RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Latvian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Latvian ancestry, 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 10,292. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 3,106, against an all-states median of 774.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLATVIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,28185,765–

01California, CACA39,287,37710,292−10%

02New York, NYNY19,852,3668,570−7%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,347−23%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0774,937+0%

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,512+14%

06Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,017−15%

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393,934+5%

08Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,807+13%

09Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613,789−11%

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,817+9%

11Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,723−3%

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112,682−18%

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,504+31%

14Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,373+3%

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,977−34%

16Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,904+1%

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,631−24%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,615−5%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,537−3%

20Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,493+0%

21Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,244−22%

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,213+82%

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,139−16%

24Missouri, MOMO6,191,814800+1%

25Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824795+50%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225774+24%

27Nevada, NVNV3,184,612702−14%

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,707605+26%

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,507566−40%

30Utah, UTUT3,392,331510+70%

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868495−5%

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,294471+59%

33Maine, MEME1,387,817441−11%

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246395−4%

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197341+4%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,768296−7%

37Vermont, VTVT647,106283−21%

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,961268+1%

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235261−23%

40Idaho, IDID1,934,262250−34%

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391202+8%

42Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634188−38%

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801179+41%

44Alaska, AKAK735,706178−29%

45Wyoming, WYWY582,397148+169%

46North Dakota, NDND784,841128+25%

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,191126−30%

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875120−64%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,428111−24%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37352−46%

51Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77923−88%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest latvian population?

California ranks #1 with 10,292 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by latvian population?

California, New York, Illinois, Florida, New Jersey.

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 latvian population measured?

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