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Largest Italian population, US counties

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Italian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

2501Johnson County, NENE5,21892+96%

2502Calhoun County, SCSC14,18891−47%

2503Fremont County, IDID14,20891−64%

2504Adair County, IAIA7,40391−43%

2505Hamilton County, IAIA14,94491−76%

2506Monona County, IAIA8,53991−28%

2507Seward County, KSKS21,07391−31%

2508Benson County, NDND5,75990+1400%

2509Haskell County, TXTX5,49990+2%

2510Willacy County, TXTX19,97190−42%

2511Ashley County, ARAR17,83189−67%

2512Clark County, MOMO6,47589+394%

2513Divide County, NDND2,11089+1680%

2514Guadalupe County, NMNM4,34389−59%

2515Love County, OKOK10,78089+29%

2516Jackson County, TXTX15,39389−25%

2517Warren County, ININ8,47489+5%

2518Stevens County, KSKS4,98489+48%

2519Musselshell County, MTMT5,58288−43%

2520Cotton County, OKOK5,43288+22%

2521Kiowa County, OKOK8,18188−11%

2522Beadle County, SDSD19,62488−25%

2523Edwards County, TXTX1,37088+633%

2524Butte County, IDID2,78388−12%

2525Owyhee County, IDID12,66188−7%

2526Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24087+30%

2527Bienville Parish, LALA12,26987−60%

2528Luce County, MIMI6,33987−48%

2529Swift County, MNMN9,76387+98%

2530Madison County, MOMO12,85887−70%

2531Maries County, MOMO8,39787−65%

2532Henderson County, ILIL5,98487−46%

2533Dolores County, COCO2,46687+107%

2534Wayne County, ILIL15,88287−25%

2535Hancock County, IAIA10,52887−64%

2536Richland Parish, LALA19,58286−51%

2537Turner County, SDSD9,31486+32%

2538Lincoln County, WVWV19,17786−82%

2539Lynn County, TXTX6,01785−8%

2540Adams County, IDID5,01385−56%

2541Lawrence County, KYKY15,76585−41%

2542Butler County, ALAL18,10084+2%

2543Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77784−63%

2544Richland County, NDND16,73184−31%

2545Covington, VAVA5,68084+50%

2546White County, ILIL13,25084−73%

2547Cross County, ARAR16,18683−45%

2548Powder River County, MTMT1,78183+207%

2549Cumberland County, VAVA10,35283−44%

2550Dickenson County, VAVA13,23683+73%

2551Cass County, ILIL12,46383−57%

2552Larue County, KYKY15,18483−51%

2553Dawson County, TXTX11,77683+38%

2554Scott County, ARAR9,96582−39%

2555Mountrail County, NDND9,39582+413%

2556Kingman County, KSKS7,02982−49%

2557Crittenden County, KYKY8,80782−35%

2558Robertson County, KYKY2,32581–

2559Polk County, NENE5,27081+153%

2560Jefferson County, GAGA15,01181−39%

2561Winn Parish, LALA14,96180−59%

2562Daviess County, MOMO8,55880−29%

2563Rosebud County, MTMT8,25380+86%

2564Lake County, TNTN6,24980+23%

2565Charles City County, VAVA6,62380−50%

2566Crowley County, COCO5,67780−46%

2567Pope County, ILIL3,67280−54%

2568Union County, ININ6,86380−69%

2569Clayton County, IAIA16,84580−60%

2570Sierra County, CACA3,09879−71%

2571Wheatland County, MTMT2,10079–

2572Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41379+365%

2573Pickens County, ALAL18,22178−61%

2574Washington County, KYKY12,36878−41%

2575Humphreys County, MSMS7,00178+53%

2576Phelps County, NENE8,99478−11%

2577Stanley County, SDSD3,01878+333%

2578Mitchell County, IAIA10,65078−20%

2579Decatur County, IAIA7,65578−59%

2580Knott County, KYKY13,32178−32%

2581Magoffin County, KYKY11,11078+359%

