RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nicaraguan population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 174,302. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 19,971, against an all-states median of 2,162.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.2% of US population334,922,499520,566–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077174,302+23%

02California, CACA39,287,377125,709+30%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42442,941+157%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36617,035+32%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01113,088+97%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,17011,921+50%

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80911,886+51%

08Georgia, GAGA10,940,40711,685+245%

09Louisiana, LALA4,611,96110,643+54%

10North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40410,327+127%

11Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128,656+111%

12Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8727,114+202%

13Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385,525+170%

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,201+126%

15Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394,697+98%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,1164,563+151%

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1894,359+221%

18Indiana, ININ6,851,0734,327+286%

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,003+168%

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,802+313%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,743+234%

22Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563,620+76%

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,520+274%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253,518+223%

25Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,080+210%

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,162+173%

27Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,829+177%

28Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,813+225%

29Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,687+202%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,506+59%

31Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,329+100%

32Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,276+162%

33Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,096+121%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391911+30%

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824883+43%

36District of Columbia, DCDC681,294851−14%

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,768772+23%

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246744+267%

39South Dakota, SDSD907,428720+2300%

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868602+118%

41Idaho, IDID1,934,262536+155%

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801514+69%

43Montana, MTMT1,116,875393+183%

44Vermont, VTVT647,106289+703%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235259+38%

46Alaska, AKAK735,706258+21%

47North Dakota, NDND784,841240+422%

48Maine, MEME1,387,817229+232%

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,191150−9%

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373135−22%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397117−26%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nicaraguan population?

Florida ranks #1 with 174,302 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by nicaraguan population?

Florida, California, Texas, New York, Maryland.

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 nicaraguan population measured?

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