RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Korean population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Korean, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 469,485. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 56,357, against an all-states median of 9,775.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.4% of US population334,922,4991,495,031–

01California, CACA39,287,377469,485−0%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366119,941−3%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809100,766+6%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42490,252+12%

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,17075,053+0%

06Washington, WAWA7,816,11672,269+6%

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40763,553+9%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79859,252+3%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01147,996−1%

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63936,203−4%

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,76128,234+7%

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05627,650+14%

13Florida, FLFL22,416,07725,817−6%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40422,921+2%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18921,428+1%

16Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23520,249−20%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83819,524+27%

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,61216,059+11%

19Oregon, OROR4,254,29316,043−4%

20Ohio, OHOH11,810,29315,413−3%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44515,367−2%

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814,145+21%

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,118−1%

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810,324−1%

25Indiana, ININ6,851,0739,862−16%

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149,775+5%

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8727,475−17%

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076,616+2%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256,152+2%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,059−0%

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8245,462−1%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,000−14%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6344,707−23%

34Alaska, AKAK735,7064,151−20%

35District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,452−1%

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,020+4%

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,651−4%

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,543+5%

39Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,490+48%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,308−9%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,230−25%

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,179+28%

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,107−34%

44North Dakota, NDND784,8411,355+6%

45Maine, MEME1,387,8171,333+12%

46Vermont, VTVT647,1061,113−2%

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779976−20%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875962+20%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373812−29%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,428760−43%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397419−25%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest korean population?

California ranks #1 with 469,485 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by korean population?

California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Virginia.

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 korean population measured?

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