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Largest Swiss population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss ancestry, 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 84,903. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 29,318, against an all-states median of 10,633.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.3% of US population334,922,499849,422–

01California, CACA39,287,37784,903−26%

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63966,670−7%

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,29363,105−19%

04Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87247,846−21%

05Indiana, ININ6,851,07339,134−13%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,42434,926+3%

07Florida, FLFL22,416,07734,880−9%

08Utah, UTUT3,392,33133,919+0%

09New York, NYNY19,852,36632,076−18%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,11631,431−16%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,79829,940−28%

12Oregon, OROR4,254,29324,403−21%

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18922,694−10%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76120,896−15%

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,17020,307−3%

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44520,141−13%

17Missouri, MOMO6,191,81419,429−22%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83818,641−7%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40415,871+2%

20Iowa, IAIA3,210,50713,708−14%

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912,003−34%

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,19711,736−23%

23Idaho, IDID1,934,26211,527−10%

24Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,460−14%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,310−2%

26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710,633−12%

27Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05610,454−17%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8249,642−11%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128,808−6%

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258,119−8%

31Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087,616−26%

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,142−23%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345,647−26%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,936−15%

35Montana, MTMT1,116,8754,669−26%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,211−6%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,836−13%

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,999−21%

39Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,943−9%

40New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,844+0%

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,602−11%

42Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,581−30%

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,516−12%

44Vermont, VTVT647,1062,399+15%

45North Dakota, NDND784,8412,362+10%

46Alaska, AKAK735,7062,193−31%

47Maine, MEME1,387,8172,147−14%

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,829+6%

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,680−26%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,618−31%

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,040−1%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swiss population?

California ranks #1 with 84,903 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by swiss population?

California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is swiss population measured?

Number of residents who are Swiss ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).