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Largest Portuguese population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA leads at 207,722. 840 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population334,922,4991,349,093–

01Providence, RIRI1,708,161207,722−22%

02New York, NYNY20,112,448107,426−4%

03Boston, MAMA5,034,22195,397−16%

04San Francisco, CACA4,630,04149,017−29%

05Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44133,381−3%

06Sacramento, CACA2,477,27431,911−18%

07Miami, FLFL6,391,07230,567+77%

08Honolulu, HIHI988,70323,263−21%

09Modesto, CACA557,71922,208−12%

10San Jose, CACA1,984,47321,283−29%

11Orlando, FLFL2,957,67218,674+129%

12San Diego, CACA3,282,24818,138−15%

13Stockton, CACA823,81516,349−13%

14Washington, DCDC6,465,72415,818+15%

15Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11815,063+8%

16Seattle, WAWA4,161,88314,513+36%

17Dallas, TXTX8,477,15714,409+80%

18Tampa, FLFL3,418,89514,205+19%

19Merced, CACA297,26013,987−0%

20Riverside, CACA4,769,00713,509−19%

21Worcester, MAMA888,50213,269+5%

22Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93813,150+18%

23Fresno, CACA1,203,38312,578−13%

24Hartford, CTCT1,171,42612,405–

25Hilo, HIHI210,04312,371−18%

26Houston, TXTX7,904,62711,553+72%

27Bridgeport, CTCT978,17911,372–

28Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18211,110+32%

29Visalia, CACA485,14610,211+6%

30Portland, OROR2,542,28210,163+7%

31Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2269,606+29%

32Waterbury, CTCT463,3499,406–

33Denver, COCO3,092,0379,181+80%

34Springfield, MAMA464,3388,799−14%

35Chicago, ILIL9,434,1238,700+51%

36Barnstable, MAMA233,5398,271−19%

37Manchester, NHNH433,4157,443+7%

38San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1407,324+160%

39Austin, TXTX2,620,9456,935+174%

40Kahului, HIHI160,6746,887−28%

41Santa Rosa, CACA486,4446,296−30%

42San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3675,983−3%

43Vallejo, CACA455,3765,516−4%

44Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5005,278+28%

45Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8305,222+84%

46Hanford, CACA154,3275,159−19%

47Deltona, FLFL746,9335,106+9%

48New Haven, CTCT578,7414,959–

49Reno, NVNV578,7344,928−18%

50North Port, FLFL948,1584,737+63%

51Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7204,628+158%

52Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7814,507+10%

53Salinas, CACA433,7294,470−14%

54Norwich, CTCT284,0154,422–

55Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2134,221−2%

56Boise City, IDID864,2434,145+30%

57Allentown, PAPA887,6154,107−1%

58Kapaa, HIHI73,4003,931−17%

59Santa Cruz, CACA258,8523,773−36%

60Chico, CACA209,2113,657−28%

61Oxnard, CACA830,8513,631−5%

62Cape Coral, FLFL875,6073,535+12%

63Bakersfield, CACA927,0683,327−17%

64Santa Maria, CACA442,0653,165−30%

65Detroit, MIMI4,390,9133,078+11%

66Eureka, CACA131,6472,995−9%

67Albuquerque, NMNM925,2792,976+36%

68Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6852,920+27%

69Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952,918+8%

70Portland, MEME577,6352,888−15%

71Palm Bay, FLFL663,9822,786+11%

72Richmond, VAVA1,389,3382,620+38%

73Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7212,600+21%

74St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4212,586+23%

75Lakeland, FLFL874,7902,571+65%

76Putnam, CTCT98,0962,489–

77Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3772,486+42%

78Nashville, TNTN2,197,4162,454+30%

79Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7752,360−9%

80Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8132,316+72%

81Redding, CACA181,6482,259−8%

82Louisville, KYKY1,402,5092,243+119%

83Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922,212+39%

84Lebanon, NHNH224,5002,184+5%

85Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6822,177+15%

86Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3772,165−22%

87Amherst, MAMA164,0652,108−1%

88Greenville, SCSC1,014,1012,081+87%

89Eugene, OROR381,5842,061−18%

90Spokane, WAWA608,0122,023+44%

91Albany, NYNY915,8352,013+19%

92Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281,965−19%

93Provo, UTUT773,4261,951+114%

94Charleston, SCSC889,2631,856+42%

95Yuba City, CACA187,4781,846−39%

96Rochester, NYNY1,056,1491,835−5%

97Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2731,820+132%

98Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5511,695+96%

99Colorado Springs, COCO781,7961,688−3%

100Salem, OROR445,8141,677+7%

101Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951,617+2%

102Killeen, TXTX511,4971,578+122%

103Scranton, PAPA574,4181,576+116%

104Ukiah, CACA88,1221,568−12%

105Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581,561+20%

106Pensacola, FLFL544,9491,512−3%

107Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521,497+132%

108Napa, CACA132,9491,494−35%

109Boulder, COCO328,5601,388+89%

110Sonora, CACA53,1601,349−18%

111Truckee, CACA101,9111,341−34%

112Ocala, FLFL442,6601,316−1%

113Concord, NHNH158,0781,285−21%

114Durham, NCNC625,4851,265+86%

115New Orleans, LALA970,8491,232+1%

116Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2061,175+117%

117Savannah, GAGA438,3141,173+134%

118Naples, FLFL417,1311,169−29%

119Bend, OROR266,3761,163+1%

120Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121,135+79%

121Gainesville, FLFL359,0361,127+84%

122East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791,121+64%

123Crestview, FLFL315,0981,109+78%

124Bremerton, WAWA283,3741,089−19%

125Seaford, DEDE277,1401,086+215%

126Fort Collins, COCO377,2921,076+43%

127Clearlake, CACA67,7721,053−43%

128Medford, OROR221,7951,050−57%

129Little Rock, ARAR777,6071,026+101%

130Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,013+10%

131Lacey, WAWA304,2611,006+29%

132Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121,002−19%

133Augusta, GAGA641,231968+30%

134Syracuse, NYNY652,273959−22%

135Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154957+28%

136Burlington, VTVT227,803954+31%

137Madison, WIWI709,685945+150%

138Omaha, NENE1,009,836923−5%

139Wilmington, NCNC492,772922+45%

140Jacksonville, NCNC217,175922+107%

141Fayetteville, NCNC395,412902+41%

142Anchorage, AKAK405,821899−50%

143Sebastian, FLFL172,799899+49%

144Knoxville, TNTN968,137891+82%

145Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047868+38%

146Ogden, UTUT672,784866+1%

147Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864860−25%

148Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219859−55%

149Albany, OROR132,843841+137%

150Laconia, NHNH65,147835+8%

151Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766833−24%

152Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653831−42%

153McAllen, TXTX921,549820+101%

154Bangor, MEME157,967818+12%

155Springfield, MOMO500,694812+28%

156Roseburg, OROR111,951807−39%

157Torrington, CTCT114,690795–

158Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,102795−20%

159Trenton, NJNJ399,289787+1%

160Grand Junction, COCO162,845786+200%

161Bellingham, WAWA236,392780+17%

162Twin Falls, IDID123,901766+7%

163Columbia, SCSC879,918747−5%

164El Paso, TXTX881,291740+90%

165Lexington, KYKY535,174732+6%

166Hagerstown, MDMD315,280716+91%

167Greensboro, NCNC805,945708−1%

168Harrisburg, PAPA617,427708+21%

169Grants Pass, OROR87,867702−18%

170Greeley, COCO378,426691+70%

171Lancaster, PAPA563,159689+91%

172St. George, UTUT213,670675+70%

173Fayetteville, ARAR622,177666+60%

174Springfield, ILIL206,033663+3%

175Tallahassee, FLFL397,442657+24%

176Coos Bay, OROR63,992655+81%

177Akron, OHOH701,780649+10%

178Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191630+76%

179Cleveland, TNTN134,057619+434%

180Asheville, NCNC422,345617−26%