2582Ferry County, WAWA7,51778−65%

2583Garfield County, WAWA2,41678+50%

2584Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83077−25%

2585Petersburg, AKAK3,39477−56%

2586Pike County, ARAR9,96477−35%

2587Deuel County, NENE1,86277+450%

2588Red River County, TXTX11,81677+3%

2589Pleasants County, WVWV7,33877−28%

2590Crook County, WYWY7,85277−48%

2591Bullock County, ALAL9,78077−27%

2592Stafford County, KSKS4,00577+413%

2593Ballard County, KYKY7,59477−44%

2594Rock County, MNMN9,52476−7%

2595Hampton County, SCSC18,17476−45%

2596Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25776−40%

2597McCreary County, KYKY17,12476−65%

2598Comanche County, TXTX14,43275−10%

2599Sabine County, TXTX10,01275+200%

2600Keokuk County, IAIA9,79775−30%

2601Bath County, KYKY13,17674+21%

2602Oregon County, MOMO8,70974+147%

2603Bertie County, NCNC17,08674+61%

2604Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53774+80%

2605Tillman County, OKOK6,78074+37%

2606Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09974−58%

2607Brown County, ILIL6,40174−71%

2608Meagher County, MTMT2,13773+40%

2609Marion County, GAGA7,67673−16%

2610Sac County, IAIA9,52573+59%

2611Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77072+71%

2612Leflore County, MSMS25,68672−71%

2613Pondera County, MTMT6,07272−49%

2614Adair County, OKOK19,82872−29%

2615Allendale County, SCSC7,35572+148%

2616Perkins County, SDSD2,85372+200%

2617Yoakum County, TXTX7,43872+80%

2618Seminole County, GAGA9,16272−35%

2619Twiggs County, GAGA7,59772+414%

2620Lewis County, KYKY12,90172−55%

2621Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09571+115%

2622Putnam County, MOMO4,54671+45%

2623Johnson County, GAGA9,31071+11%

2624Surry County, VAVA6,60370−70%

2625Taylor County, IAIA5,83570+37%

2626Hickory County, MOMO9,04470−67%

2627Emmet County, IAIA9,10770−62%

2628Columbia County, WAWA4,14170−26%

2629Pulaski County, GAGA10,17269−54%

2630Macon County, GAGA11,75669+68%

2631Teton County, MTMT6,49669−61%

2632Sibley County, MNMN15,35669+64%

2633Lee County, SCSC15,73069−5%

2634Norton, VAVA3,47769−25%

2635Sevier County, ARAR15,75868−47%

2636Pennington County, MNMN13,68668+113%

2637Choctaw County, MSMS8,04868+240%

2638Dillon County, SCSC27,45868−75%

2639Moody County, SDSD6,63268+70%

2640Carlisle County, KYKY4,74768+33%

2641Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17567−28%

2642Sumter County, ALAL11,58867−39%

2643Stevens County, MNMN9,74767−26%

2644Webster County, NENE3,33667+235%

2645Swain County, NCNC14,02467−58%

2646Brooks County, TXTX6,57967+570%

2647Ward County, TXTX11,12567+109%

2648Ripley County, MOMO10,71766−11%

2649Moore County, TXTX21,89166−33%

2650Todd County, KYKY12,97266−48%

2651Prairie County, ARAR7,92365+141%

2652West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15665−47%

2653Pulaski County, ILIL4,82065+3%

2654Dixon County, NENE5,60264+146%

2655Washington County, COCO4,73264−29%

2656Van Buren County, IAIA7,13164−48%

2657Howard County, ARAR12,30663−60%

2658Clarke County, MSMS15,10263−75%

2659Ellis County, OKOK3,61363+473%

2660Gilliam County, OROR1,97163+47%

2661Telfair County, GAGA11,19563+7%

2662Livingston County, KYKY8,86363−45%

2663Union County, ARAR36,92662−86%

2664Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37562−23%

