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Largest West Indian population, US states

US states ranked by the number of residents who are West Indian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. Florida leads at 981,702. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 123,960, against an all-states median of 11,858. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Indiana, IN, up 10 places to #16.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWEST INDIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States1.0% of US population334,922,4993,222,711–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,077981,702+32%

02New York, NYNY19,852,366751,510−4%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809193,349+32%

04▲1Georgia, GAGA10,940,407167,210+66%

05▼1Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056137,201+25%

06▲1Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508102,908+29%

07▲3Texas, TXTX30,188,424102,722+70%

08California, CACA39,287,377100,538+38%

09▼3Maryland, MDMD6,206,01197,467+47%

10▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63995,352+50%

11▲1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40461,893+101%

12▼1Virginia, VAVA8,705,17052,391+50%

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79838,723+34%

14Ohio, OHOH11,810,29328,451+65%

15South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22522,260+113%

16▲10Indiana, ININ6,851,07321,786+260%

17▼1Michigan, MIMI10,077,76119,214+42%

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38319,009+134%

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83818,170+137%

20Washington, WAWA7,816,11617,763+97%

21Delaware, DEDE1,021,19115,347+78%

22▲1Louisiana, LALA4,611,96114,980+113%

23▼1Alabama, ALAL5,086,76813,130+67%

24District of Columbia, DCDC681,29413,111+63%

25▼8Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412,823−45%

26▲2Colorado, COCO5,862,18911,858+84%

27Missouri, MOMO6,191,81410,436+55%

28▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,61210,287+58%

29▲1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44510,268+119%

30▼5Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019,736+63%

31▲1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8248,576+88%

32▼1Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726,768+43%

33Oregon, OROR4,254,2936,499+83%

34Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,9590%

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684,838+39%

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1974,599+51%

37▲1Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074,277+126%

38▼1Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,967+65%

39▲1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353,815+86%

40▲1Utah, UTUT3,392,3313,701+125%

41▲3New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,905+28%

42▼3Maine, MEME1,387,8172,864+71%

43West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,562+23%

44▼2Nebraska, NENE1,978,7072,561+104%

45Alaska, AKAK735,7062,177+43%

46North Dakota, NDND784,8411,417+284%

47Vermont, VTVT647,1061,371+138%

48Idaho, IDID1,934,2621,177+35%

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4281,029+183%

50Montana, MTMT1,116,875699+76%

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397355+245%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest west indian population?

Florida ranks #1 with 981,702 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by west indian population?

Florida, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is west indian population measured?

Number of residents who are West Indian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).