US Population with Italian Ancestry By State in 2021 (ACS-5yrs)

Updated on March 1, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the US population with Italian ancestry was 16.51M, which was 5.01% of the total US population.

Among US states, New York had the highest number of people with Italian ancestry (2.33M), followed by Pennsylvania (1.42M), and California (1.39M).

The chart below shows the number and percentage of people with Italian ancestry for each state. The information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

US Population with Italian Ancestry By State in 2021

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US population with Italian Ancestry By State in 2021

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State	Population	% of State Pop. (%)
Alabama	79977	1.60
Alaska	20087	2.73
Arizona	292203	4.13
Arkansas	45165	1.50
California	1388956	3.52
Colorado	276530	4.83
Connecticut	584128	16.20
Delaware	84428	8.60
Florida	1212630	5.68
Georgia	237777	2.24
Hawaii	30272	2.08
Idaho	56875	3.14
Illinois	719470	5.61
Indiana	175812	2.60
Iowa	61134	1.92
Kansas	62548	2.13
Kentucky	91874	2.04
Louisiana	202389	4.35
Maine	74934	5.52
Maryland	291420	4.74
Massachusetts	815794	11.67
Michigan	451158	4.48
Minnesota	125824	2.22
Mississippi	49578	1.67
Missouri	202058	3.29
Montana	38889	3.61
Nebraska	49259	2.52
Nevada	155754	5.09
New Hampshire	136468	9.95
New Jersey	1353075	14.65
New Mexico	47823	2.27
New York	2330336	11.59
North Carolina	334430	3.23
North Dakota	8968	1.16
Ohio	709661	6.03
Oklahoma	66979	1.70
Oregon	154612	3.68
Pennsylvania	1421113	10.96
Rhode Island	169515	15.52
South Carolina	157354	3.10
South Dakota	11027	1.25
Tennessee	155802	2.27
Texas	531937	1.84
Utah	88312	2.73
Vermont	45494	7.09
Virginia	334621	3.90
Washington	252302	3.31
West Virginia	77066	4.28
Wisconsin	202895	3.46
Wyoming	17555	3.04
District of Columbia	29071	4.26