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Largest Japanese population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 249,556. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 28,174, against an all-states median of 3,744.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.2% of US population334,922,499743,365–

01California, CACA39,287,377249,556−5%

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235168,487−3%

03▲1New York, NYNY19,852,36635,745−1%

04▼1Washington, WAWA7,816,11634,145−12%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42425,748+15%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,79816,441−11%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,904+3%

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80914,246+1%

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29313,7580%

10▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,61212,651+2%

11▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,76112,311−5%

12▲3Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83811,559+14%

13▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,908+7%

14▼2Colorado, COCO5,862,18910,571−7%

15▼2Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709,913−7%

16Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568,997−8%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4078,950−3%

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,284−7%

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117,043+2%

20▲1Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,435+10%

21▲1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,265+10%

22▼2Indiana, ININ6,851,0736,0480%

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834,647−8%

24▲1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,9800%

25▼1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,750−14%

26▲1Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,744+18%

27▼1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,342−12%

28▲2Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,097+13%

29▼1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253,040−1%

30▲1Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,710+2%

31▼2Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,625−10%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,028−10%

33▲1Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,912−12%

34▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,856+4%

35▼2Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,736−21%

36▲1Alaska, AKAK735,7061,525+3%

37▼2Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,275−34%

38▲2District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,206+4%

39▲4Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,189+36%

40▼2Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,113−22%

41▲1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8688790%

42▼3Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391810−38%

43▲2Montana, MTMT1,116,8757490%

44▼3Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801692−28%

45▼1Delaware, DEDE1,021,191689−16%

46▲1West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373630+3%

47▼1Maine, MEME1,387,817571−14%

48▲2South Dakota, SDSD907,428554+52%

49▲2Vermont, VTVT647,106391+8%

50▼1Wyoming, WYWY582,397353−17%

51▼3North Dakota, NDND784,841307−33%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest japanese population?

California ranks #1 with 249,556 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by japanese population?

California, Hawaii, New York, Washington, Texas.

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 japanese population measured?

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