RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest West Indian population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are West Indian ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York leads at 779,508. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 97,705, against an all-states median of 6,512.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWEST INDIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01New York, NYNY19,852,366779,508–

02Florida, FLFL22,416,077741,879–

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809146,164–

04Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056109,877–

05Georgia, GAGA10,940,407100,542–

06Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50879,571–

07California, CACA39,287,37772,767–

08Maryland, MDMD6,206,01166,474–

09Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63963,399–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,42460,386–

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,17034,940–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40430,816–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,79828,918–

14Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63423,128–

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,29317,251–

16Michigan, MIMI10,077,76113,496–

17South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22510,454–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,1169,002–

19Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918,633–

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3838,117–

21District of Columbia, DCDC681,2948,031–

22Alabama, ALAL5,086,7687,859–

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8387,664–

24Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617,022–

25Missouri, MOMO6,191,8146,730–

26Nevada, NVNV3,184,6126,512–

27Colorado, COCO5,862,1896,461–

28Indiana, ININ6,851,0736,059–

29Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015,977–

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914,946–

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8724,731–

32Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454,694–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244,559–

34Oregon, OROR4,254,2933,551–

35New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,487–

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973,040–

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792,403–

38New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2462,267–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732,079–

40Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2352,048–

41Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071,890–

42Maine, MEME1,387,8171,671–

43Utah, UTUT3,392,3311,647–

44Alaska, AKAK735,7061,523–

45Nebraska, NENE1,978,7071,258–

46Idaho, IDID1,934,262875–

47Vermont, VTVT647,106575–

48Montana, MTMT1,116,875398–

49North Dakota, NDND784,841369–

50South Dakota, SDSD907,428363–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,397103–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest west indian population?

New York ranks #1 with 779,508 (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by west indian population?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).