US Population with South African 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 South African ancestry was 73.60K, which was 0.02% of the total US population.

Among US states, California had the highest number of people with South African ancestry (12.50K), followed by Florida (7.97K), and Texas (6.80K).

The chart below shows the number and percentage of people with South African 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 South African Ancestry By State in 2021

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US population with South African Ancestry By State in 2021

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State	Population	% of State Pop. (%)
Alabama	664	0.01
Alaska	79	0.01
Arizona	1587	0.02
Arkansas	528	0.02
California	12497	0.03
Colorado	1875	0.03
Connecticut	896	0.03
Delaware	211	0.02
Florida	7969	0.04
Georgia	3386	0.03
Hawaii	392	0.03
Idaho	214	0.01
Illinois	2369	0.02
Indiana	1078	0.02
Iowa	354	0.01
Kansas	328	0.01
Kentucky	790	0.02
Louisiana	155	0.00
Maine	119	0.01
Maryland	1849	0.03
Massachusetts	1692	0.02
Michigan	1500	0.02
Minnesota	751	0.01
Mississippi	322	0.01
Missouri	771	0.01
Montana	127	0.01
Nebraska	300	0.02
Nevada	639	0.02
New Hampshire	144	0.01
New Jersey	2564	0.03
New Mexico	183	0.01
New York	4253	0.02
North Carolina	3012	0.03
North Dakota	409	0.05
Ohio	1263	0.01
Oklahoma	594	0.02
Oregon	1132	0.03
Pennsylvania	1995	0.02
Rhode Island	112	0.01
South Carolina	1005	0.02
South Dakota	187	0.02
Tennessee	1077	0.02
Texas	6795	0.02
Utah	655	0.02
Vermont	26	0.00
Virginia	1934	0.02
Washington	1938	0.03
West Virginia	45	0.00
Wisconsin	433	0.01
Wyoming	33	0.01
District of Columbia	369	0.05