Distribution of Polynesian: Samoan People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Polynesian: Samoan

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0.55%
1.1%
1.65%
2.2%
3.3%
4.4%
5.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Kalawao County, Hawaii	6.67%
2	Honolulu County, Hawaii	3.15%
3	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	2.01%
4	Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska	1.95%
5	North Slope Borough, Alaska	1.51%
6	Petersburg Borough, Alaska	1.47%
7	Wayne County, Utah	1.3%
8	Hawaii County, Hawaii	1.24%
9	Maui County, Hawaii	1.2%
10	Trinity County, California	0.96%
11	Sabine County, Texas	0.92%
12	McDuffie County, Georgia	0.91%
13	Lafayette County, Florida	0.89%
14	Pierce County, Washington	0.85%
15	Wasco County, Oregon	0.83%
16	Washington County, Utah	0.82%
17	Juneau City and Borough, Alaska	0.8%
18	Salt Lake County, Utah	0.78%
19	Phelps County, Nebraska	0.78%
20	Hardeman County, Texas	0.76%

Top Counties by Population of Polynesian: Samoan

#	County	Population
1	Honolulu County, Hawaii	31,092
2	Los Angeles County, California	15,248
3	King County, Washington	9,768
4	Salt Lake County, Utah	8,759
5	Pierce County, Washington	7,275
6	San Diego County, California	7,100
7	Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	5,940
8	Clark County, Nevada	5,706
9	Alameda County, California	5,118
10	Orange County, California	4,842
11	San Bernardino County, California	3,732
12	Santa Clara County, California	3,652
13	Sacramento County, California	3,497
14	Utah County, Utah	3,493
15	Riverside County, California	2,735
16	Maricopa County, Arizona	2,459
17	Hawaii County, Hawaii	2,452
18	San Mateo County, California	2,397
19	Contra Costa County, California	2,358
20	Maui County, Hawaii	1,977

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Hawaii	2.52%	35,777
2	Alaska	0.98%	7,272
3	Utah	0.51%	15,454
4	Washington	0.31%	22,525
5	Nevada	0.23%	6,623
6	California	0.16%	63,083
7	Oregon	0.08%	3,427
8	Idaho	0.07%	1,118
9	Colorado	0.05%	3,004
10	Arizona	0.05%	3,562
11	Missouri	0.04%	2,728
12	Wyoming	0.04%	222
13	North Dakota	0.03%	260
14	Arkansas	0.03%	913
15	Montana	0.03%	273
16	Virginia	0.03%	2,168
17	Texas	0.03%	7,145
18	Nebraska	0.03%	481
19	Georgia	0.02%	2,565
20	Kansas	0.02%	719
21	Tennessee	0.02%	1,607
22	Oklahoma	0.02%	923
23	Kentucky	0.02%	869
24	Florida	0.02%	3,928
25	Iowa	0.02%	591
26	Mississippi	0.02%	526
27	New Mexico	0.02%	367
28	New Hampshire	0.02%	233
29	District of Columbia	0.02%	118
30	Maryland	0.02%	1,026
31	Rhode Island	0.02%	170
32	Indiana	0.02%	1,044
33	Massachusetts	0.02%	1,059
34	North Carolina	0.02%	1,545
35	Delaware	0.01%	129
36	Michigan	0.01%	1,288
37	South Carolina	0.01%	609
38	Alabama	0.01%	599
39	New York	0.01%	2,369
40	Illinois	0.01%	1,544
41	Minnesota	0.01%	601
42	Connecticut	0.01%	382
43	Pennsylvania	0.01%	1,354
44	South Dakota	0.01%	88
45	Ohio	0.01%	1,133
46	New Jersey	0.01%	805
47	Maine	0.01%	113
48	West Virginia	0.01%	140
49	Wisconsin	0.01%	444
50	Louisiana	0.01%	303
51	Vermont	0%	27
52	Puerto Rico	0%	97

Top States and Territories by Population of Polynesian: Samoan

#	State	Population
1	California	63,083
2	Hawaii	35,777
3	Washington	22,525
4	Utah	15,454
5	Alaska	7,272
6	Texas	7,145
7	Nevada	6,623
8	Florida	3,928
9	Arizona	3,562
10	Oregon	3,427
11	Colorado	3,004
12	Missouri	2,728
13	Georgia	2,565
14	New York	2,369
15	Virginia	2,168
16	Tennessee	1,607
17	North Carolina	1,545
18	Illinois	1,544
19	Pennsylvania	1,354
20	Michigan	1,288
21	Ohio	1,133
22	Idaho	1,118
23	Massachusetts	1,059
24	Indiana	1,044
25	Maryland	1,026
26	Oklahoma	923
27	Arkansas	913
28	Kentucky	869
29	New Jersey	805
30	Kansas	719
31	South Carolina	609
32	Minnesota	601
33	Alabama	599
34	Iowa	591
35	Mississippi	526
36	Nebraska	481
37	Wisconsin	444
38	Connecticut	382
39	New Mexico	367
40	Louisiana	303
41	Montana	273
42	North Dakota	260
43	New Hampshire	233
44	Wyoming	222
45	Rhode Island	170
46	West Virginia	140
47	Delaware	129
48	District of Columbia	118
49	Maine	113
50	Puerto Rico	97
51	South Dakota	88
52	Vermont	27

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.