RANKING · 2024 ACS · 322 SHOWN OF 322

Largest Kenyan population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA leads at 9,073. 322 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,499123,234–

01Seattle, WAWA4,161,8839,073+428%

02Dallas, TXTX8,477,1578,655+84%

03Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2958,194+146%

04Houston, TXTX7,904,6275,583+866%

05Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1825,372+195%

06Boston, MAMA5,034,2215,165+91%

07Washington, DCDC6,465,7245,137+134%

08New York, NYNY20,112,4484,938+108%

09Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1183,218+93%

10Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7813,197+244%

11Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4412,708+236%

12Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822,632+234%

13Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282,423+322%

14St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212,096+210%

15Worcester, MAMA888,5021,944+191%

16San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,764+65%

17Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201,704+100%

18San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1401,513+4103%

19Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381,384+202%

20Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951,354+486%

21Riverside, CACA4,769,0071,195+208%

22Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,159+55%

23Portland, OROR2,542,2821,098+457%

24San Diego, CACA3,282,2481,003+504%

25Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766913+29%

26Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830763+108%

27South Bend, ININ324,538757+233%

28Austin, TXTX2,620,945720+99%

29Nashville, TNTN2,197,416708+93%

30Orlando, FLFL2,957,672701+212%

31Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858685+813%

32Colorado Springs, COCO781,796669+1074%

33Sacramento, CACA2,477,274637+118%

34Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813632+6%

35Syracuse, NYNY652,273630+1809%

36Miami, FLFL6,391,072613+88%

37San Jose, CACA1,984,473545+151%

38Charleston, SCSC889,263533–

39Tampa, FLFL3,418,895528+586%

40Vallejo, CACA455,376520+211%

41Montgomery, ALAL388,747510–

42Manchester, NHNH433,415506+256%

43Springfield, MAMA464,338504+92%

44Richmond, VAVA1,389,338485+74%

45Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992445+618%

46Denver, COCO3,092,037440+598%

47Lancaster, PAPA563,159431+253%

48Providence, RIRI1,708,161431+120%

49Augusta, GAGA641,231418+2513%

50Memphis, TNTN1,341,412405+34%

51Detroit, MIMI4,390,913403−9%

52Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775394+136%

53Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213381+228%

54Durham, NCNC625,485379+122%

55Wichita, KSKS663,809372−22%

56Fort Wayne, ININ466,258370+874%

57Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226363+44%

58Des Moines, IAIA758,539359−6%

59Iowa City, IAIA182,711358+404%

60Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377345+978%

61Allentown, PAPA887,615343+186%

62Louisville, KYKY1,402,509342+2343%

63Hartford, CTCT1,171,426314–

64Killeen, TXTX511,497311–

65Madison, WIWI709,685310+58%

66Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645306+159%

67Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795306+1230%

68Honolulu, HIHI988,703306+59%

69Santa Rosa, CACA486,444287+2770%

70Knoxville, TNTN968,137285+338%

71Fargo, NDND269,528284+914%

72Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273278+93%

73Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685277+87%

74Salina, KSKS59,121274+915%

75Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500274+448%

76Hinesville, GAGA91,870268–

77Savannah, GAGA438,314258+1258%

78Midland, TXTX193,139248–

79Willmar, MNMN44,720244–

80Omaha, NENE1,009,836244+1933%

81Harrisburg, PAPA617,427238+406%

82Stockton, CACA823,815236–

83Abilene, TXTX185,429232+1060%

84Davenport, IAIA380,452226+883%

85Fayetteville, ARAR622,177224+1144%

86Duluth, MNMN281,219222–

87Gainesville, FLFL359,036222–

88Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285212+1414%

89Warrensburg, MOMO56,670211+486%

90Trenton, NJNJ399,289206+402%

