RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Swiss population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Swiss ancestry, 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 96,070. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 31,555, against an all-states median of 11,619.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWISS POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.3% of US population331,449,281908,570–

01California, CACA39,287,37796,070−16%

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63970,703−2%

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,29368,400−12%

04Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87253,391−12%

05Indiana, ININ6,851,07339,518−12%

06Utah, UTUT3,392,33136,226+7%

07Texas, TXTX30,188,42435,815+6%

08Florida, FLFL22,416,07735,338−8%

09New York, NYNY19,852,36634,304−13%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79833,394−19%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11633,073−12%

12Oregon, OROR4,254,29327,587−10%

13Missouri, MOMO6,191,81424,404−2%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76123,403−5%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18922,195−12%

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,17021,028+1%

17Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44520,031−14%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83817,958−10%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40416,692+7%

20Iowa, IAIA3,210,50715,317−4%

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80914,616−20%

22Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712,614−17%

23Georgia, GAGA10,940,40712,470+4%

24Idaho, IDID1,934,26212,229−4%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38312,110+5%

26Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111,619−13%

27Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410,447−4%

28Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569,903−21%

29Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128,863−6%

30South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258,029−9%

31Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087,980−22%

32Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,948−13%

33Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,706−12%

34Montana, MTMT1,116,8755,375−15%

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915,293−9%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683,867−14%

37South Dakota, SDSD907,4283,253+11%

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463,213−27%

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,188−16%

40Alaska, AKAK735,7062,868−9%

41Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,715−16%

42Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,563−30%

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682,404−15%

44Maine, MEME1,387,8172,147−14%

45Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,109−26%

46Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,090−8%

47North Dakota, NDND784,8411,981−8%

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,750+1%

49Vermont, VTVT647,1061,733−17%

50Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791,457−38%

51Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011,183+12%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest swiss population?

California ranks #1 with 96,070 (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is swiss population measured?

Number of residents who are Swiss ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.