RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Jamaican population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Jamaican 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 300,094. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 36,682, against an all-states median of 2,228.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.3% of US population308,745,538941,339–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366300,094–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,077246,902–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80955,938–

04Georgia, GAGA10,940,40749,026–

05Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50848,937–

06Maryland, MDMD6,206,01132,252–

07California, CACA39,287,37725,882–

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63925,515–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05623,772–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42418,540–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17015,574–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412,897–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79811,721–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938,744–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617,188–

16South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254,323–

17Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914,136–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,920–

19District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,576–

20Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,378–

21Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,327–

22Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,184–

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,950–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,747–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,537–

26Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,228–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,177–

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,140–

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,092–

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,708–

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,338–

32Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,234–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,188–

34Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,144–

35West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373963–

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779962–

37Maine, MEME1,387,817846–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391840–

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,197812–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235771–

41Iowa, IAIA3,210,507760–

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246645–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,707546–

44Utah, UTUT3,392,331433–

45Idaho, IDID1,934,262315–

46Vermont, VTVT647,106290–

47Alaska, AKAK735,706245–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875244–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,428202–

50North Dakota, NDND784,84195–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39761–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest jamaican population?

New York ranks #1 with 300,094 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by jamaican population?

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

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 jamaican population measured?

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