RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Japanese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Japanese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 264,054. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 29,108, against an all-states median of 3,817.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAPANESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.2% of US population331,449,281768,985–

01California, CACA39,287,377264,054–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235173,572–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11638,645–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36635,949–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42422,369–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818,419–

07Florida, FLFL22,416,07714,510–

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80914,117–

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29313,799–

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,76112,939–

11Nevada, NVNV3,184,61212,360–

12Colorado, COCO5,862,18911,346–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010,604–

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29310,180–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83810,152–

16Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569,817–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4079,227–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,792–

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116,907–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,0736,049–

21Utah, UTUT3,392,3315,833–

22Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,683–

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,040–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,337–

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,997–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,817–

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,180–

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253,080–

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,921–

30Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,729–

31Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,659–

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,254–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,209–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,180–

35Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,936–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,785–

37Alaska, AKAK735,7061,487–

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,428–

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,296–

40District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,155–

41Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801961–

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868878–

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779873–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191825–

45Montana, MTMT1,116,875747–

46Maine, MEME1,387,817665–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373613–

48North Dakota, NDND784,841456–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,397427–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,428364–

51Vermont, VTVT647,106363–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest japanese population?

California ranks #1 with 264,054 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by japanese population?

California, Hawaii, Washington, New York, Texas.

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 japanese population measured?

Number of residents who are Japanese (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.