2665Hitchcock County, NENE2,46762+265%

2666Burke County, NDND2,13262+1140%

2667Moore County, TNTN6,92062+148%

2668San Saba County, TXTX5,78762+520%

2669Martinsville, VAVA13,84962−72%

2670Dallas County, ARAR6,01161−60%

2671Red River Parish, LALA7,16561−51%

2672Bowman County, NDND2,76261+1425%

2673Perry County, TNTN9,12661−46%

2674Craig County, VAVA4,80061−46%

2675Franklin, VAVA8,47861−45%

2676Wheeler County, GAGA7,57061+110%

2677Allamakee County, IAIA14,23861−57%

2678Fulton County, KYKY6,21861−47%

2679Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40560−23%

2680Grant County, MNMN6,08560+54%

2681Schuyler County, MOMO4,14060−77%

2682Nowata County, OKOK9,52260+20%

2683Franklin County, IDID15,88960−72%

2684Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60460−24%

2685Galax, VAVA6,67060+67%

2686Noble County, OKOK10,89959−82%

2687Grant County, SDSD7,53459+146%

2688Mitchell County, TXTX8,94759−45%

2689Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27158+9%

2690Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70458−23%

2691Mora County, NMNM4,05158+152%

2692Jack County, TXTX9,56358−16%

2693Bath County, VAVA4,07658−8%

2694Burt County, NENE6,67858−72%

2695Nobles County, MNMN22,33857−60%

2696Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64957+36%

2697Maverick County, TXTX58,82357−36%

2698Mineral County, COCO91057+97%

2699Crawford County, IAIA16,23757−44%

2700Kearny County, KSKS3,88857−20%

2701Greene County, IAIA8,65856−51%

2702King and Queen County, VAVA6,74356+143%

2703Harper County, KSKS5,37056+27%

2704North Slope, AKAK10,58255+817%

2705Claiborne County, MSMS8,05855+400%

2706Nuckolls County, NENE4,10055+90%

2707Brown County, KSKS9,10455−49%

2708Clay County, NENE6,17054+54%

2709Bottineau County, NDND6,28454−50%

2710Roberts County, SDSD10,25554+20%

2711Spink County, SDSD6,15554−62%

2712Delta County, TXTX5,54954+391%

2713Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31253−80%

2714Monroe County, MOMO8,95953−62%

2715Texas County, OKOK20,32253−76%

2716Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71153+33%

2717Barber County, KSKS4,08353−49%

2718Richardson County, NENE7,53053−42%

2719Lamb County, TXTX12,57952−20%

2720Ringgold County, IAIA4,64252−20%

2721Marshall County, KSKS9,85252−61%

2722Rawlins County, KSKS2,43152+136%

2723Union County, IAIA11,82951−66%

2724Leake County, MSMS21,66251−23%

2725Chouteau County, MTMT5,86551−39%

2726Baca County, COCO3,34751−38%

2727Jewell County, KSKS2,83051−4%

2728Cameron Parish, LALA4,71850−77%

2729Pembina County, NDND6,56850−6%

2730McCook County, SDSD5,96450−60%

2731Wirt County, WVWV4,87950−59%

2732Grant County, OKOK4,06750+35%

2733Donley County, TXTX3,21350+61%

2734Edmonson County, KYKY12,74950−63%

2735Dunn County, NDND4,05850+14%

2736Wilcox County, GAGA8,79750−50%

2737Adams County, IAIA3,61750+25%

2738Rush County, KSKS2,84550−39%

2739Washington County, KSKS5,53350−36%

2740Macon County, ALAL18,13249−70%

2741Jackson County, ARAR16,74149−72%

2742Schley County, GAGA4,59349+29%

2743Saline County, NENE14,99649−83%

2744Tripp County, SDSD5,70849+104%

2745Hamilton County, TXTX8,68049+96%

2746Sheridan County, KSKS2,42749+172%

2747Lee County, KYKY7,29749−20%

2748Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94148−79%

