RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nicaraguan population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 142,172. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 13,277, against an all-states median of 942.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population308,745,538342,161–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077142,172–

02California, CACA39,287,37796,681–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42416,692–

04New York, NYNY19,852,36612,909–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707,927–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8097,857–

07Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616,916–

08Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116,656–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,549–

10Nevada, NVNV3,184,6124,108–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,391–

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6392,374–

13Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,353–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,300–

15Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,059–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,045–

17Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,817–

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,493–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,357–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,122–

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,119–

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,090–

23District of Columbia, DCDC681,294993–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,293993–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,814947–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508942–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383921–

28Michigan, MIMI10,077,761792–

29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391701–

30Nebraska, NENE1,978,707666–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197661–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,768630–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824616–

34Utah, UTUT3,392,331558–

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634558–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,507496–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779487–

38Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801304–

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868276–

40Alaska, AKAK735,706214–

41Idaho, IDID1,934,262210–

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246203–

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235188–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373174–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,191165–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,397159–

47Montana, MTMT1,116,875139–

48Maine, MEME1,387,81769–

49North Dakota, NDND784,84146–

50Vermont, VTVT647,10636–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,42830–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest nicaraguan population?

Florida ranks #1 with 142,172 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by nicaraguan population?

Florida, California, Texas, New York, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is nicaraguan population measured?

Number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.