RANKING · 2024 ACS · 252 SHOWN OF 252

Largest Sri Lankan population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Sri Lankan, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 10,679. 252 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 252 is 50. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Columbia, SC, up 143 places to #52.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN POPULATIONVS 2020

USUnited States0.0% of US population334,922,49964,875–

01New York, NYNY20,112,44810,679+22%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4415,755−5%

03Washington, DCDC6,465,7245,545+16%

04Houston, TXTX7,904,6273,321+1%

05San Francisco, CACA4,630,0412,272+43%

06▲3Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572,243+89%

07▼1Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,389−7%

08▲4Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951,340+43%

09▼1Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231,319+7%

10▼3Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,286−2%

11San Jose, CACA1,984,4731,063+10%

12▼2Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831,058+3%

13Riverside, CACA4,769,007947+9%

14▲10Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781921+120%

15▲6Austin, TXTX2,620,945808+63%

16▲20Rochester, NYNY1,056,149779+321%

17▼3Atlanta, GAGA6,482,182719+7%

18▲7Miami, FLFL6,391,072707+76%

19Hartford, CTCT1,171,426663–

20▼3Portland, OROR2,542,282634+14%

21▲2Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653606+37%

22▲4Sacramento, CACA2,477,274600+70%

23▼4Detroit, MIMI4,390,913560+6%

24▲5Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,938517+90%

25▼9Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226508−18%

26▼8Tampa, FLFL3,418,895486−11%

27▲5Oxnard, CACA830,851480+112%

28▲9Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720474+162%

29▲34Orlando, FLFL2,957,672470+460%

30▼8Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858437−9%

31▼1San Diego, CACA3,282,248424+65%

32▼5Denver, COCO3,092,037420+51%

33▲108Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992331+1126%

34▲53Fargo, NDND269,528319+432%

35▼4Worcester, MAMA888,502300+28%

36▲53Harrisburg, PAPA617,427290+400%

37▲15Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500285+166%

38▲8Richmond, VAVA1,389,338278+130%

39▲26St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421272+228%

40▲91Springfield, MAMA464,338263+748%

41▼26Columbus, OHOH2,242,028260−58%

42Hagerstown, MDMD315,280254–

43▲2Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775240+90%

44▲70Kalamazoo, MIMI263,795240+549%

45▲22Providence, RIRI1,708,161237+208%

46▼6Louisville, KYKY1,402,509236+44%

47▲34Wichita, KSKS663,809229+247%

48Cedartown, GAGA45,514211–

49▲2Syracuse, NYNY652,273209+94%

50▲7Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682209+118%

51▼23Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830200−27%

52▲143Columbia, SCSC879,918200+2122%

53▲63Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377200+456%

54▲94Boulder, COCO328,560198+800%

55▲84San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140177+532%

56▲8Albany, NYNY915,835171+106%

57▼13Lincoln, NENE352,081170+20%

58▲12Albuquerque, NMNM925,279167+129%

59▲17Fresno, CACA1,203,383166+137%

60▲8Honolulu, HIHI988,703163+117%

61Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721161–

62Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813158–

63▼43Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695154−70%

64▼17Nashville, TNTN2,197,416148+26%

