RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Romanian population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Romanian 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 60,728. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 17,348, against an all-states median of 4,364.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPROMANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281467,043–

01California, CACA39,287,37760,728−10%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36652,927−6%

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,79835,438+2%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07734,892−3%

05Michigan, MIMI10,077,76127,394−10%

06Ohio, OHOH11,810,29327,159−9%

07Washington, WAWA7,816,11620,702+31%

08Texas, TXTX30,188,42418,931+19%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63918,232−6%

10New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917,638−14%

11Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83813,705+3%

12Georgia, GAGA10,940,40713,041+17%

13Oregon, OROR4,254,29310,148−5%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048,877+18%

15Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568,786+1%

16Indiana, ININ6,851,0738,554−1%

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,422−0%

18Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117,159−13%

19Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126,591+60%

20Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086,548+5%

21Colorado, COCO5,862,1896,370+15%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455,813−8%

23Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145,786+11%

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3835,419+38%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,431−15%

26South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254,364+75%

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,341+38%

28Idaho, IDID1,934,2622,061+44%

29Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,871+12%

30Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,867+30%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,702+65%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,426+19%

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,389−24%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,365+7%

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,313−20%

36District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,282+22%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,263−9%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,224+4%

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,043+41%

40Maine, MEME1,387,8171,000+10%

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246959−6%

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235951+17%

43Montana, MTMT1,116,875922+4%

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373834+1%

45Vermont, VTVT647,106817+3%

46North Dakota, NDND784,841794+62%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706784−2%

48Delaware, DEDE1,021,191608−54%

49Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779575+83%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,397322+96%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,428275+11%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest romanian population?

California ranks #1 with 60,728 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by romanian population?

California, New York, Illinois, Florida, Michigan.

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 romanian population measured?

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