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 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 31,011. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,177, against an all-states median of 2,075.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEPALESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37731,011–

02New York, NYNY19,852,36620,330–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42414,334–

04Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709,251–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,0777,391–

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046,398–

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,575–

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8095,219–

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,033–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0564,586–

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,557–

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,480–

13Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,428–

14Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,004–

15Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,657–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,337–

17Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,515–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,466–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,445–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,385–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,378–

22Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,230–

23Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,192–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082,125–

25Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,091–

26Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,075–

27Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,894–

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,817–

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,793–

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,493–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,090–

32Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,053–

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,018–

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,961993–

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235946–

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,768873–

37New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868613–

38Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801508–

39Delaware, DEDE1,021,191495–

40Alaska, AKAK735,706445–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246400–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779347–

43North Dakota, NDND784,841340–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,428336–

45Idaho, IDID1,934,262317–

46Maine, MEME1,387,817303–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373277–

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,294159–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39770–

50Montana, MTMT1,116,87536–

51Vermont, VTVT647,10628–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nepalese population?

California ranks #1 with 31,011 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by nepalese population?

California, New York, Texas, Virginia, Florida.

How many states are in this ranking?

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