RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 49 SHOWN OF 49

Largest Kenyan population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 5,989. 49 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,667, against an all-states median of 580.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population308,745,53845,177–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,4245,989–

02Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,832–

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,671–

04California, CACA39,287,3773,397–

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,458–

06Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,136–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,953–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,905–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,597–

10New York, NYNY19,852,3661,324–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,277–

12Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,270–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701,135–

14Missouri, MOMO6,191,814994–

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,293948–

16Florida, FLFL22,416,077925–

17Alabama, ALAL5,086,768921–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,761876–

19Illinois, ILIL12,694,798863–

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,191811–

21Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634769–

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383755–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073663–

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838616–

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,507580–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508396–

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225294–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,612285–

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872258–

30Oregon, OROR4,254,293254–

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868243–

32West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373214–

33District of Columbia, DCDC681,294211–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824204–

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235192–

36Louisiana, LALA4,611,961187–

37Colorado, COCO5,862,189132–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39185–

39Alaska, AKAK735,70682–

40Maine, MEME1,387,81779–

41South Dakota, SDSD907,42868–

42Utah, UTUT3,392,33166–

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77960–

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80152–

45North Dakota, NDND784,84142–

46Nebraska, NENE1,978,70735–

47New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24635–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10626–

49Idaho, IDID1,934,26212–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest kenyan population?

Texas ranks #1 with 5,989 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by kenyan population?

Texas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, California, Maryland.

How many states are in this ranking?

49 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is kenyan population measured?

Number of residents who are Kenyan ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.