RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Ghanaian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 38,048. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8,205, against an all-states median of 1,122.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499217,120–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36638,048+65%

02Virginia, VAVA8,705,17019,121+106%

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,01118,952+157%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917,774+96%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42415,341+415%

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,29311,211+284%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710,934+200%

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05610,714+227%

09California, CACA39,287,3779,600+303%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7989,059+130%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,902+289%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,349+207%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,732+376%

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,718+210%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,752+352%

16Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,463+192%

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,160+284%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,148+288%

19Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,050+273%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,864+479%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,765+308%

22Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,648+203%

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,385+122%

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,295+394%

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,152+500%

26Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,122+229%

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,076+878%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,052+1019%

29District of Columbia, DCDC681,294993+158%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634873+112%

31North Dakota, NDND784,841785+4032%

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872735+380%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,197719+2079%

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,961692+1721%

35Utah, UTUT3,392,331632+175%

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779524+109%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246513+1183%

38Idaho, IDID1,934,262337–

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391294+292%

40Alabama, ALAL5,086,768286+208%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,707223−8%

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801217−75%

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868187−30%

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373180+283%

45Alaska, AKAK735,706140–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235140+977%

47Vermont, VTVT647,106128+2033%

48Maine, MEME1,387,81752+247%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42843–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,87523+229%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39717–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest ghanaian population?

New York ranks #1 with 38,048 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by ghanaian population?

New York, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas.

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 ghanaian population measured?

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