vermont, VTVT647,106113–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,875106–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23565–

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77958–

50North Dakota, NDND784,84157–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest ethiopian population?

California ranks #1 with 24,582 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by ethiopian population?

California, Virginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Washington.

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 ethiopian population measured?

Number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.