RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest South American population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 663,963. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 106,091, against an all-states median of 10,265.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077663,963–

02New York, NYNY19,852,366532,583–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809329,320–

04California, CACA39,287,377290,055–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,424130,430–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,170104,564–

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79874,067–

08Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50867,282–

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01160,221–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05655,836–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,40754,745–

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63947,197–

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40443,663–

14Utah, UTUT3,392,33124,447–

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83822,182–

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11619,095–

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44518,009–

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,61216,908–

19Ohio, OHOH11,810,29316,710–

20Colorado, COCO5,862,18915,949–

21South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22515,820–

22Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80115,104–

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,76112,398–

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,017–

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87210,704–

26Indiana, ININ6,851,07310,265–

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,9619,686–

28Oregon, OROR4,254,2938,847–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,8148,576–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347,308–

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,7687,209–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946,626–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,963–

34New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8685,058–

35Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244,969–

36Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914,929–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464,693–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,762–

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073,674–

40Idaho, IDID1,934,2623,523–

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,492–

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,276–

43Alaska, AKAK735,7062,688–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,644–

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,836–

46Maine, MEME1,387,8171,397–

47Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,166–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,8751,038–

49Vermont, VTVT647,106977–

50North Dakota, NDND784,841766–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,428605–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest south american population?

Florida ranks #1 with 663,963 (2010 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 2010 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 (2010).