RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 48 SHOWN OF 48

Largest Sri Lankan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Sri Lankan, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 10,965. 48 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,970, against an all-states median of 259.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSRI LANKAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.0% of US population331,449,28151,735–

01California, CACA39,287,37710,965–

02New York, NYNY19,852,3666,986–

03Texas, TXTX30,188,4245,685–

04Maryland, MDMD6,206,0113,325–

05New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092,934–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702,009–

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0561,971–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,651–

09Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,469–

10Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,394–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391,350–

12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081,123–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,119–

14Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,054–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7611,021–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404813–

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,407705–

18Nevada, NVNV3,184,612658–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,293627–

20Indiana, ININ6,851,073616–

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838585–

22Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383341–

23Colorado, COCO5,862,189330–

24Iowa, IAIA3,210,507283–

25New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246234–

26Kansas, KSKS2,947,197225–

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824219–

28Nebraska, NENE1,978,707208–

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872208–

30District of Columbia, DCDC681,294207–

31Louisiana, LALA4,611,961200–

32Delaware, DEDE1,021,191186–

33Missouri, MOMO6,191,814177–

34North Dakota, NDND784,841118–

35Utah, UTUT3,392,331109–

36West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373100–

37Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23587–

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39169–

39Alaska, AKAK735,70666–

40Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80164–

41South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22561–

42Wyoming, WYWY582,39750–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87542–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26233–

45Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63432–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7798–

48Maine, MEME1,387,8172–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest sri lankan population?

California ranks #1 with 10,965 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by sri lankan population?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

48 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is sri lankan population measured?

Number of residents who are Sri Lankan (Asian origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.