RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nepalese population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nepalese, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 37,316. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8,257, against an all-states median of 1,961.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEPALESE POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499227,585–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42437,316+71%

02Ohio, OHOH11,810,29323,821+83%

03New York, NYNY19,852,36621,943+31%

04California, CACA39,287,37719,870+42%

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012,834+57%

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63912,673+31%

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,01110,853+22%

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568,807+50%

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,868+34%

10Colorado, COCO5,862,1896,332+35%

11New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,147+119%

12Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244,112+23%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983,805+5%

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,653−13%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,587+12%

16Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,941+36%

17Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,880+9%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,876+403%

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,729−8%

20Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,424+39%

21Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,412+59%

22Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,406+6%

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,169+8%

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,990+13%

25New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,986−18%

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,961+9%

27Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,801+46%

28Vermont, VTVT647,1061,649+39%

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,446+83%

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,440−24%

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,324+64%

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,318+22%

33Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,158+57%

34Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,129−12%

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246972+63%

36South Dakota, SDSD907,428894+15%

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,768881+25%

38Nevada, NVNV3,184,612858−13%

39North Dakota, NDND784,841851−35%

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225682+308%

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294509+13%

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779501+5%

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235465+43%

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391372+4%

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191329+648%

46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801255+264%

47Alaska, AKAK735,70695−67%

48Wyoming, WYWY582,39787+190%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37384−77%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,87555−35%

51Maine, MEME1,387,81735−77%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nepalese population?

Texas ranks #1 with 37,316 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by nepalese population?

Texas, Ohio, New York, California, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is nepalese population measured?

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