RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Portuguese population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 374,602. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 53,893, against an all-states median of 5,981.

Portuguese Americans: full group profile →

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.5% of US population308,745,5381,426,121–

01California, CACA39,287,377374,602–

02Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056311,767–

03Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801101,095–

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80979,499–

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07769,472–

06Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23558,791–

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50854,477–

08New York, NYNY19,852,36652,947–

09Texas, TXTX30,188,42426,974–

10Washington, WAWA7,816,11622,051–

11Oregon, OROR4,254,29320,801–

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63919,008–

13New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86818,515–

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,61216,892–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83816,847–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17015,036–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,40712,995–

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40411,957–

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,577–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18910,527–

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,2939,658–

22Illinois, ILIL12,694,7989,579–

23Maine, MEME1,387,8178,243–

24Idaho, IDID1,934,2627,916–

25Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616,093–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,981–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,608–

28South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255,466–

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615,041–

30Indiana, ININ6,851,0734,720–

31Utah, UTUT3,392,3314,433–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,011–

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,975–

34Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,923–

35Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,749–

36Vermont, VTVT647,1063,158–

37Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,944–

38Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,905–

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,693–

40Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912,665–

41Alaska, AKAK735,7062,567–

42Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,543–

43Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,120–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,926–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,897–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,505–

47Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,285–

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,209–

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,161–

50North Dakota, NDND784,841732–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,428585–

SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

Download CSV (full list, 51 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest portuguese population?

California ranks #1 with 374,602 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by portuguese population?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is portuguese population measured?

Number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.