RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 28 SHOWN OF 28

Largest Okinawan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Okinawan, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Hawaii leads at 2,428. 28 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 141, against an all-states median of 19.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOKINAWAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,2813,526–

01Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,428–

02California, CACA39,287,377370–

03North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40488–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42486–

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61282–

06Washington, WAWA7,816,11668–

07Florida, FLFL22,416,07751–

08Indiana, ININ6,851,07347–

09Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38339–

10Missouri, MOMO6,191,81435–

11Michigan, MIMI10,077,76128–

12Illinois, ILIL12,694,79825–

13Oregon, OROR4,254,29323–

14New York, NYNY19,852,36621–

15New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83815–

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513–

18Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77912–

19Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712–

20Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112–

21Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012–

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,7689–

23Wyoming, WYWY582,3978–

24Idaho, IDID1,934,2628–

25Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397–

26Alaska, AKAK735,7066–

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723–

28West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest okinawan population?

Hawaii ranks #1 with 2,428 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by okinawan population?

Hawaii, California, North Carolina, Texas, Nevada.

How many states are in this ranking?

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

How is okinawan population measured?

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