65▼24Modesto, CACA557,719146−9%

66▼28Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213141−18%

67▲31Binghamton, NYNY243,189140+175%

68▼26Amherst, MAMA164,065137−14%

69▼10Des Moines, IAIA758,539137+51%

70Austin, MNMN40,971137–

71▼38Durham, NCNC625,485135−34%

72▼17New Orleans, LALA970,849135+34%

73Morristown, TNTN128,867125–

74Bridgeport, CTCT978,179119–

75Bellingham, WAWA236,392115–

76▲62Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377115+311%

77▲28Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685112+138%

78▼5Lubbock, TXTX368,431109+51%

79York, PAPA473,197108–

80▼27Lansing, MIMI479,722105+3%

81▲40Toledo, OHOH599,376103+203%

82▲110Bremerton, WAWA283,374100+1011%

83▲10Santa Maria, CACA442,06599+77%

84▲46Barnstable, MAMA233,53998+216%

85South Bend, ININ324,53897–

86▲107Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21596+967%

87Frankfort, KYKY77,87496–

88▲6Akron, OHOH701,78095+73%

89New Haven, CTCT578,74194–

90▲9Casper, WYWY80,52691+82%

91▼25Greensboro, NCNC805,94591+15%

92▼4Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01091+54%

93McAllen, TXTX921,54987–

94Spartanburg, SCSC407,65685–

95Ames, IAIA128,09084–

96▲16Cape Coral, FLFL875,60783+108%

97▼6Lafayette, ININ228,46880+43%

98▲73Little Rock, ARAR777,60778+420%

99▼65Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10277−59%

100▲105Naples, FLFL417,13177+1440%

101▲10Bloomington, ININ165,23176+90%

102Joplin, MOMO208,79676–

103▼43Madison, WIWI709,68576−16%

104▲25Lexington, KYKY535,17475+142%

105▲37Ithaca, NYNY104,04775+188%

106▲78Morgantown, WVWV141,99574+517%

107▼68Memphis, TNTN1,341,41271−58%

108▼6Omaha, NENE1,009,83671+48%

109▲77Stockton, CACA823,81569+527%

110▼52Reading, PAPA440,07267−28%

111Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03567–

112▼62Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28565−40%

113Lebanon, NHNH224,50065–

114▲39Reno, NVNV578,73463+186%

115▼14Greenville, SCSC1,014,10162+29%

116El Centro, CACA181,41161–

117Warner Robins, GAGA208,09158–

118Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64557–

119▼4Rochester, MNMN231,18456+56%

120▲53Athens, GAGA224,14854+286%

121▲53Augusta, GAGA641,23152+271%

122▲46Columbia, MOMO219,06252+225%

123▼43Champaign, ILIL239,97951−23%

124▲28Racine, WIWI198,91951+132%

125▲3Galesburg, ILIL47,76750+61%

126Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27350–

127Merced, CACA297,26049–

128▼1Stillwater, OKOK83,88949+53%

129▲71Manchester, NHNH433,41548+586%

130▲77Charleston, SCSC889,26347+1075%

131▼31Iowa City, IAIA182,71147−4%

132▲26Allentown, PAPA887,61546+142%

133▼84Carbondale, ILIL52,50145−60%

134Lewisburg, PAPA42,31345–

135▼56Charleston, WVWV200,17044−34%

136▼80Bakersfield, CACA927,06844−54%

137Mankato, MNMN104,90744–

138Appleton, WIWI249,87642–

139Clarksville, TNTN349,00141–

140Fort Smith, ARAR234,14041–

141Milledgeville, GAGA44,02941–

142Marion, ININ66,52440–

143▼17Charlottesville, VAVA228,59739+22%

144▼60Provo, UTUT773,42639−38%

145Santa Fe, NMNM156,90739–

146Burlington, VTVT227,80338–

147▼85North Port, FLFL948,15838−56%

148▲6Santa Cruz, CACA258,85237+68%

149Springfield, MOMO500,69436–

150Waterbury, CTCT463,34936–

151▼29Boise City, IDID864,24335+6%

152▲30Huntington, WVWV365,96534+183%

153Pittsburg, KSKS39,00834–

154▲59Bangor, MEME157,96733+1550%

155▼101College Station, TXTX287,47633−67%

156▲58Concord, NHNH158,07832+1500%

157Klamath Falls, OROR70,27430–

158▲3Massena, NYNY105,48830+58%

159▼14Fayetteville, ARAR622,17729+26%

