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Largest South American population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 1,242,356. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 186,678, against an all-states median of 21,923.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.5% of US population334,922,4994,909,250–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,242,356+87%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366688,661+29%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809496,600+51%

04California, CACA39,287,377438,620+51%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,424350,933+169%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,170157,215+50%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,798129,348+75%

08Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508127,732+90%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,407126,823+132%

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056107,979+93%

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404103,545+137%

12Maryland, MDMD6,206,011102,664+70%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63997,373+106%

14Utah, UTUT3,392,33168,024+178%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18958,062+264%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11649,927+161%

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22545,296+186%

18Ohio, OHOH11,810,29340,547+143%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83839,962+80%

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44539,719+121%

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38337,468+240%

22Nevada, NVNV3,184,61233,700+99%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,07332,230+214%

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,76127,340+121%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87224,832+132%

26Oregon, OROR4,254,29321,923+148%

27Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80121,800+44%

28Missouri, MOMO6,191,81417,443+103%

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63417,336+137%

30District of Columbia, DCDC681,29416,184+144%

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,76815,779+119%

32Louisiana, LALA4,611,96113,887+43%

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712,453+109%

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82412,028+142%

35Idaho, IDID1,934,26210,749+205%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469,863+110%

37Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918,540+73%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077,768+194%

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,186+42%

40Iowa, IAIA3,210,5077,029+91%

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2356,897+98%

42Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916,399+70%

43Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795,485+67%

44Maine, MEME1,387,8174,164+198%

45Alaska, AKAK735,7063,874+44%

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,808+107%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,8753,064+195%

48Vermont, VTVT647,1062,658+172%

49North Dakota, NDND784,8412,304+201%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,152+85%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,521+151%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest south american population?

Florida ranks #1 with 1,242,356 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by south american population?

Florida, New York, New Jersey, California, 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 south american population measured?

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