91Charlottesville, VAVA228,597203+434%

92Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377196+513%

93Houma, LALA199,668189–

94Spokane, WAWA608,012187+884%

95Huntsville, ALAL556,444185+18%

96Shreveport, LALA383,474180–

97Battle Creek, MIMI133,408173+1822%

98New Haven, CTCT578,741172–

99Greensboro, NCNC805,945170+1033%

100Columbia, SCSC879,918165+29%

101Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,083164–

102Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010163+240%

103Athens, GAGA224,148161+274%

104Lexington, KYKY535,174158+114%

105Odessa, TXTX173,801158–

106Mankato, MNMN104,907157+726%

107Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653155+8%

108Chattanooga, TNTN594,530151+175%

109York, PAPA473,197147+600%

110Columbia, MOMO219,062145+26%

111Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850144–

112Lansing, MIMI479,722139+18%

113Gillette, WYWY48,145135–

114New Orleans, LALA970,849135+19%

115Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,025133–

116Akron, OHOH701,780131+185%

117St. Cloud, MNMN205,854131−7%

118Dayton, OHOH826,554130+491%

119Clarksville, TNTN349,001129–

120Burlington, NCNC186,177125–

121Toledo, OHOH599,376125+558%

122Asheville, NCNC422,345122–

123Tyler, TXTX252,549119+644%

124Watertown, WIWI86,505118–

125Jackson, MSMS609,847118–

126Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137116–

127Albany, NYNY915,835114−33%

128Erie, PAPA265,832109+541%

129Reno, NVNV578,734109+230%

130Bloomington, ININ165,231108–

131Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214107–

132Owosso, MIMI67,681106–

133Lakeland, FLFL874,790101+10%

134Lubbock, TXTX368,431101–

135Lewiston, MEME116,48799+111%

136Rochester, NYNY1,056,14998+989%

137Lebanon, NHNH224,50097–

138Johnson City, TNTN216,41697+978%

139Albuquerque, NMNM925,27996+433%

140Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04794–

141Lacey, WAWA304,26193–

142Grand Forks, NDND105,04692–

143Pueblo, COCO169,27791–

144Bakersfield, CACA927,06890+23%

145Ithaca, NYNY104,04789+345%

146Jacksonville, NCNC217,17589–

147Joplin, MOMO208,79688–

148Bismarck, NDND139,75087+521%

149Greenville, SCSC1,014,10187–

150Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03586–

151Huntsville, TXTX83,84284+133%

152Fresno, CACA1,203,38384–

153Portland, MEME577,63582+156%

154Scranton, PAPA574,41881+636%

155Amherst, MAMA164,06580−26%

156Paducah, KYKY102,25979–

157Champaign, ILIL239,97978+255%

158Longview, TXTX297,31577+45%

159Fayetteville, NCNC395,41275–

160Springfield, MOMO500,69475–

161Rochester, MNMN231,18472+380%

162Fort Collins, COCO377,29272–

163Lynchburg, VAVA269,16972+64%

164Morgantown, WVWV141,99572−60%

165Appleton, WIWI249,87668–

166Martinsville, VAVA63,09168–

167Waterbury, CTCT463,34967–

168Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65766–

169Warner Robins, GAGA208,09163–

170Baton Rouge, LALA888,69962−5%

171Houghton, MIMI40,02861–

172Mobile, ALAL411,65861–

173Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15561+135%

174Eau Claire, WIWI176,64759–

175Reading, PAPA440,07258−9%

176Deltona, FLFL746,93357–

177New Bern, NCNC127,35856+700%

178Oxnard, CACA830,85156+124%

179McAllen, TXTX921,54955–

180Oxford, MSMS71,97254–

181Lafayette, LALA423,75854–

182Burlington, VTVT227,80353+342%

183Marshalltown, IAIA39,89052–

184Binghamton, NYNY243,18951+750%

185Sonora, CACA53,16051–

186Greeley, COCO378,42651–

187Youngstown, OHOH423,67851–

188Pensacola, FLFL544,94949−38%

189Provo, UTUT773,42649–

190Peoria, ILIL363,50548–

191Lewiston, IDID65,45047–

192Florence, SCSC201,39246–

193Palm Bay, FLFL663,98246+35%

194Wooster, OHOH116,75846–

195Roanoke, VAVA316,54744–

196Eugene, OROR381,58444+120%

197Bloomington, ILIL171,41942+320%

198Anchorage, AKAK405,82141+156%

199Tiffin, OHOH54,52241–

200College Station, TXTX287,47641–

201Manhattan, KSKS136,12241–

202Sayre, PAPA59,60040–

203North Port, FLFL948,15840+300%

204San Angelo, TXTX122,06540–

205Richmond, KYKY131,80639+8%

206Clovis, NMNM65,27037–

207Fort Madison, IAIA32,30636–

208Faribault, MNMN69,93936−8%

209Saginaw, MIMI187,68836–

210Tallahassee, FLFL397,44236+112%

211Modesto, CACA557,71935−67%

212Santa Cruz, CACA258,85234–

