RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Portuguese population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 333,211. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 51,296, against an all-states median of 6,754.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population331,449,2811,363,964–

01California, CACA39,287,377333,211−11%

02Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056272,918−12%

03Florida, FLFL22,416,07789,144+28%

04Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80184,646−16%

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80978,295−2%

06New York, NYNY19,852,36652,850−0%

07Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23548,005−18%

08Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50846,705−14%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,42436,655+36%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,11625,814+17%

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63921,968+16%

12New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86819,653+6%

13Oregon, OROR4,254,29319,121−8%

14Nevada, NVNV3,184,61217,819+5%

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,17017,404+16%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40417,174+44%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83816,180−4%

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,40715,761+21%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,18914,337+36%

20Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,829+2%

21Illinois, ILIL12,694,79810,086+5%

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,2939,369−3%

23South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258,889+63%

24Maine, MEME1,387,8177,541−9%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,2627,027−11%

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,7616,754+11%

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836,167+10%

28Utah, UTUT3,392,3315,909+33%

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,867−2%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,351+36%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0734,768+1%

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,649+16%

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,984+0%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,970+35%

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,836−24%

36Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453,666−2%

37Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723,386+17%

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,122+17%

39Vermont, VTVT647,1062,716−14%

40Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972,643−2%

41Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072,082−2%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,858−27%

43Alaska, AKAK735,7061,674−35%

44District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,449+20%

45Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,437+12%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,357−10%

47Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,294−33%

48Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,253−34%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373999−14%

50North Dakota, NDND784,841711−3%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,428661+13%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest portuguese population?

California ranks #1 with 333,211 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is portuguese population measured?

Number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.