RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Salvadoran population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Salvadoran origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 585,541. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 62,542, against an all-states median of 5,306.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377585,541–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424225,831–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366141,267–

04Maryland, MDMD6,206,011120,404–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,170113,448–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07753,158–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80953,021–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05637,164–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40435,069–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,40733,875–

11Nevada, NVNV3,184,61227,305–

12District of Columbia, DCDC681,29417,884–

13Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112,983–

14Illinois, ILIL12,694,79812,903–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18911,849–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11611,525–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83811,428–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38310,138–

19Utah, UTUT3,392,3317,970–

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4457,631–

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397,119–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,0737,103–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2936,533–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5086,488–

25Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,917–

26Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935,306–

27Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074,993–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974,840–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,107–

30Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,870–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253,586–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013,448–

33Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,856–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242,434–

35Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342,378–

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,038–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,615–

38Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,612–

39Alaska, AKAK735,7061,062–

40Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,007–

41West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373995–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235910–

43Idaho, IDID1,934,262869–

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191819–

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868774–

46Maine, MEME1,387,817450–

47South Dakota, SDSD907,428437–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,397275–

49North Dakota, NDND784,841159–

50Vermont, VTVT647,10664–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,87551–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest salvadoran population?

California ranks #1 with 585,541 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by salvadoran population?

California, Texas, New York, Maryland, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is salvadoran population measured?

Number of residents who are Salvadoran origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).