RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Samoan population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Samoan, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 63,447. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 9,198, against an all-states median of 1,282. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Louisiana, LA, up 16 places to #24.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSAMOAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.1% of US population334,922,499245,200–

01California, CACA39,287,37763,447+3%

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536,705+6%

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11625,129+5%

04Utah, UTUT3,392,33120,101+20%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42411,849+34%

06▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210,665+47%

07▼1Alaska, AKAK735,7069,450+17%

08▲1Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385,997+62%

09▲2Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,307+59%

10Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,089+19%

11▲6North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,819+117%

12▼4Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,669−3%

13▲2New York, NYNY19,852,3663,259+30%

14▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,081+18%

15▼3Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,070+16%

16▼2Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,040+18%

17▲2Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,766+66%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,620+54%

19▼3Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,353+6%

20▲1Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,910+42%

21▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,830+33%

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,538+34%

23▲5Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,488+51%

24▲16Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,412+244%

25▲9South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,349+159%

26▲3Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,282+62%

27▼1Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,262+22%

28▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,057+3%

29▼6Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,014−11%

30▲5New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,006+93%

31▲1Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872946+48%

32▼8Indiana, ININ6,851,073870−23%

33▲8Alabama, ALAL5,086,768867+142%

34▼3Kansas, KSKS2,947,197853+26%

35▼5Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824731+7%

36Montana, MTMT1,116,875668+33%

37▲1Nebraska, NENE1,978,707661+54%

38▼5Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508585+5%

39▼14Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391578−46%

40▼1Iowa, IAIA3,210,507513+22%

41▲3West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373445+98%

42▼5Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779342−24%

43North Dakota, NDND784,841324+27%

44▲4Wyoming, WYWY582,397238+122%

45▼3Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801205−24%

46▼1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8681990%

47▲2South Dakota, SDSD907,428181+81%

48▼2Maine, MEME1,387,817157−20%

49▲1Delaware, DEDE1,021,191120+21%

50▼3Vermont, VTVT647,10677−60%

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29476−14%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest samoan population?

California ranks #1 with 63,447 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by samoan population?

California, Hawaii, Washington, Utah, Texas.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is samoan population measured?

Number of residents who are Samoan (Pacific Islander origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).