2749Colfax County, NENE10,93448+4%

2750Runnels County, TXTX9,69348−61%

2751Davis County, IAIA9,23048−71%

2752Mitchell County, KSKS5,59048+140%

2753Smith County, KSKS3,56648+50%

2754Morgan County, KYKY14,41548−68%

2755Chippewa County, MNMN12,40647+52%

2756Marshall County, MNMN8,79847+27%

2757Lewis County, MOMO9,87947−83%

2758Holt County, NENE10,06747−8%

2759Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92947−52%

2760Lake County, SDSD10,99347−72%

2761Merrick County, NENE7,90547−58%

2762Greer County, OKOK5,37347−79%

2763Aleutians East, AKAK3,47946+1050%

2764Carter County, MOMO5,41846−26%

2765Crane County, TXTX4,55446+59%

2766Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65046+1433%

2767Republic County, KSKS4,64046−53%

2768Wilson County, KSKS8,29946−78%

2769Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15345+45%

2770Gentry County, MOMO6,38445−13%

2771Butler County, NENE8,50745−52%

2772Lawrence County, ILIL13,79045−76%

2773Menifee County, KYKY6,43045–

2774Clay County, WVWV7,53844−59%

2775Sargent County, NDND3,71144+1000%

2776Andrews County, TXTX18,91444+2%

2777Bailey County, TXTX6,96344−31%

2778Carson County, TXTX5,80544−8%

2779Sheridan County, NENE4,80944+120%

2780Terrell County, GAGA8,65644+100%

2781Kiowa County, KSKS2,43244+159%

2782Nicholas County, KYKY7,94944−74%

2783Frio County, TXTX18,82344−33%

2784Benton County, MSMS7,50243−80%

2785Holt County, MOMO4,20043+72%

2786Scotland County, MOMO4,79643+207%

2787Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24243−44%

2788McHenry County, NDND5,13043+378%

2789Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24443−40%

2790Live Oak County, TXTX11,92943−68%

2791Castro County, TXTX7,29543−74%

2792Clay County, KSKS7,99043−34%

2793Elk County, KSKS2,45843+2%

2794Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48342+223%

2795Alpine County, CACA1,04342−68%

2796Duval County, TXTX9,40242+31%

2797Boone County, NENE5,35542+147%

2798Irion County, TXTX1,46342−55%

2799Talbot County, GAGA5,70942−2%

2800Calhoun County, GAGA5,41342+50%

2801Oneida County, IDID5,08542−62%

2802Logan County, KSKS2,66142+367%

2803Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76242−52%

2804Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48742+35%

2805Blaine County, OKOK8,51541+0%

2806Emporia, VAVA5,44741+413%

2807Clay County, KYKY19,46541−67%

2808Garden County, NENE1,80440+21%

2809Towner County, NDND2,04040+150%

2810Major County, OKOK7,53640+122%

2811Fall River County, SDSD7,46740−49%

2812Marion County, TXTX9,89640−75%

2813Stephens County, TXTX9,38040−44%

2814Sutton County, TXTX3,20340−76%

2815Lincoln County, IDID5,60340−62%

2816Desha County, ARAR9,98439−80%

2817Hyde County, SDSD1,19139+179%

2818Baylor County, TXTX3,47239+255%

2819Hartley County, TXTX4,90439−38%

2820Upton County, TXTX3,13139+875%

2821Camas County, IDID1,31639–

2822Sedgwick County, COCO2,24739−54%

2823Phillips County, KSKS4,72839−19%

2824Morrill County, NENE4,40439−63%

2825Wilkin County, MNMN6,28838−19%

2826Thurston County, NENE6,75238−51%

2827Jefferson County, OKOK5,43138+100%

2828Cumberland County, KYKY5,99238+6%

2829Humboldt County, IAIA9,40938−83%

2830Elliott County, KYKY7,26538+280%

2831Clearwater County, MNMN8,64737−49%

2832McLean County, NDND9,74037−60%

