RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Pakistani population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Pakistani, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Texas leads at 97,985. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 22,109, against an all-states median of 2,294.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPAKISTANI POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.2% of US population334,922,499576,166–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42497,985+22%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36688,944+11%

03California, CACA39,287,37776,451+14%

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,79844,501+14%

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,17041,473+18%

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80940,470+22%

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,01122,554+14%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07719,585+22%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63915,765+14%

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,76114,171+4%

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,40714,074+5%

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05610,829+17%

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40410,702+33%

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1168,414+7%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088,134+16%

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,2937,926+30%

17Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,856+63%

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,917+1%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,676+16%

20Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,338+54%

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,023−22%

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,996−16%

23Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,730+130%

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,729−11%

25Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,475+81%

26Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,294−16%

27Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,199+1%

28Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,175−8%

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,933+59%

30Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,882−27%

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,843−15%

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,311−3%

33Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,227−0%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,210−23%

35Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,071+58%

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779924+7%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,507873−44%

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,294680+33%

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246620−33%

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868523+2%

41North Dakota, NDND784,841466+120%

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373406−43%

43Idaho, IDID1,934,262400+182%

44Alaska, AKAK735,706329+92%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235245+1261%

46Nebraska, NENE1,978,707245−44%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,428238+53%

48Maine, MEME1,387,817203−37%

49Vermont, VTVT647,106112+367%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39727−79%

51Montana, MTMT1,116,87512−67%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest pakistani population?

Texas ranks #1 with 97,985 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by pakistani population?

Texas, New York, California, Illinois, Virginia.

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 pakistani population measured?

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