RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 43 SHOWN OF 43

Largest Marshallese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Marshallese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Hawaii leads at 8,407. 43 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,495, against an all-states median of 121.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMARSHALLESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,28138,193–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358,407–

02Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918,393–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,875–

04Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,047–

05California, CACA39,287,3772,079–

06Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,889–

07Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,803–

08Iowa, IAIA3,210,507830–

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189755–

10Florida, FLFL22,416,077663–

11Utah, UTUT3,392,331641–

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,293504–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404467–

14Indiana, ININ6,851,073323–

15Texas, TXTX30,188,424300–

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,814240–

17Alabama, ALAL5,086,768208–

18Idaho, IDID1,934,262167–

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383131–

20North Dakota, NDND784,841123–

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872123–

22Virginia, VAVA8,705,170121–

23New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809109–

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44594–

25Georgia, GAGA10,940,40789–

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82486–

27Illinois, ILIL12,694,79885–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,19773–

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,96162–

30Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77961–

31Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50860–

32Michigan, MIMI10,077,76157–

33New York, NYNY19,852,36649–

34Nevada, NVNV3,184,61248–

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,19142–

36Alaska, AKAK735,70637–

37South Dakota, SDSD907,42827–

38Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05626–

39Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63924–

40Vermont, VTVT647,10622–

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86821–

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,70719–

43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24613–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest marshallese population?

Hawaii ranks #1 with 8,407 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by marshallese population?

Hawaii, Arkansas, Washington, Oklahoma, California.

How many states are in this ranking?

43 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is marshallese population measured?

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