2833Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25937+311%

2834Renville County, NDND2,33137+0%

2835Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16237+1750%

2836Costilla County, COCO3,67937−44%

2837Hale County, ALAL15,19437−26%

2838Mitchell County, GAGA20,46737−76%

2839Norman County, MNMN6,33636−22%

2840Cedar County, NENE8,37336+44%

2841Fillmore County, NENE5,45836−12%

2842Harmon County, OKOK2,32736–

2843Hughes County, OKOK13,45536−78%

2844Refugio County, TXTX6,65736−80%

2845Highland County, VAVA2,31836+112%

2846Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66236−8%

2847Hamilton County, ILIL7,85936−89%

2848Trego County, KSKS2,74036–

2849Chariton County, MOMO7,37735+21%

2850Jackson County, MNMN9,85735−72%

2851Red Lake County, MNMN3,94035−5%

2852Big Horn County, MTMT12,75235−45%

2853Nemaha County, NENE7,10235−80%

2854Dewey County, OKOK4,20735−41%

2855Hansford County, TXTX4,94435−19%

2856Mills County, TXTX4,58035+483%

2857Shackelford County, TXTX3,19735+35%

2858Cheyenne County, COCO1,71335−59%

2859Louisa County, IAIA10,41635−78%

2860Sherman County, KSKS5,76335−13%

2861Calhoun County, MSMS12,64334−74%

2862Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55534−82%

2863Osborne County, KSKS3,28534+13%

2864Camp County, TXTX13,38033−79%

2865Gosper County, NENE1,80333+313%

2866Eureka County, NVNV1,86733−72%

2867Atchison County, MOMO5,17532−30%

2868Harrison County, MOMO8,28132−83%

2869Lincoln County, MNMN5,58331−54%

2870Mercer County, MOMO3,40431−59%

2871Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62631−76%

2872Phillips County, COCO4,42031−54%

2873Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61931+244%

2874Noxubee County, MSMS9,79830+88%

2875Smith County, MSMS13,99130−57%

2876Clark County, KSKS1,90030−52%

2877Calhoun County, ARAR4,63229−57%

2878Monroe County, ARAR6,24429+53%

2879Tensas Parish, LALA3,70029–

2880Franklin County, MSMS7,49129−79%

2881Sheridan County, NDND1,29629–

2882Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66329−81%

2883Skagway, AKAK1,10428−43%

2884Blaine County, MTMT6,86028−59%

2885Terry County, TXTX11,72028−76%

2886Zapata County, TXTX13,75328–

2887Traverse County, MNMN3,13027+286%

2888Brown County, NENE2,82627+42%

2889Harlan County, NENE3,00027+13%

2890Hall County, TXTX2,73727−60%

2891Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28427−81%

2892Terrell County, TXTX70227–

2893Evans County, GAGA11,02827−68%

2894Monroe County, KYKY11,19127−59%

2895Treasure County, MTMT72827+8%

2896Eddy County, NDND2,32926+767%

2897Knox County, NENE8,33526−41%

2898Pawnee County, NENE2,51026−41%

2899Goliad County, TXTX7,20826+4%

2900Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32126–

2901Wilcox County, ALAL9,66625+213%

2902Emmons County, NDND3,21525+92%

2903Warren County, GAGA5,26925+4%

2904Fallon County, MTMT2,95925−36%

2905Adams County, NDND2,27525+1150%

2906Nelson County, NDND2,96325+56%

2907Wheeler County, OROR1,47225−53%

2908San Juan County, COCO81325−64%

2909Pawnee County, KSKS5,99125−78%

2910Dickey County, NDND4,89524−27%

2911Custer County, IDID4,63624−88%

2912Stanton County, NENE5,74424−43%

2913Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30324−8%

2914Cottle County, TXTX1,22424–

2915Garza County, TXTX4,51024−56%

