RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Nicaraguan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 153,486. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 16,080, against an all-states median of 1,358.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281417,171–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077153,486+8%

02California, CACA39,287,377112,896+17%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42425,835+55%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36616,370+27%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,01110,900+64%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709,664+22%

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8099,209+17%

08Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617,754+12%

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,402+63%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076,663+96%

11Nevada, NVNV3,184,6125,985+46%

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384,166+104%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394,164+75%

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,870+113%

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983,393+48%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,462+81%

17Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,399+2%

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,302+12%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0732,174+94%

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,137+91%

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,097+40%

22Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,797+81%

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,762+87%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,575+44%

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,534+62%

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,358+71%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,239+35%

28Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,192+70%

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,008+103%

30Kansas, KSKS2,947,197999+51%

31Utah, UTUT3,392,331968+73%

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,294939−5%

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246879+333%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,768843+34%

35Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779774+59%

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801670+120%

37Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824528−14%

38Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634520−7%

39Delaware, DEDE1,021,191504+205%

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,707417−37%

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235344+83%

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868300+9%

43Alaska, AKAK735,706297+39%

44North Dakota, NDND784,841251+446%

45Idaho, IDID1,934,262238+13%

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428218+627%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,875212+53%

48Maine, MEME1,387,817163+136%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373145−17%

50Vermont, VTVT647,106134+272%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39735−78%

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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 153,486 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is nicaraguan population measured?

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