RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Italian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Italian 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 2,730,605. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 636,843, against an all-states median of 137,262.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States5.7% of US population308,745,53817,566,693–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3662,730,605–

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,577,222–

03California, CACA39,287,3771,542,476–

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,521,182–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,215,242–

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056902,538–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,798809,949–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,293748,146–

09Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508675,262–

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,761478,811–

11Texas, TXTX30,188,424466,505–

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,170317,483–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,011311,799–

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838290,245–

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404284,191–

16Colorado, COCO5,862,189253,031–

17Washington, WAWA7,816,116238,129–

18Louisiana, LALA4,611,961224,375–

19Georgia, GAGA10,940,407218,654–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,814215,054–

21Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801202,067–

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872201,404–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073185,087–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,612169,159–

25Oregon, OROR4,254,293142,450–

26New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868137,262–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383129,047–

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445128,270–

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225120,284–

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82488,876–

31Delaware, DEDE1,021,19186,944–

32West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37385,791–

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,76883,808–

34Utah, UTUT3,392,33176,864–

35Maine, MEME1,387,81775,822–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,50766,831–

37Kansas, KSKS2,947,19765,265–

38Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63462,354–

39Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77952,794–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24650,703–

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,70750,059–

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39148,930–

43Vermont, VTVT647,10646,845–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26246,455–

45Montana, MTMT1,116,87535,189–

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23528,149–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70625,153–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,39718,929–

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,29417,799–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42810,084–

51North Dakota, NDND784,8417,120–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest italian population?

New York ranks #1 with 2,730,605 (2010 Decennial Census).

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 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is italian population measured?

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