RANKING · 2024 ACS · 50 SHOWN OF 50

Largest Guyanese population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Guyanese 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 142,885. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 10,209, against an all-states median of 379.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGUYANESE POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499259,052–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366142,885+15%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07730,469+39%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80925,061+40%

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40711,773+57%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118,841+48%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,4244,411+128%

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,350+19%

08California, CACA39,287,3774,312+47%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,831+39%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,865+41%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,759+24%

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,509+74%

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,219+71%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,371+14%

15District of Columbia, DCDC681,294966+172%

16South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225896+145%

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,798892−1%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838763+155%

19Louisiana, LALA4,611,961744+547%

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383692+39%

21Alabama, ALAL5,086,768657+341%

22Delaware, DEDE1,021,191641+27%

23Washington, WAWA7,816,116482+104%

24Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779443+125%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,293387+225%

26West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373371+707%

27Indiana, ININ6,851,073348+120%

28Michigan, MIMI10,077,761285−22%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,612284+12%

30Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801250+201%

31Colorado, COCO5,862,189243+123%

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872242+490%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,707239–

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391164–

35Missouri, MOMO6,191,814159−12%

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824131+0%

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634128+73%

38Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235118+100%

39Vermont, VTVT647,106111+192%

40Maine, MEME1,387,817111+270%

41Alaska, AKAK735,706110+144%

42Iowa, IAIA3,210,507107+49%

43Utah, UTUT3,392,331103+1188%

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86893+75%

45South Dakota, SDSD907,42868–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87559–

47Idaho, IDID1,934,26250+117%

48Kansas, KSKS2,947,19746−68%

49New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24611−86%

50North Dakota, NDND784,8412−71%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest guyanese population?

New York ranks #1 with 142,885 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by guyanese population?

New York, Florida, New Jersey, Georgia, Maryland.

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is guyanese population measured?

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