RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Korean population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Korean, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Indiana leads at 18,514. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,386, against an all-states median of 2,014.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPKOREAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Indiana, ININ6,851,07318,514–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,709–

03California, CACA39,287,37715,899–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36614,848–

05Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44512,984–

06Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076,313–

07Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,017–

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,368–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,278–

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,123–

11Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,001–

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,948–

13Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,870–

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,831–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,691–

16Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,981–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,717–

18Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,320–

19Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,206–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,119–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,625–

22Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,136–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,130–

24Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,058–

25Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,970–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,727–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,418–

28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,089–

29New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,064–

30South Dakota, SDSD907,428951–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225915–

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961505–

33Nevada, NVNV3,184,612433–

34Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508356–

35Vermont, VTVT647,106341–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391307–

37Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801305–

38Idaho, IDID1,934,262201–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868152–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235152–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294145–

42Alabama, ALAL5,086,76860–

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24651–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,19129–

45Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77924–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39717–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70614–

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest korean population?

Indiana ranks #1 with 18,514 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by korean population?

Indiana, Texas, California, New York, Minnesota.

How many states are in this ranking?

48 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).