RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 49 SHOWN OF 49

Largest Guyanese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Guyanese 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 144,155. 49 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 9,923, against an all-states median of 282.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGUYANESE POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281250,977–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366144,155+16%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,07729,199+33%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80924,035+34%

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710,144+36%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118,157+36%

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,231+90%

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5084,297+18%

08California, CACA39,287,3773,979+36%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,038+57%

10Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,680+107%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,195+8%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,033−9%

13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,821+26%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,774+47%

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,042+16%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,116585+148%

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225569+56%

18District of Columbia, DCDC681,294539+52%

19Delaware, DEDE1,021,191510+1%

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838509+70%

21Michigan, MIMI10,077,761379+4%

22Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801334+302%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073299+89%

24West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373298+548%

25Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779282+43%

26Oregon, OROR4,254,293276+132%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383272−45%

28Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872266+549%

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,961225+96%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,814216+20%

31Colorado, COCO5,862,189211+94%

32Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235192+225%

33Nevada, NVNV3,184,612182−28%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768164+10%

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824129−2%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246103+27%

37Alaska, AKAK735,70697+116%

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,50787+21%

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,70776–

40Utah, UTUT3,392,33175+838%

41Kansas, KSKS2,947,19767−54%

42Idaho, IDID1,934,26257+148%

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86844−17%

44Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63444−41%

45Vermont, VTVT647,10632−16%

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87529–

47Maine, MEME1,387,81723−23%

48South Dakota, SDSD907,42817–

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919–

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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 144,155 (2020 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?

49 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is guyanese population measured?

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