RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Italian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Italian 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 2,320,549. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 593,911, against an all-states median of 153,895.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States5.0% of US population331,449,28116,549,022–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3662,320,549−15%

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,430,006−9%

03California, CACA39,287,3771,414,190−8%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,336,455−12%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,222,217+1%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056825,642−9%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,798726,216−10%

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,293715,494−4%

09Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508590,721−13%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,424523,680+12%

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,761452,303−6%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404332,786+17%

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,170332,213+5%

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838297,383+2%

15Maryland, MDMD6,206,011291,816−6%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,189275,803+9%

17Washington, WAWA7,816,116255,671+7%

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,407234,113+7%

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,814204,254−5%

20Louisiana, LALA4,611,961200,407−11%

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872200,205−1%

22Indiana, ININ6,851,073180,628−2%

23Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801172,852−14%

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,612158,170−6%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,293154,010+8%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225153,895+28%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383152,739+18%

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868137,322+0%

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445124,817−3%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82490,775+2%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,33186,754+13%

32Delaware, DEDE1,021,19181,036−7%

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,76878,547−6%

34West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37377,548−10%

35Maine, MEME1,387,81776,133+0%

36Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63469,023+11%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,50763,176−5%

38Kansas, KSKS2,947,19762,266−5%

39Idaho, IDID1,934,26254,112+16%

40Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77953,122+1%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,70749,349−1%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24646,352−9%

43Vermont, VTVT647,10645,447−3%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39144,534−9%

45Montana, MTMT1,116,87538,075+8%

46Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23530,019+7%

47District of Columbia, DCDC681,29427,731+56%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70620,629−18%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39718,338−3%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42810,732+6%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8418,767+23%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest italian population?

New York ranks #1 with 2,320,549 (2020 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is italian population measured?

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