RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 40 SHOWN OF 40

Largest Marshallese population, US states · 2020

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. California leads at 37,227. 40 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,961, against an all-states median of 153.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMARSHALLESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37737,227–

02Washington, WAWA7,816,1162,894–

03Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,791–

04Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235857–

05Utah, UTUT3,392,331756–

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,612728–

07Texas, TXTX30,188,424610–

08Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838580–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,077459–

10Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639334–

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508324–

12Colorado, COCO5,862,189286–

13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056286–

14New York, NYNY19,852,366219–

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,798205–

16Georgia, GAGA10,940,407199–

17New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246183–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445165–

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,293162–

20Alaska, AKAK735,706157–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,814148–

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,011124–

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,761120–

24Virginia, VAVA8,705,170114–

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872109–

26Idaho, IDID1,934,26288–

27Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80182–

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40478–

29New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80968–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63447–

31Montana, MTMT1,116,87546–

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,70738–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,19734–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82433–

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513–

36Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918–

37South Dakota, SDSD907,4285–

38Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612–

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681–

40Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831–

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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?

California ranks #1 with 37,227 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by marshallese population?

California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Utah.

How many states are in this ranking?

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