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 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 80,185. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 19,133, against an all-states median of 2,181.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPAKISTANI POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.2% of US population331,449,281500,159–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36680,185–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42480,079–

03California, CACA39,287,37767,044–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,79838,922–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,17035,252–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80933,055–

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,01119,800–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07716,065–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63913,831–

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,76113,671–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,40713,391–

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569,272–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048,041–

14Washington, WAWA7,816,1167,855–

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086,992–

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936,077–

17Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,892–

18Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,863–

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0733,597–

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,559–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,156–

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,062–

23Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,732–

24Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,571–

25Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,371–

26Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,181–

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,164–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,158–

29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,567–

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,552–

31Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,364–

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,350–

33Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,231–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,218–

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,189–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246925–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779864–

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373711–

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801679–

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868515–

41District of Columbia, DCDC681,294511–

42Nebraska, NENE1,978,707436–

43Maine, MEME1,387,817324–

44North Dakota, NDND784,841212–

45Alaska, AKAK735,706171–

46South Dakota, SDSD907,428156–

47Idaho, IDID1,934,262142–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,397126–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,87536–

50Vermont, VTVT647,10624–

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23518–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest pakistani population?

New York ranks #1 with 80,185 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by pakistani population?

New York, Texas, California, Illinois, Virginia.

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 pakistani population measured?

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