RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Jamaican population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Jamaican 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 313,854. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 44,993, against an all-states median of 3,472.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population331,449,2811,161,976–

01New York, NYNY19,852,366313,854+5%

02Florida, FLFL22,416,077311,589+26%

03Georgia, GAGA10,940,40769,353+41%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80963,832+14%

05Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50857,155+17%

06Maryland, MDMD6,206,01146,652+45%

07California, CACA39,287,37736,249+40%

08Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63935,329+38%

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05632,653+37%

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42429,614+60%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17021,776+40%

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40420,359+58%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79815,577+33%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,742+23%

15South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259,479+119%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,7619,036+26%

17Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,566+42%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385,526+74%

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,055+142%

20District of Columbia, DCDC681,2944,811+35%

21Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,623+37%

22Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914,405+7%

23Colorado, COCO5,862,1894,234+27%

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,814+50%

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,552+59%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123,472+18%

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,404+24%

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,271+50%

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,075+44%

30Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,528+121%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,183+84%

32Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,029+111%

33Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,834+49%

34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,831+37%

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,664−3%

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,457+79%

37Maine, MEME1,387,8171,371+62%

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,225+61%

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351,134+47%

40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373987+2%

41Utah, UTUT3,392,331876+102%

42Vermont, VTVT647,106709+144%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391701−17%

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,707679+24%

45New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246659+2%

46North Dakota, NDND784,841596+527%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706580+137%

48Idaho, IDID1,934,262394+25%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,428208+3%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,875145−41%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397129+111%

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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 313,854 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by jamaican population?

New York, Florida, 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is jamaican population measured?

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