RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Venezuelan population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Venezuelan origin, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 242,869. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 18,348, against an all-states median of 2,228.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVENEZUELAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.1% of US population331,449,281480,510–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077242,869+142%

02Texas, TXTX30,188,42459,213+216%

03California, CACA39,287,37719,181+74%

04New York, NYNY19,852,36618,818+30%

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,40716,042+139%

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80912,723+109%

07Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708,283+70%

08North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4047,896+106%

09Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987,678+144%

10Utah, UTUT3,392,3317,619+233%

11Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566,333+72%

12Indiana, ININ6,851,0735,685+416%

13Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395,434+83%

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114,315+69%

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934,241+118%

16Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833,815+118%

17Colorado, COCO5,862,1893,754+141%

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1163,748+164%

19Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083,571+60%

20South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253,420+192%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383,293+125%

22Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6343,122+109%

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,6122,713+342%

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,7612,550+98%

25Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612,389+21%

26Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452,228+102%

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142,083+169%

28Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682,059+245%

29Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8722,008+115%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8241,670+200%

31Oregon, OROR4,254,2931,482+87%

32Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971,402+227%

33District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941,229+279%

34Nebraska, NENE1,978,707955+317%

35Idaho, IDID1,934,262760+159%

36Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235755+126%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246694+184%

38Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391630+111%

39Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801622−11%

40Iowa, IAIA3,210,507579+134%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779435+14%

42Montana, MTMT1,116,875387+461%

43Wyoming, WYWY582,397379+283%

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,191358+76%

45Vermont, VTVT647,106263+96%

46Alaska, AKAK735,706254+22%

47New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868241−15%

48Maine, MEME1,387,817158+65%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37395−76%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42869–

51North Dakota, NDND784,84110−91%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest venezuelan population?

Florida ranks #1 with 242,869 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by venezuelan population?

Florida, Texas, California, New York, Georgia.

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 venezuelan population measured?

Number of residents who are Venezuelan origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.