RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 47 SHOWN OF 47

Largest Ghanaian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 23,006. 47 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,235, against an all-states median of 411.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,53883,718–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36623,006–

02Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709,289–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8099,071–

04Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117,373–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983,934–

06Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,644–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,276–

08Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,981–

09Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,919–

10California, CACA39,287,3772,383–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,774–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,745–

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,522–

14Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,187–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445995–

16Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801874–

17Colorado, COCO5,862,189830–

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838625–

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,761563–

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383554–

21Washington, WAWA7,816,116550–

22Delaware, DEDE1,021,191544–

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,814433–

24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634411–

25District of Columbia, DCDC681,294385–

26Oregon, OROR4,254,293341–

27Indiana, ININ6,851,073322–

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868267–

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,612262–

30Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779251–

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,707242–

32Utah, UTUT3,392,331230–

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225192–

34Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872153–

35Iowa, IAIA3,210,507110–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82494–

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,76893–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39175–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37347–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24640–

41Louisiana, LALA4,611,96138–

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,19733–

43North Dakota, NDND784,84119–

44Maine, MEME1,387,81715–

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,8757–

47Vermont, VTVT647,1066–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest ghanaian population?

New York ranks #1 with 23,006 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by ghanaian population?

New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

47 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is ghanaian population measured?

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