160▼24Altoona, PAPA119,54127−4%

161▲28Greeley, COCO378,42627+170%

162▼45Killeen, TXTX511,49727−23%

163▼60Anchorage, AKAK405,82126−45%

164Brownsville, TXTX433,94626–

165Warsaw, ININ80,89226–

166Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48626–

167Salem, OROR445,81425–

168▼35Marion, ILIL67,22525−14%

169Victoria, TXTX99,86424–

170▼75Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04723−57%

171▼88Knoxville, TNTN968,13723−64%

172Youngstown, OHOH423,67823–

173Crawfordsville, ININ38,95422–

174Twin Falls, IDID123,90122–

175Boone, NCNC54,78622–

176Danville, ILIL71,25919–

177▲26Hickory, NCNC376,89019+217%

178▼44Corvallis, OROR97,72819−34%

179Norwich, CTCT284,01519–

180Utica, NYNY285,61119–

181Auburn, ALAL208,01318–

182▼23Bozeman, MTMT128,74018−5%

183Pocatello, IDID91,59118–

184▼64Pullman, WAWA48,51218−47%

185Duluth, MNMN281,21918–

186Huntsville, ALAL556,44418–

187▲25Missoula, MTMT128,69818+500%

188▼98State College, PAPA157,39318−69%

189▲17Ontario, OROR60,08518+260%

190Barre, VTVT59,65217–

191Kirksville, MOMO29,82416–

192▼26Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206160%

193▼97Deltona, FLFL746,93316−70%

194Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55216–

195▼48Salinas, CACA433,72916−30%

196▼20Trenton, NJNJ399,28916+14%

197Easton, MDMD38,23815–

198Cleveland, TNTN134,05715–

199▼37Tallahassee, FLFL397,44215−21%

200Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76614–

201▼21Hilo, HIHI210,04314+17%

202▼19Lawrence, KSKS120,92014+17%

203Wausau, WIWI139,43214–

204▼96Asheville, NCNC422,34513−70%

205Bismarck, NDND139,75012–

206Torrington, CTCT114,69012–

207East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17912–

208Erie, PAPA265,83212–

209Fort Collins, COCO377,29212–

210Jackson, MIMI159,55212–

211Watertown, NYNY111,54012–

212Astoria, OROR40,92612–

213Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06011–

214Muncie, ININ113,10611–

215▼38Springfield, ILIL206,03310−23%

216Roseburg, OROR111,95110–

217Columbus, GAGA324,83010–

218Great Falls, MTMT85,02910–

219▼95Santa Rosa, CACA486,44410−70%

220▼33Blacksburg, VAVA181,6169−10%

221Seaford, DEDE277,1409–

222Lake Charles, LALA244,6559–

223▼33Pensacola, FLFL544,9498−20%

224Walla Walla, WAWA62,3618–

225Cody, WYWY31,1718–

226Olean, NYNY75,3907–

227Fallon, NVNV25,8516–

228▼47Red Wing, MNMN48,1956−50%

229Medford, OROR221,7956–

230Elmira, NYNY80,4155–

231▼23Eugene, OROR381,5845+25%

232Fort Wayne, ININ466,2584–

233Kahului, HIHI160,6744–

234Niles, MIMI152,4444–

235Salisbury, MDMD131,8724–

236Zanesville, OHOH87,0143–

237▼159Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2143−96%

238Gallup, NMNM68,1193–

239Laramie, WYWY38,5583–

240Tifton, GAGA51,2373–

241▼134Grand Forks, NDND105,0463−93%

242Spokane, WAWA608,0123–

243Chico, CACA209,2112–

244Hanford, CACA154,3272–

245▼36Lakeland, FLFL874,7902−50%

246Savannah, GAGA438,3142–

247Albert Lea, MNMN30,4402–

248▼33Rolla, MOMO45,24710%

249▼55Vineland, NJNJ157,1481−89%

250▼78Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9751−93%

251Peoria, ILIL363,5051–

252Weirton, WVWV112,4681–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest sri lankan population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 10,679 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by sri lankan population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

252 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is sri lankan population measured?

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