RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Ethiopian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 36,129. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 12,478, against an all-states median of 1,868.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281327,760–

01California, CACA39,287,37736,129+47%

02Virginia, VAVA8,705,17035,796+87%

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,01131,597+91%

04Washington, WAWA7,816,11627,620+112%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42427,321+128%

06Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44525,241+79%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40721,531+114%

08Nevada, NVNV3,184,61213,720+170%

09Colorado, COCO5,862,18910,966+67%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938,994+80%

11New York, NYNY19,852,3668,593+68%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,012+149%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986,534+98%

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,441+148%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,597+66%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385,044+240%

17Florida, FLFL22,416,0774,850+34%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,813+52%

19Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,799+5%

20Oregon, OROR4,254,2934,297+138%

21South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,653+291%

22New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,397+145%

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,953+74%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,750+92%

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,292+59%

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,868+66%

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,605+101%

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,303+620%

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,267+163%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,223+88%

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,074+80%

32Utah, UTUT3,392,331982+428%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634927+122%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768722+233%

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,707667+141%

36Maine, MEME1,387,817665+56%

37South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225646+51%

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779420+624%

39Delaware, DEDE1,021,191380+74%

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868361+115%

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801317+82%

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373220−28%

43Alaska, AKAK735,706218−16%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,875209+97%

45Idaho, IDID1,934,262201+0%

46North Dakota, NDND784,841125+119%

47Wyoming, WYWY582,397103–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10686−24%

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23581+25%

50Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39181−33%

51New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24669−61%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest ethiopian population?

California ranks #1 with 36,129 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by ethiopian population?

California, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, 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 ethiopian population measured?

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