RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Turkish population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Turkish ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 29,907. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6,505, against an all-states median of 1,393.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTURKISH POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States0.1% of US population308,745,538177,841–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36629,907–

02California, CACA39,287,37722,091–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80916,830–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07715,289–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,4249,221–

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,040–

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6396,319–

08Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985,949–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565,933–

10Washington, WAWA7,816,1165,149–

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,049–

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,399–

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074,126–

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4043,355–

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,256–

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,589–

17Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,477–

18South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,758–

19Colorado, COCO5,862,1891,702–

20Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,696–

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,633–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,592–

23Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,472–

24Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,396–

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,395–

26Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,393–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,123–

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611,092–

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,030–

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634977–

31Utah, UTUT3,392,331956–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,507820–

33Kansas, KSKS2,947,197739–

34New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246712–

35Idaho, IDID1,934,262687–

36Delaware, DEDE1,021,191652–

37Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801645–

38New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868587–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373585–

40District of Columbia, DCDC681,294511–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391438–

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235362–

43Nebraska, NENE1,978,707316–

44Vermont, VTVT647,106295–

45Maine, MEME1,387,817278–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779245–

47Wyoming, WYWY582,397238–

48Alaska, AKAK735,706173–

49Montana, MTMT1,116,875126–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,428120–

51North Dakota, NDND784,841118–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest turkish population?

New York ranks #1 with 29,907 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by turkish population?

New York, California, New Jersey, Florida, Texas.

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 turkish population measured?

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