RANKING · 2024 ACS · 49 SHOWN OF 49

Largest Malaysian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Malaysian, 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 4,327. 49 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 945, against an all-states median of 229.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMALAYSIAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,49925,653–

01California, CACA39,287,3774,327+24%

02New York, NYNY19,852,3663,893+52%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4243,014+39%

04Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,612+188%

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,069+60%

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,798928−12%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056867+24%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,077774+13%

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809741+83%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407715−9%

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,293696−6%

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,170589−10%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639557−9%

14Colorado, COCO5,862,189513+116%

15Indiana, ININ6,851,073434−22%

16Alabama, ALAL5,086,768385+144%

17Maryland, MDMD6,206,011375+8%

18Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508351+87%

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,761314−24%

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404288+87%

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383246−30%

22Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634244−23%

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445236−42%

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838231−31%

25Nebraska, NENE1,978,707229−44%

26Iowa, IAIA3,210,507229+61%

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,814218+44%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,197214−7%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,612187+110%

30Oregon, OROR4,254,293182−10%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,331180−47%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,961115+60%

33Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235109+54%

34Wyoming, WYWY582,39797+2325%

35Alaska, AKAK735,70683+108%

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82466+53%

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39163+133%

38Delaware, DEDE1,021,19149+104%

39Maine, MEME1,387,81743+2050%

40Idaho, IDID1,934,26238+6%

41South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22535−8%

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86822−56%

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24622+0%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,87521−80%

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80118+0%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910−38%

47District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949−74%

48West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3738+33%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4287+75%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest malaysian population?

California ranks #1 with 4,327 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by malaysian population?

California, New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

49 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is malaysian population measured?

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