RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Greek population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Greek 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 143,481. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 44,778, against an all-states median of 12,018.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGREEK POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population331,449,2811,249,194–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366143,481−12%

02California, CACA39,287,377129,127−7%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,79891,086−14%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07789,658−5%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05676,317−10%

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80959,665−8%

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63959,477−10%

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,29353,057−10%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,42448,697+13%

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,76144,042−5%

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,01132,320−5%

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,17031,742−8%

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50829,781−6%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40426,981+4%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,11625,994+0%

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83823,769−5%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40722,126+12%

18Indiana, ININ6,851,07321,067−11%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,18919,742+0%

20New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86819,028−9%

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87217,238−10%

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22515,071+12%

23Oregon, OROR4,254,29314,155+7%

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,81413,161−16%

25Utah, UTUT3,392,33112,667−3%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,61212,018+6%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,205−0%

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44511,154−9%

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,7689,153+2%

30Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8017,194−5%

31Maine, MEME1,387,8176,767+1%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8246,433−4%

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615,647−5%

34Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,511−23%

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6344,902−17%

36Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914,816−0%

37West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3734,620−17%

38Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974,577+10%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464,277−16%

40Idaho, IDID1,934,2624,239−10%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074,127+11%

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,592+12%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,175−12%

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,753+41%

45District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942,733+29%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1062,669+3%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,567−17%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,823−31%

49Alaska, AKAK735,7061,521−32%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,317+28%

51North Dakota, NDND784,841955+50%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest greek population?

New York ranks #1 with 143,481 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by greek population?

New York, California, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts.

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 greek population measured?

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