RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Jamaican population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Jamaican ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 326,202. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 49,030, against an all-states median of 3,988.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population334,922,4991,272,037–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077326,202+32%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366312,178+4%

03Georgia, GAGA10,940,40783,532+70%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80975,636+35%

05Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50864,079+31%

06Maryland, MDMD6,206,01146,212+43%

07Texas, TXTX30,188,42441,148+122%

08California, CACA39,287,37740,479+56%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63940,351+58%

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05634,191+44%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40425,868+101%

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,17024,783+59%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816,150+38%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29313,930+59%

15South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22512,021+178%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76110,266+43%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8388,313+161%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837,585+263%

19Washington, WAWA7,816,1167,412+89%

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,243+75%

21District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947,007+96%

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686,204+84%

23Colorado, COCO5,862,1895,958+79%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0734,548+104%

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,462+76%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,988+45%

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,872+81%

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123,732+27%

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,614+66%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,232+89%

31Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,827+129%

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,787+135%

33Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,213+130%

34Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,107+84%

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,060+154%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,016+165%

37Maine, MEME1,387,8171,832+117%

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,803+35%

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,336+59%

40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,323+37%

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,289+67%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,141+77%

43Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,013+134%

44Vermont, VTVT647,106906+212%

45Nebraska, NENE1,978,707803+47%

46North Dakota, NDND784,841739+678%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706694+183%

48Idaho, IDID1,934,262432+37%

49Montana, MTMT1,116,875205−16%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,428191−5%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397124+103%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest jamaican population?

Florida ranks #1 with 326,202 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by jamaican population?

Florida, New York, Georgia, New Jersey, Connecticut.

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 jamaican population measured?

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