RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Korean population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Korean, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 470,978. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 55,416, against an all-states median of 9,309.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.4% of US population331,449,2811,477,325–

01California, CACA39,287,377470,978–

02New York, NYNY19,852,366123,828–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80995,179–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42480,349–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,17075,038–

06Washington, WAWA7,816,11668,171–

07Georgia, GAGA10,940,40758,334–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79857,487–

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01148,468–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63937,548–

11Florida, FLFL22,416,07727,484–

12Michigan, MIMI10,077,76126,431–

13Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23525,304–

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05624,194–

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40422,426–

16Colorado, COCO5,862,18921,207–

17Oregon, OROR4,254,29316,638–

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29315,847–

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44515,643–

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83815,356–

21Nevada, NVNV3,184,61214,407–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07311,702–

23Alabama, ALAL5,086,76811,649–

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,286–

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810,449–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149,309–

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8728,964–

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076,495–

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,090–

30Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,072–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256,049–

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,835–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8245,526–

34Alaska, AKAK735,7065,206–

35District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,491–

36Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073,204–

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,972–

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,916–

39Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,756–

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,548–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,433–

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,699–

43Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,683–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,338–

45North Dakota, NDND784,8411,282–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,222–

47Maine, MEME1,387,8171,192–

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,146–

49Vermont, VTVT647,1061,137–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,875802–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397555–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest korean population?

California ranks #1 with 470,978 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is korean population measured?

Number of residents who are Korean (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.