181Canton, OHOH400,246602+5%

182Erie, PAPA265,832590−36%

183Kingston, NYNY183,330589−2%

184Clarksville, TNTN349,001587+42%

185Dayton, OHOH826,554586−13%

186Yuma, AZAZ224,449578+33%

187Red Bluff, CACA64,665577−58%

188Spartanburg, SCSC407,656575+55%

189Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966569+129%

190Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214565+70%

191Greenfield, MAMA70,698545−41%

192Chattanooga, TNTN594,530534+25%

193Keene, NHNH78,269534−44%

194Augusta, MEME129,067532−39%

195Baton Rouge, LALA888,699529−35%

196Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666519+15%

197Lynchburg, VAVA269,169519+9%

198Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645509−19%

199Monticello, NYNY80,586506+81%

200York, PAPA473,197506+39%

201Kennewick, WAWA324,334500+29%

202Klamath Falls, OROR70,274492−11%

203Las Cruces, NMNM229,091478+80%

204Daphne, ALAL267,761476+82%

205Crescent City, CACA26,410475+242%

206Alamosa, COCO27,896473+846%

207Pueblo, COCO169,277468+110%

208Des Moines, IAIA758,539466+1%

209Gulfport, MSMS431,329465−27%

210Huntsville, ALAL556,444453−15%

211Susanville, CACA28,117451−24%

212Carson, NVNV58,571451−46%

213Champaign, ILIL239,979450+111%

214Reading, PAPA440,072445+16%

215Mobile, ALAL411,658444+13%

216Panama City, FLFL231,174442−28%

217Lexington Park, MDMD211,176434−21%

218College Station, TXTX287,476427+126%

219Pittsfield, MAMA128,224418−75%

220Athens, GAGA224,148415+121%

221Salisbury, MDMD131,872412+55%

222Oak Harbor, WAWA85,657410−32%

223Brownsville, TXTX433,946408+144%

224Burlington, NCNC186,177401+99%

225Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368393+21%

226Lewiston, MEME116,487387−41%

227Brattleboro, VTVT45,204386+5%

228Santa Fe, NMNM156,907381+13%

229Beaumont, TXTX399,310367+58%

230Lincoln, NENE352,081359−51%

231Nantucket, MAMA14,758356−25%

232Lafayette, ININ228,468350+80%

233Great Falls, MTMT85,029348+40%

234Slidell, LALA279,108348−29%

235Charlottesville, VAVA228,597343+12%

236Shreveport, LALA383,474339−1%

237Wichita, KSKS663,809338−49%

238State College, PAPA157,393336+43%

239Wenatchee, WAWA128,414336+5%

240Peoria, ILIL363,505335+37%

241Youngstown, OHOH423,678332+127%

242Port Angeles, WAWA78,202325−24%

243Palatka, FLFL77,734320+174%

244Corvallis, OROR97,728319−43%

245Houma, LALA199,668312−20%

246Warner Robins, GAGA208,091312+18%

247Glens Falls, NYNY124,373310−15%

248Binghamton, NYNY243,189309+58%

249Longview, WAWA114,885309−35%

250The Villages, FLFL157,772309+15%

251Sioux Falls, SDSD314,638308+173%

252Lawton, OKOK127,590305+77%

253Rockford, ILIL337,242305+211%

254Brookings, OROR22,621305−2%

255Pullman, WAWA48,512303+79%

256Montgomery, ALAL388,747301+272%

257Kingsland, GAGA60,143301+330%

258El Centro, CACA181,411300+69%

259Fort Wayne, ININ466,258299−22%

260Lafayette, LALA423,758297−35%

261Stillwater, OKOK83,889297+150%

262Lubbock, TXTX368,431295−5%

263Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975293−5%

264Shelton, WAWA71,165290+24%

265Columbus, GAGA324,830290−62%

266Athens, TXTX88,595289+897%

267Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137286+115%

268Utica, NYNY285,611284−46%

269Idaho Falls, IDID173,851283−33%

270Dover, DEDE194,786278−39%

271Sumter, SCSC105,067278+297%

272Kalispell, MTMT115,429275+8%

273Ithaca, NYNY104,047275+167%

274Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138274+67%

275Hinesville, GAGA91,870270+33%

276Lansing, MIMI479,722269−14%

277Toledo, OHOH599,376268−11%

278St. Simons, GAGA118,524266+74%

279Duluth, MNMN281,219265+34%

280Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808264+8%

281Huntington, WVWV365,965264+118%

282Auburn, ALAL208,013263+39%

283Massena, NYNY105,488258+105%

284Columbia, MOMO219,062252−15%

285Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553243+40%

286Gainesville, GAGA226,568239+78%

287Billings, MTMT193,603236+75%

