RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Turkish population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Turkish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 31,395. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8,362, against an all-states median of 1,274.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTURKISH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281223,234–

01New York, NYNY19,852,36631,395+5%

02California, CACA39,287,37729,883+35%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80923,985+43%

04Florida, FLFL22,416,07718,413+20%

05Texas, TXTX30,188,42414,687+59%

06Virginia, VAVA8,705,17011,063+38%

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399,280+47%

08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568,023+35%

09Washington, WAWA7,816,1167,940+54%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,564+27%

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,0115,891+17%

12Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935,887+34%

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075,486+33%

14North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044,598+37%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,733+15%

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613,131+21%

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,058+80%

18Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382,758+11%

19Oregon, OROR4,254,2932,237+52%

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8141,955+20%

21Indiana, ININ6,851,0731,897+19%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4451,731+54%

23South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251,675−5%

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8721,440+3%

25Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831,348−3%

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6121,274−25%

27Delaware, DEDE1,021,1911,141+75%

28Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,119+9%

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,7681,037−26%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634982+1%

31District of Columbia, DCDC681,294895+75%

32Utah, UTUT3,392,331864−10%

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868748+27%

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,961701−36%

35Kansas, KSKS2,947,197670−9%

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801528−18%

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,707454+44%

38Iowa, IAIA3,210,507422−49%

39Montana, MTMT1,116,875401+218%

40New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246374−47%

41Idaho, IDID1,934,262360−48%

42Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235321−11%

43Vermont, VTVT647,106300+2%

44Maine, MEME1,387,817298+7%

45West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373273−53%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779247+1%

47Alaska, AKAK735,706245+42%

48South Dakota, SDSD907,428226+88%

49Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391188−57%

50Wyoming, WYWY582,39756−76%

51North Dakota, NDND784,84152−56%

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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 31,395 (2020 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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is turkish population measured?

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