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Largest Welsh population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Welsh 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 156,623. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 61,450, against an all-states median of 24,289.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.6% of US population331,449,2811,851,256–

01California, CACA39,287,377156,623−13%

02Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639154,289−18%

03Ohio, OHOH11,810,293120,284−12%

04Texas, TXTX30,188,424110,262+8%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,077100,533−1%

06New York, NYNY19,852,36674,002−16%

07Washington, WAWA7,816,11670,215−1%

08Utah, UTUT3,392,33160,229+4%

09North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40459,716+10%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17057,209−2%

11Illinois, ILIL12,694,79849,389−6%

12Colorado, COCO5,862,18948,190+3%

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40747,972+16%

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,76147,828−8%

15Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83845,241+1%

16Oregon, OROR4,254,29341,791−2%

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38341,155+20%

18Missouri, MOMO6,191,81439,766−2%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,07339,373+1%

20Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135,276−16%

21New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80929,486−23%

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87228,274+0%

23Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82428,031+24%

24South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22526,677+19%

25Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05624,432−7%

26Idaho, IDID1,934,26224,289+8%

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44523,679−6%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,19723,387+3%

29Alabama, ALAL5,086,76822,450+24%

30Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63421,331+11%

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50719,968−12%

32Nevada, NVNV3,184,61216,460−10%

33West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315,905+11%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39114,858+13%

35Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50814,333−4%

36Louisiana, LALA4,611,96112,534+18%

37Maine, MEME1,387,81712,079+4%

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,70710,503−10%

39New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86810,183+17%

40Montana, MTMT1,116,87510,176−1%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7799,547+3%

42New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2469,531−14%

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,1917,638−19%

44Vermont, VTVT647,1066,641−14%

45Wyoming, WYWY582,3976,622+1%

46Alaska, AKAK735,7065,593−14%

47South Dakota, SDSD907,4284,658+18%

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354,383−15%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943,103+16%

50Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012,891−9%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8412,271+21%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest welsh population?

California ranks #1 with 156,623 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by welsh population?

California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Florida.

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 welsh population measured?

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