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Largest Sri Lankan population, US states

US states 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. California leads at 12,244. 50 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2,419, against an all-states median of 412.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN POPULATIONVS 2020

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

01California, CACA39,287,37712,244+12%

02New York, NYNY19,852,3668,515+22%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4246,922+22%

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094,788+63%

05Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,475+35%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,472+23%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,0772,348+60%

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0562,245+14%

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,869+38%

10Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,671+59%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,524−8%

12Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,452+30%

13Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,161−17%

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,4071,154+64%

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,077+5%

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,069+31%

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508943−16%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838722+23%

19Colorado, COCO5,862,189671+103%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,814600+239%

21Oregon, OROR4,254,293592−6%

22Nevada, NVNV3,184,612577−12%

23Indiana, ININ6,851,073536−13%

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,197435+93%

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,507416+47%

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383408+20%

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225394+546%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824363+66%

29North Dakota, NDND784,841301+155%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872285+37%

31West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373282+182%

32Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634257+703%

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,707243+17%

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246209−11%

35Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235181+108%

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801179+180%

37Utah, UTUT3,392,331156+43%

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391148+114%

39Louisiana, LALA4,611,961144−28%

40District of Columbia, DCDC681,294130−37%

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,191112−40%

42New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868107+569%

43Wyoming, WYWY582,397102+104%

44Vermont, VTVT647,10698–

45Idaho, IDID1,934,26293+182%

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87563+50%

47Alabama, ALAL5,086,76850–

48Alaska, AKAK735,70641−38%

49Maine, MEME1,387,81736+1700%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77915+88%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest sri lankan population?

California ranks #1 with 12,244 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by sri lankan population?

California, New York, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland.

How many states are in this ranking?

50 states 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).