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Largest Italian population, US states

US states 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. New York leads at 2,163,906. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 578,128, against an all-states median of 154,752.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States4.8% of US population334,922,49916,176,874–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3662,163,906−21%

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,381,650−12%

03California, CACA39,287,3771,337,799−13%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,279,010−16%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,258,527+4%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056783,820−13%

07Ohio, OHOH11,810,293682,157−9%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,798681,774−16%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,424575,667+23%

10Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508554,301−18%

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,761438,029−9%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404355,697+25%

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,170336,302+6%

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838303,086+4%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,189286,861+13%

16Maryland, MDMD6,206,011271,841−13%

17Washington, WAWA7,816,116248,854+5%

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,407243,372+11%

19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872202,213+0%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,814200,106−7%

21Louisiana, LALA4,611,961197,755−12%

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225178,975+49%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073168,009−9%

24Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801162,494−20%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383160,993+25%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,612154,752−9%

27Oregon, OROR4,254,293150,364+6%

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868136,133−1%

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445124,590−3%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82491,891+3%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,33189,373+16%

32Delaware, DEDE1,021,19187,287+0%

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,76886,427+3%

34Maine, MEME1,387,81775,398−1%

35West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37373,182−15%

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63467,560+8%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,50763,842−4%

38Kansas, KSKS2,947,19761,930−5%

39Idaho, IDID1,934,26261,754+33%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24651,702+2%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77950,040−5%

42Vermont, VTVT647,10648,193+3%

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,70747,659−5%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39144,675−9%

45Montana, MTMT1,116,87538,152+8%

46District of Columbia, DCDC681,29431,565+77%

47Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23529,713+6%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70618,688−26%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39717,655−7%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42811,311+12%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8419,840+38%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest italian population?

New York ranks #1 with 2,163,906 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by italian population?

New York, Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is italian population measured?

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