RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Pakistani population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Pakistani, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 215,736. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 20,202, against an all-states median of 2,504.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPAKISTANI POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377215,736–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23547,881–

03New York, NYNY19,852,36632,165–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,42430,280–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,11625,977–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,17020,126–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814,295–

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912,685–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63910,946–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05610,501–

11Florida, FLFL22,416,07710,223–

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118,714–

13Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128,168–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077,540–

15Oregon, OROR4,254,2936,736–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386,213–

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455,920–

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615,591–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1895,272–

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,921–

21Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,752–

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933,678–

23Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,130–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,952–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,650–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,504–

27Utah, UTUT3,392,3312,348–

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,929–

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,901–

30Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,830–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,595–

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,394–

33Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,332–

34Alaska, AKAK735,7061,192–

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,172–

36Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,093–

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,036–

38Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,023–

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391962–

40District of Columbia, DCDC681,294834–

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868803–

42Delaware, DEDE1,021,191705–

43South Dakota, SDSD907,428647–

44Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779617–

45Maine, MEME1,387,817593–

46New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246496–

47North Dakota, NDND784,841454–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875240–

49Vermont, VTVT647,106211–

50West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373124–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,39748–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest pakistani population?

California ranks #1 with 215,736 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by pakistani population?

California, Hawaii, New York, Texas, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).