RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 43 SHOWN OF 43

Largest Tongan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Tongan, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 25,043. 43 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 2,577, against an all-states median of 106.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTONGAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,37725,043–

02Utah, UTUT3,392,33117,549–

03Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358,798–

04Texas, TXTX30,188,4242,332–

05Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,694–

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,402–

07Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,212–

08Alaska, AKAK735,7061,165–

09Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,125–

10Florida, FLFL22,416,077925–

11Idaho, IDID1,934,262515–

12Colorado, COCO5,862,189447–

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639350–

14Virginia, VAVA8,705,170307–

15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445241–

16Illinois, ILIL12,694,798193–

17New York, NYNY19,852,366176–

18Montana, MTMT1,116,875159–

19Iowa, IAIA3,210,507151–

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404147–

21Ohio, OHOH11,810,293146–

22Missouri, MOMO6,191,814106–

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,011102–

24Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50880–

25Nebraska, NENE1,978,70771–

26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40766–

27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87261–

28Indiana, ININ6,851,07350–

29New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80949–

30South Dakota, SDSD907,42848–

31Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82448–

32Wyoming, WYWY582,39745–

33Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05635–

34Delaware, DEDE1,021,19128–

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,96128–

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77926–

37Michigan, MIMI10,077,76124–

38Kansas, KSKS2,947,19722–

39Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63422–

40North Dakota, NDND784,84118–

41Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38316–

42District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest tongan population?

California ranks #1 with 25,043 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by tongan population?

California, Utah, Hawaii, Texas, Washington.

How many states are in this ranking?

43 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is tongan population measured?

Number of residents who are Tongan (Pacific Islander origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).