RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Samoan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Samoan, 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 61,488. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8,005, against an all-states median of 1,032.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSAMOAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281211,876–

01California, CACA39,287,37761,488–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23534,770–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11623,825–

04Utah, UTUT3,392,33116,730–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4248,828–

06Alaska, AKAK735,7068,081–

07Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127,271–

08Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,773–

09Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,711–

10Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143,426–

11Florida, FLFL22,416,0773,336–

12Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,645–

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,4072,602–

14Colorado, COCO5,862,1892,587–

15New York, NYNY19,852,3662,515–

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,7982,222–

17North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,761–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,701–

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,662–

20Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,372–

21Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,345–

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111,148–

23Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,135–

24Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,128–

25Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3911,072–

26Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,032–

27New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091,028–

28Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634983–

29Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445792–

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824683–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197679–

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872641–

33Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508558–

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225521–

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246520–

36Montana, MTMT1,116,875503–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779449–

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,707430–

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,507421–

40Louisiana, LALA4,611,961411–

41Alabama, ALAL5,086,768358–

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801271–

43North Dakota, NDND784,841256–

44West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373225–

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868199–

46Maine, MEME1,387,817197–

47Vermont, VTVT647,106191–

48Wyoming, WYWY582,397107–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,428100–

50Delaware, DEDE1,021,19199–

51District of Columbia, DCDC681,29488–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest samoan population?

California ranks #1 with 61,488 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is samoan population measured?

Number of residents who are Samoan (Pacific Islander origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.