213Fremont, NENE38,05733–

214Keene, NHNH78,26933–

215Evansville, ININ273,78633–

216Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83832–

217Calhoun, GAGA61,70131–

218Dodge City, KSKS33,99329–

219Port Angeles, WAWA78,20229–

220Corvallis, OROR97,72828–

221Lexington Park, MDMD211,17628–

222Athens, TNTN71,59028–

223Seaford, DEDE277,14027+35%

224Brainerd, MNMN100,56227–

225Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49726–

226Ottawa, KSKS26,29926–

227Bend, OROR266,37625–

228Bremerton, WAWA283,37425−26%

229Marshall, MNMN25,68425–

230Bowling Green, KYKY197,18024–

231Watertown, NYNY111,54024–

232Bridgeport, CTCT978,17923–

233Moses Lake, WAWA105,72723–

234Sandusky, OHOH112,77723–

235Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80822–

236El Paso, TXTX881,29122+83%

237Great Falls, MTMT85,02922–

238Hagerstown, MDMD315,28022–

239Pullman, WAWA48,51221−83%

240Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19121−43%

241Rapid City, SDSD156,93421+2000%

242Santa Fe, NMNM156,90721–

243Boulder, COCO328,56020–

244Kennewick, WAWA324,33420+67%

245Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97520–

246Frankfort, KYKY77,87419–

247Findlay, OHOH75,03419–

248Niles, MIMI152,44419+27%

249Hailey, IDID32,43618–

250Kingston, NYNY183,33018–

251Slidell, LALA279,10818–

252Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42818–

253Jackson, TNTN184,56917–

254Winchester, VAVA152,33217–

255State College, PAPA157,39317–

256Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20616−90%

257Indiana, PAPA82,87816–

258Salem, OROR445,81415–

259Gloversville, NYNY52,21615–

260Lawton, OKOK127,59015–

261Lincoln, NENE352,08115−35%

262Rockford, ILIL337,24215–

263Beaumont, TXTX399,31014−84%

264Williamsport, PAPA112,58714−67%

265Traverse City, MIMI156,97214–

266Hobbs, NMNM74,74913–

267Red Bluff, CACA64,66513–

268East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17913−75%

269Crestview, FLFL315,09813–

270Idaho Falls, IDID173,85112+0%

271Little Rock, ARAR777,60712−67%

272Ocala, FLFL442,66012–

273Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612−85%

274Milledgeville, GAGA44,02912–

275Muncie, ININ113,10611−21%

276Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13811–

277Springfield, ILIL206,03310–

278Adrian, MIMI97,77910−89%

279Owatonna, MNMN37,46410–

280Norwich, CTCT284,01510–

281Springfield, OHOH135,34010–

282Centralia, WAWA88,06210–

283Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4489–

284Mason City, IAIA49,7108–

285Richmond, ININ66,1698–

286Barnstable, MAMA233,5398−80%

287Pittsburg, KSKS39,0088–

288Boise City, IDID864,2437–

289Topeka, KSKS233,0527+40%

290Longview, WAWA114,8857–

291Cumberland, MDMD93,6407+250%

292Green Bay, WIWI336,7567–

293Sherman, TXTX153,6137+0%

294Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036–

295Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0996–

296Lawrence, KSKS120,9206−91%

297Hutchinson, MNMN36,6316–

298Oneonta, NYNY60,5896−93%

299Terre Haute, ININ169,2415–

300Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4595–

301Bemidji, MNMN47,0554–

302Logansport, ININ37,8364–

303New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3734–

304Albany, OROR132,8434−89%

305Elkhart, ININ208,7744−96%

306Huntington, WVWV365,9654−76%

307Walla Walla, WAWA62,3614–

308Brookings, SDSD37,6354−50%

309Farmington, MOMO67,8093–

310Pittsfield, MAMA128,2243–

311Clinton, IAIA46,0023–

312Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0412–

313Glens Falls, NYNY124,3732–

314Dover, DEDE194,7861−98%

315Las Vegas, NMNM30,3111–

316Marinette, WIWI65,5151–

317Massena, NYNY105,4881−93%

318Pontiac, ILIL35,0571–

319Kankakee, ILIL105,5251–

320Waterloo, IAIA169,1891−97%

321Alamogordo, NMNM70,3681–

322Sunbury, PAPA107,7881–

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest kenyan population?

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks #1 with 9,073 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by kenyan population?

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

322 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is kenyan population measured?

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