RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Largest Guyanese population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Guyanese 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 123,809. 46 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8,027, against an all-states median of 217.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGUYANESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population308,745,538202,258–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366123,809–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07721,902–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917,871–

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077,485–

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,981–

06Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,650–

07California, CACA39,287,3772,932–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,750–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,234–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,032–

11Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,935–

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,440–

13Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,294–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,203–

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,798897–

16Delaware, DEDE1,021,191506–

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383499–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,761366–

19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225365–

20District of Columbia, DCDC681,294355–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838299–

22Nevada, NVNV3,184,612254–

23Washington, WAWA7,816,116236–

24Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779197–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,814180–

26Indiana, ININ6,851,073158–

27Alabama, ALAL5,086,768149–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,197145–

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824131–

30Oregon, OROR4,254,293119–

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,961115–

32Colorado, COCO5,862,189109–

33Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80183–

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24681–

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63474–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,50772–

37Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23559–

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86853–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37346–

40Alaska, AKAK735,70645–

41Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87241–

42Vermont, VTVT647,10638–

43Maine, MEME1,387,81730–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26223–

45Utah, UTUT3,392,3318–

46North Dakota, NDND784,8417–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest guyanese population?

New York ranks #1 with 123,809 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by guyanese population?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is guyanese population measured?

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