RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Kenyan population, US states

US states 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. Texas leads at 18,124. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 4,515, against an all-states median of 1,025.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

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

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42418,124+203%

02Washington, WAWA7,816,1169,873+418%

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4459,342+154%

04California, CACA39,287,3779,294+174%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0567,870+105%

06Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,668+212%

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116,233+154%

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,864+308%

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093,807+95%

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,695+131%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,509+175%

12New York, NYNY19,852,3663,482+163%

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,366+197%

14Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,159+218%

15Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,793+120%

16Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,714+309%

17Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,692+191%

18Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,813+97%

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,739+130%

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,712+95%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,690+174%

22Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,436+66%

23Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,390+140%

24Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,343+917%

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,275+334%

26Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,025+26%

27Oregon, OROR4,254,293986+288%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824982+381%

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634935+22%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872752+191%

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868682+181%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961658+252%

33Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508586+48%

34Nevada, NVNV3,184,612472+66%

35District of Columbia, DCDC681,294463+119%

36Utah, UTUT3,392,331394+497%

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707342+877%

38Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235306+59%

39North Dakota, NDND784,841286+581%

40Maine, MEME1,387,817236+199%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391236+178%

42Vermont, VTVT647,106187+619%

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779172+187%

44New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246169+383%

45Wyoming, WYWY582,397135–

46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801135+160%

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37386−60%

48Alaska, AKAK735,70642−49%

49Idaho, IDID1,934,26237+208%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42825−63%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,87522–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest kenyan population?

Texas ranks #1 with 18,124 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by kenyan population?

Texas, Washington, Minnesota, California, Massachusetts.

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 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).