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Largest Portuguese population, US states

US states 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. California leads at 308,988. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 50,531, against an all-states median of 6,746. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Delaware, DE, up 7 places to #41.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

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

01California, CACA39,287,377308,988−18%

02Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056253,608−19%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,077101,563+46%

04Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80176,961−24%

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80976,048−4%

06New York, NYNY19,852,36650,734−4%

07▲2Texas, TXTX30,188,42449,501+84%

08▼1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23546,452−21%

09▼1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50845,848−16%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,11625,607+16%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63922,857+20%

12▲5Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83819,983+19%

13▼1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86819,981+8%

14▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,29319,432−7%

15▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40418,951+58%

16▼1Virginia, VAVA8,705,17017,970+20%

17▼3Nevada, NVNV3,184,61216,741−1%

18▲1Colorado, COCO5,862,18916,682+58%

19▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,40716,523+27%

20▲1Illinois, ILIL12,694,79812,206+27%

21▼1Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,803+2%

22▲1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22510,125+85%

23▼1Ohio, OHOH11,810,2939,6700%

24▲1Idaho, IDID1,934,2627,593−4%

25▲2Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837,454+33%

26▼2Maine, MEME1,387,8176,746−18%

27▲1Utah, UTUT3,392,3316,672+51%

28▼2Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616,628+9%

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8146,479+8%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,867+50%

31▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,061+27%

32▼1Indiana, ININ6,851,0734,7290%

33▲1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244,286+46%

34▼2Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,201+5%

35▲2Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,159+43%

36Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,802+1%

37▼2Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,648−28%

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,874+8%

39Vermont, VTVT647,1062,819−11%

40Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,156−20%

41▲7Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,082+10%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,015−21%

43▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,668+38%

44▲3Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,657−14%

45▼2Alaska, AKAK735,7061,600−38%

46▼5Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,579−26%

47▼2Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,357+6%

48▼2Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,240−18%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373997−14%

50▲1South Dakota, SDSD907,428764+31%

51▼1North Dakota, NDND784,841726−1%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest portuguese population?

California ranks #1 with 308,988 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by portuguese population?

California, Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey.

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 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).