288Logan, UTUT160,889236+148%

289Key West, FLFL80,406234−0%

290Missoula, MTMT128,698232−27%

291Fallon, NVNV25,851230−18%

292Bozeman, MTMT128,740230−28%

293New Bern, NCNC127,358229+94%

294Victoria, TXTX99,864229−3%

295Green Bay, WIWI336,756229+64%

296Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795225+81%

297Lake Charles, LALA244,655225−34%

298Barre, VTVT59,652225+58%

299Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332223−24%

300Jacksonville, ILIL37,381222−55%

301Pahrump, NVNV57,336222−43%

302Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,118221+402%

303Payson, AZAZ53,801214−32%

304South Bend, ININ324,538213−51%

305Muncie, ININ113,106210+1005%

306Blacksburg, VAVA181,616209−8%

307Fairbanks, AKAK93,972209+3%

308Sebring, FLFL111,122209+149%

309Goldsboro, NCNC122,278206−26%

310Hickory, NCNC376,890205+39%

311Carlsbad, NMNM62,509202+10%

312Laramie, WYWY38,558200+1011%

313Ottawa, ILIL145,902199+10%

314Staunton, VAVA129,692199+95%

315Los Alamos, NMNM19,407193+192%

316Seneca, SCSC83,775193+202%

317Gloversville, NYNY52,216193+91%

318Dothan, ALAL156,266192+215%

319Midland, TXTX193,139189+163%

320Topeka, KSKS233,052188+88%

321Russellville, ARAR84,932188+44%

322Elizabethtown, KYKY128,666188+755%

323Florence, ALAL156,609187+70%

324Greenville, NCNC182,936186−15%

325Dickinson, NDND39,142184+6033%

326Eau Claire, WIWI176,647184+372%

327Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904184+6033%

328Greeneville, TNTN73,831183+123%

329Hermiston, OROR93,721182−32%

330Jefferson, GAGA99,265182+92%

331Waco, TXTX308,807181−2%

332Branson, MOMO57,001177+285%

333Decatur, ALAL160,326176+329%

334Aberdeen, WAWA78,144171−28%

335Cody, WYWY31,171170+554%

336Hudson, NYNY60,168166+261%

337Newport, OROR50,636166−24%

338Clovis, NMNM65,270166+98%

339Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442162+108%

340Moses Lake, WAWA105,727162+1%

341Janesville, WIWI166,472162−5%

342Valdosta, GAGA153,276162+28%

343Traverse City, MIMI156,972161+69%

344Winchester, VAVA152,332160+8%

345Jamestown, NYNY124,126159+468%

346Elko, NVNV56,682158−57%

347Roanoke, VAVA316,547158−44%

348Grand Forks, NDND105,046158+72%

349Sherman, TXTX153,613158−23%

350Amsterdam, NYNY50,046158+295%

351Kinston, NCNC55,837157+726%

352Jackson, TNTN184,569156+34%

353Washington, ININ34,209155–

354Pocatello, IDID91,591154−25%

355Casper, WYWY80,526153−13%

356Auburn, NYNY74,365153+107%

357Waynesville, NCNC63,369152+361%

358Jackson, WYWY36,587150+85%

359Morehead City, NCNC70,469150+44%

360Riverton, WYWY39,464149+187%

361Texarkana, TXTX146,816149+33%

362Bay City, MIMI102,123148+1038%

363Lawrence, KSKS120,920147+5%

364Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285146+8%

365Port Townsend, WAWA33,970142+8%

366Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,850141+33%

367Lufkin, TXTX88,154140+89%

368Morgantown, WVWV141,995139+45%

369Racine, WIWI198,919139−1%

370Fort Smith, ARAR234,140137−59%

371Hot Springs, ARAR99,695137−50%

372Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,912137+185%

373Laurinburg, NCNC33,322136+258%

374Evansville, ININ273,786136+3%

375Manhattan, KSKS136,122136−35%

376Watertown, NYNY111,540136−62%

377Fredericksburg, TXTX28,527135+286%

378Springfield, OHOH135,340135−13%

379Show Low, AZAZ109,946135−47%

380Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,691134+113%

381Owensboro, KYKY113,962134+319%

382Rexburg, IDID69,380134−45%

383Plainview, TXTX36,700134+120%

384Cookeville, TNTN152,477131+111%

385Findlay, OHOH75,034129+2%

386Ontario, OROR60,085128−38%

387Niles, MIMI152,444127+76%

388Wheeling, WVWV134,089127+144%

389St. Cloud, MNMN205,854126+1%

390Tyler, TXTX252,549125−24%

391Flint, MIMI401,093124+0%

392Nacogdoches, TXTX66,035123+339%

393Appleton, WIWI249,876122−24%

394Sunbury, PAPA107,788122+3%

395Franklin, KYKY20,788121–

396Montrose, COCO44,591121+38%

397Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155121−19%

398Johnson City, TNTN216,416121−42%

399Astoria, OROR40,926121−51%

400Cheyenne, WYWY102,938120−79%

401Chambersburg, PAPA160,652118+8%

402Vineland, NJNJ157,148117−50%

403Alamogordo, NMNM70,368117−29%

404Bloomington, ININ165,231116+18%

405Walla Walla, WAWA62,361116−27%

406Bishop, CACA18,158114−13%

407Corning, NYNY91,855114−31%

408Ellensburg, WAWA48,803113+109%

409Farmington, NMNM120,340113−7%

410La Crosse, WIWI171,182113+214%

411Lebanon, PAPA146,380113−16%

412Battle Creek, MIMI133,408112−35%

413Gettysburg, PAPA107,594112−36%

414Marion, ININ66,524111+171%

415Jackson, MIMI159,552110−42%

416Crossville, TNTN66,300108+157%

417Wausau, WIWI139,432108+35%

418Blackfoot, IDID51,153108−60%

419Andrews, TXTX18,914105–

420Huron, SDSD19,624104+1980%

421Palestine, TXTX59,805103+140%

422Albemarle, NCNC68,830103+636%

423Rapid City, SDSD156,934102−59%

424Terre Haute, ININ169,241102+38%

425Arcadia, FLFL37,078102+364%

426Kingsport, TNTN314,834101−63%

427Longview, TXTX297,315100−48%

428Joplin, MOMO208,796100−63%

429Odessa, TXTX173,801100+39%

430Meadville, PAPA81,79299+9%

431Columbus, ININ85,72998+654%

432Del Rio, TXTX47,83597−42%

433Rutland, VTVT59,65397−59%

434Fargo, NDND269,52897−79%

435Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24596+336%

436Helena, MTMT97,15395−74%

437Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66995+16%

438Johnstown, PAPA128,96895+64%

439Bloomington, ILIL171,41994−36%

440Carbondale, ILIL52,50194+276%

441Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44892−60%

442Sanford, NCNC70,25892+31%

443Sandpoint, IDID54,42091−55%

444Michigan City, ININ111,29491+32%

445Shelby, NCNC103,32590+309%

446Spencer, IAIA16,20290+650%

447Minot, NDND75,69489+11%

448Yakima, WAWA259,18589−77%

449Greenwood, SCSC95,21588–

450Holland, MIMI123,18887+36%

451Mountain Home, ARAR42,98287+81%

452Whitewater, WIWI106,12786+975%

453Glasgow, KYKY56,22486+139%

454Amarillo, TXTX276,23586−23%

455Corbin, KYKY150,04086+105%

456Manitowoc, WIWI81,71085−21%

457Decatur, ILIL99,30085−21%

458Altoona, PAPA119,54184−14%

459Jackson, MSMS609,84784−67%

460Davenport, IAIA380,45284−35%

461Kenosha, WIWI168,44884+147%

462Ottawa, KSKS26,29983+8200%

463Rifle, COCO80,09983−46%

464Bartlesville, OKOK54,03782+22%

465Centralia, WAWA88,06282−71%

466Pinehurst, NCNC110,61981−29%

467Duncan, OKOK44,31080−6%

468Elmira, NYNY80,41580−30%

469Fremont, OHOH58,65579+14%

470Dalton, GAGA147,81979+394%

471Paducah, KYKY102,25979+1480%

472Ames, IAIA128,09078−64%

473Roswell, NMNM63,36478−55%

474Morristown, TNTN128,86778−25%

475Kearney, NENE57,96277+83%

476Moscow, IDID41,84277−61%

477The Dalles, OROR26,31077+141%

478Athens, TNTN71,59077+31%

479Rock Springs, WYWY41,26776+52%

480Henderson, KYKY57,18475–

481Monroe, LALA222,39075−52%

482Breckenridge, COCO39,06975+70%

483Bismarck, NDND139,75074–

484Durango, COCO56,89874−23%

485Hailey, IDID32,43674−44%

486Iowa City, IAIA182,71174−42%

487Ardmore, OKOK48,91074–

488Edwards, COCO54,29173+55%

489Ketchikan, AKAK13,54972−1%

490Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02572+157%

491Sterling, ILIL54,12172−24%

492Shawnee, OKOK75,10270−38%

493San Angelo, TXTX122,06570−54%

494Ruston, LALA48,36069+146%

495Silver City, NMNM27,25269+214%

496Bowling Green, KYKY197,18068−43%

497Oshkosh, WIWI174,21868–

498Charleston, WVWV200,17067−60%

499Abilene, TXTX185,42967−76%

500Norwalk, OHOH58,25067+26%

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest portuguese population?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks #1 with 207,722 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by portuguese population?

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

840 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is portuguese population measured?

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