RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Salvadoran population, US states · 2020

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 719,841. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 86,426, against an all-states median of 8,242.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,377719,841–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,424335,407–

03Maryland, MDMD6,206,011181,925–

04New York, NYNY19,852,366178,792–

05Virginia, VAVA8,705,170167,997–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07776,313–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80973,605–

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05665,729–

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40453,914–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,40742,047–

11Nevada, NVNV3,184,61241,871–

12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39122,721–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,11622,178–

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,29420,028–

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79819,037–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83818,953–

17Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63916,338–

18Colorado, COCO5,862,18916,308–

19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38314,904–

20Utah, UTUT3,392,33114,216–

21Indiana, ININ6,851,07313,190–

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,29312,968–

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44512,216–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,29310,508–

25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5089,655–

26Louisiana, LALA4,611,9618,242–

27Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077,527–

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,1977,466–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8147,078–

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076,713–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,186–

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255,483–

33Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614,681–

34Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8014,090–

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,987–

36Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243,415–

37Idaho, IDID1,934,2623,122–

38Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,769–

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,303–

40South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,106–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,027–

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,253–

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681,251–

44Alaska, AKAK735,7061,107–

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235996–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779836–

47Maine, MEME1,387,817590–

48North Dakota, NDND784,841361–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,397298–

50Vermont, VTVT647,106275–

51Montana, MTMT1,116,87591–

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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 719,841 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by salvadoran population?

California, Texas, Maryland, New York, Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).