RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Ghanaian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Ghanaian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 29,821. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 5,752, against an all-states median of 622.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281151,036–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36629,821+30%

02Virginia, VAVA8,705,17016,782+81%

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,719+59%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80911,168+23%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4249,151+207%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568,049+146%

07Ohio, OHOH11,810,2937,899+171%

08California, CACA39,287,3777,425+212%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,776+86%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,308+35%

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,733+211%

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394,333+144%

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,763+116%

14Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,333+97%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,248+171%

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,010+364%

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,007+102%

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,431+160%

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,410+150%

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,372+148%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,023+64%

22Oregon, OROR4,254,293863+153%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073787+144%

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,197714+2064%

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634668+63%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872622+307%

27District of Columbia, DCDC681,294616+60%

28Utah, UTUT3,392,331561+144%

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,961559+1371%

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391516+588%

31Delaware, DEDE1,021,191490−10%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824484+415%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,507471+328%

34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868387+45%

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,707300+24%

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373295+528%

37Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235263+1923%

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,768258+177%

39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225253+32%

40Nevada, NVNV3,184,612232−11%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246197+393%

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801132−85%

43South Dakota, SDSD907,428104–

44Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77995−62%

45North Dakota, NDND784,84192+384%

46Vermont, VTVT647,10679+1217%

47Idaho, IDID1,934,26276–

48Maine, MEME1,387,81760+300%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39746–

50Alaska, AKAK735,70633–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,87522+214%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest ghanaian population?

New York ranks #1 with 29,821 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is ghanaian population measured?

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