RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 49 SHOWN OF 49

Largest Kenyan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Kenyan ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 13,267. 49 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,213, against an all-states median of 813.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKENYAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,28187,549–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42413,267+122%

02California, CACA39,287,3777,112+109%

03Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456,502+77%

04Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,861+138%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,314+179%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,033+31%

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,600+136%

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,119+46%

09New York, NYNY19,852,3663,098+134%

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042,656+66%

11Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,466+148%

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,276+101%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,237+75%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,009+112%

15Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,913+51%

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,753+103%

17Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,705+157%

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,639+87%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,470+139%

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,465+81%

21Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,384+50%

22North Dakota, NDND784,841918+2086%

23Colorado, COCO5,862,189871+560%

24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634833+8%

25Alabama, ALAL5,086,768813−12%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872812+215%

27Utah, UTUT3,392,331802+1115%

28Oregon, OROR4,254,293645+154%

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383636−16%

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225541+84%

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,507521−10%

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,707467+1234%

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868453+86%

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,294410+94%

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508364−8%

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,612260−9%

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,961242+29%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824199−2%

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801179+244%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246175+400%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391153+80%

42Maine, MEME1,387,81796+22%

43Wyoming, WYWY582,39756–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,42851−25%

45Alaska, AKAK735,70649−40%

46Vermont, VTVT647,10648+85%

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37336−83%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77935−42%

49Idaho, IDID1,934,2625−58%

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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 13,267 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by kenyan population?

Texas, California, Minnesota, Maryland, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

49 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is kenyan population measured?

Number of residents who are Kenyan ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.