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 2023 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSAMOAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37763,447–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23536,705–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11625,129–

04Utah, UTUT3,392,33120,101–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42411,849–

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210,665–

07Alaska, AKAK735,7069,450–

08Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385,997–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0775,307–

10Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144,089–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,819–

12Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,669–

13New York, NYNY19,852,3663,259–

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4073,081–

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,1703,070–

16Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,040–

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932,766–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3832,620–

19Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,353–

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,910–

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,830–

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,538–

23Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6341,488–

24Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,412–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,349–

26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,282–

27Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,262–

28New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,057–

29Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,014–

30New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2461,006–

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872946–

32Indiana, ININ6,851,073870–

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,768867–

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,197853–

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824731–

36Montana, MTMT1,116,875668–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707661–

38Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508585–

39Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391578–

40Iowa, IAIA3,210,507513–

41West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373445–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779342–

43North Dakota, NDND784,841324–

44Wyoming, WYWY582,397238–

45Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801205–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868199–

47South Dakota, SDSD907,428181–

48Maine, MEME1,387,817157–

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,191120–

50Vermont, VTVT647,10677–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29476–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · 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).