RANKING · 2024 ACS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Marshallese population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Marshallese, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Arkansas leads at 9,989. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,723, against an all-states median of 133.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMARSHALLESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919,989–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359,232–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,1166,168–

04Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,257–

05California, CACA39,287,3772,899–

06Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,080–

07Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,806–

08Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,393–

09Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,328–

10Missouri, MOMO6,191,814697–

11Indiana, ININ6,851,073654–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838634–

13Virginia, VAVA8,705,170411–

14Florida, FLFL22,416,077365–

15Nevada, NVNV3,184,612320–

16Idaho, IDID1,934,262213–

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,293212–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,189208–

19Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639206–

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445204–

21Kansas, KSKS2,947,197191–

22Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779188–

23Nebraska, NENE1,978,707148–

24Alabama, ALAL5,086,768141–

25North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404125–

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383101–

27Illinois, ILIL12,694,79894–

28North Dakota, NDND784,84193–

29New York, NYNY19,852,36683–

30Georgia, GAGA10,940,40779–

31Alaska, AKAK735,70673–

32New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80973–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82460–

34South Dakota, SDSD907,42858–

35Montana, MTMT1,116,87558–

36Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135–

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87223–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,29420–

39Michigan, MIMI10,077,76120–

40Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05616–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3738–

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257–

44Vermont, VTVT647,1065–

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8685–

46Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5085–

47Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614–

48Maine, MEME1,387,8171–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest marshallese population?

Arkansas ranks #1 with 9,989 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by marshallese population?

Arkansas, Hawaii, Washington, Oklahoma, California.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is marshallese population measured?

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