RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nepalese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nepalese, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 21,764. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 5,864, against an all-states median of 1,518.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEPALESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,281162,993–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42421,764–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36616,699–

03California, CACA39,287,37714,040–

04Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312,995–

05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399,674–

06Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118,894–

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,167–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,867–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045,863–

10Colorado, COCO5,862,1894,679–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,212–

12Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983,636–

13Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,356–

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,217–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,970–

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,637–

17New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,420–

18Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,268–

19Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,169–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,000–

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,891–

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,884–

23Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,791–

24Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,760–

25Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,740–

26Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,518–

27North Dakota, NDND784,8411,319–

28Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,290–

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,235–

30Vermont, VTVT647,1061,187–

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,080–

32Nevada, NVNV3,184,612985–

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,961809–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634791–

35South Dakota, SDSD907,428777–

36Indiana, ININ6,851,073737–

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,768703–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246598–

39Oregon, OROR4,254,293572–

40Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779475–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294449–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373358–

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391357–

44Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235326–

45Alaska, AKAK735,706289–

46South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225167–

47Maine, MEME1,387,817150–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,87584–

49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80170–

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,19144–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39730–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nepalese population?

Texas ranks #1 with 21,764 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by nepalese population?

Texas, New York, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is nepalese population measured?

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