RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Swiss population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 114,687. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 34,696, against an all-states median of 12,015.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.3% of US population308,745,5381,003,505–

01California, CACA39,287,377114,687–

02Ohio, OHOH11,810,29378,114–

03Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63971,887–

04Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87260,339–

05Indiana, ININ6,851,07344,777–

06Illinois, ILIL12,694,79841,435–

07New York, NYNY19,852,36639,241–

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07738,285–

09Washington, WAWA7,816,11637,409–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42433,911–

11Utah, UTUT3,392,33133,898–

12Oregon, OROR4,254,29330,820–

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18925,250–

14Missouri, MOMO6,191,81424,908–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,76124,617–

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44523,180–

17Virginia, VAVA8,705,17020,872–

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83820,063–

19New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80918,304–

20Iowa, IAIA3,210,50715,924–

21North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40415,605–

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,19715,153–

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,01113,369–

24Idaho, IDID1,934,26212,781–

25Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05612,578–

26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40712,015–

27Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311,563–

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,855–

29Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50810,239–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129,396–

31South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258,780–

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077,954–

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347,635–

34Montana, MTMT1,116,8756,302–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,805–

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684,476–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464,417–

38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,806–

39Wyoming, WYWY582,3973,664–

40Louisiana, LALA4,611,9613,249–

41Alaska, AKAK735,7063,164–

42South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,925–

43Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,868–

44New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,841–

45Maine, MEME1,387,8172,496–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,359–

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,262–

48North Dakota, NDND784,8412,149–

49Vermont, VTVT647,1062,092–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,732–

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,054–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swiss population?

California ranks #1 with 114,687 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by swiss population?

California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Indiana.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is swiss population measured?

Number of residents who are Swiss ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.