2916Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43324+200%

2917Floyd County, IAIA14,90124−88%

2918Nance County, NENE3,29024−31%

2919Esmeralda County, NVNV72924+26%

2920Montgomery County, MSMS9,35423−50%

2921Furnas County, NENE4,52423−67%

2922Sioux County, NENE1,18823+283%

2923Kidder County, NDND2,39323+64%

2924Wayne County, UTUT2,58723−44%

2925Quitman County, MSMS5,36422+47%

2926Antelope County, NENE6,35222−79%

2927McCulloch County, TXTX7,47222−72%

2928Gove County, KSKS2,63122−51%

2929Graham County, KSKS2,37122−77%

2930Kittson County, MNMN4,03121+0%

2931Prairie County, MTMT1,11221+425%

2932Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28421−32%

2933Yazoo County, MSMS22,94720−95%

2934Brule County, SDSD5,27820−73%

2935Liberty County, MTMT1,95720+150%

2936Edwards County, ILIL5,89820−66%

2937Haskell County, KSKS3,59920−69%

2938Wheeler County, TXTX4,77320+122%

2939Big Stone County, MNMN5,05419+6%

2940Frontier County, NENE2,65519−42%

2941Howard County, NENE6,53819−59%

2942Pierce County, NDND3,83819+90%

2943Sherman County, OROR2,05119−30%

2944Deuel County, SDSD4,40819+90%

2945Edmunds County, SDSD4,02219–

2946Randolph County, GAGA6,15619+58%

2947Lincoln County, KSKS2,86119−14%

2948Gaines County, TXTX23,95619−74%

2949Wrangell, AKAK2,00718−10%

2950Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02818−66%

2951Hamlin County, SDSD6,90018−33%

2952Murray County, MNMN7,94218−70%

2953Walsh County, NDND10,17918−78%

2954Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95518−57%

2955Alexander County, ILIL4,57018−81%

2956Ness County, KSKS2,61718+100%

2957Chase County, NENE3,71818−57%

2958Bradley County, ARAR9,82817−82%

2959Perkins County, NENE2,84917−72%

2960Shelby County, MOMO5,87017−85%

2961Carter County, MTMT1,38317+70%

2962Keya Paha County, NENE79217–

2963LaMoure County, NDND4,13517−47%

2964Traill County, NDND7,92017+240%

2965Douglas County, SDSD2,88817+750%

2966Harding County, SDSD1,33117−62%

2967Schleicher County, TXTX2,24517+325%

2968Hardeman County, TXTX3,29217–

2969Daggett County, UTUT93417−53%

2970Conecuh County, ALAL10,89916−81%

2971Bristol Bay, AKAK84716−68%

2972Sharkey County, MSMS3,09716−79%

2973Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87716−92%

2974Ransom County, NDND5,61716−60%

2975Rolette County, NDND11,68816+129%

2976Wells County, NDND3,72916+300%

2977Harper County, OKOK3,17216–

2978Newton County, TXTX11,95416−91%

2979Hardin County, ILIL3,58816−82%

2980Meade County, KSKS3,85216−43%

2981Grant County, NDND2,20615+15%

2982De Baca County, NMNM1,64715−12%

2983Dewey County, SDSD5,41915+25%

2984Dallam County, TXTX7,50815−89%

2985Fisher County, TXTX3,69215−29%

2986Greeley County, NENE2,15415−66%

2987Concho County, TXTX3,60715−46%

2988Wilkes County, GAGA9,54015−80%

2989Osceola County, IAIA5,98015−76%

2990Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81915−79%

2991Floyd County, TXTX4,88115+50%

2992Roberts County, TXTX86715+67%

2993Lafayette County, ARAR5,88814−55%

2994Hayes County, NENE82114–

2995Sherman County, NENE2,92414−13%

2996Miner County, SDSD2,28114−60%

2997La Salle County, TXTX6,51714−64%

2998Knox County, TXTX3,19214−48%

2999Comanche County, KSKS1,67314+250%

3000Thayer County, NENE4,84213+86%

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