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Largest South American population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 1,000,196. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 145,800, against an all-states median of 16,203.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.2% of US population331,449,2813,819,508–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,000,196+51%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366605,407+14%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809405,215+23%

04California, CACA39,287,377375,806+30%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,424230,518+77%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,170132,399+27%

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50896,568+44%

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,79891,458+23%

09Maryland, MDMD6,206,01183,463+39%

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,40782,394+51%

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05682,219+47%

12Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63973,012+55%

13North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40467,104+54%

14Utah, UTUT3,392,33142,378+73%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,11635,760+87%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,18934,808+118%

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83829,325+32%

18South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22528,989+83%

19Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44526,706+48%

20Nevada, NVNV3,184,61225,906+53%

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,29325,088+50%

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38319,137+74%

23Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80117,113+13%

24Indiana, ININ6,851,07317,064+66%

25Michigan, MIMI10,077,76116,977+37%

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87216,203+51%

27Oregon, OROR4,254,29315,479+75%

28District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413,613+105%

29Louisiana, LALA4,611,96111,896+23%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411,465+34%

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63410,996+50%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1978,972+50%

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8248,742+76%

34Alabama, ALAL5,086,7688,246+14%

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2467,751+65%

36Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,186+46%

37Idaho, IDID1,934,2626,539+86%

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8685,686+12%

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355,158+48%

40Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075,131+40%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075,110+93%

42Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7794,521+38%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,357+16%

44Alaska, AKAK735,7064,150+54%

45Maine, MEME1,387,8172,793+100%

46Montana, MTMT1,116,8752,049+97%

47Vermont, VTVT647,1061,929+97%

48North Dakota, NDND784,8411,908+149%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731,816−1%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3971,658+42%

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,144+89%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest south american population?

Florida ranks #1 with 1,000,196 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is south american population measured?

Number of residents who are South American origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.