Distribution of Portuguese People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Portuguese

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2.2%
4.4%
6.6%
8.8%
13.2%
17.6%
22%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Bristol County, Massachusetts	26.29%
2	Bristol County, Rhode Island	20.19%
3	Newport County, Rhode Island	14.34%
4	Kent County, Rhode Island	8.68%
5	Dukes County, Massachusetts	7.64%
6	Providence County, Rhode Island	7.62%
7	Hawaii County, Hawaii	5.55%
8	Kauai County, Hawaii	5.41%
9	Barnstable County, Massachusetts	5%
10	Merced County, California	4.7%
11	Stanislaus County, California	4.42%
12	Maui County, Hawaii	4.4%
13	Kings County, California	4.29%
14	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	4.21%
15	Washington County, Rhode Island	3.9%
16	Calaveras County, California	3.54%
17	Glenn County, California	3.5%
18	Union County, New Jersey	3.13%
19	Amador County, California	2.97%
20	Nantucket County, Massachusetts	2.88%

Top Counties by Population of Portuguese

#	County	Population
1	Bristol County, Massachusetts	146,918
2	Providence County, Rhode Island	48,370
3	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	38,107
4	Honolulu County, Hawaii	26,037
5	Alameda County, California	25,708
6	Santa Clara County, California	23,870
7	Stanislaus County, California	23,835
8	Sacramento County, California	22,308
9	Plymouth County, Massachusetts	21,550
10	Los Angeles County, California	21,392
11	San Diego County, California	18,978
12	San Joaquin County, California	18,668
13	Contra Costa County, California	17,971
14	Essex County, Massachusetts	17,683
15	Union County, New Jersey	17,308
16	Kent County, Rhode Island	14,229
17	Fairfield County, Connecticut	13,026
18	Merced County, California	12,636
19	Worcester County, Massachusetts	12,569
20	Essex County, New Jersey	12,262

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Rhode Island	8.45%	89,311
2	Massachusetts	4.14%	282,529
3	Hawaii	3.38%	48,129
4	New Hampshire	1.41%	18,915
5	Connecticut	1.37%	48,893
6	New Jersey	0.87%	76,968
7	California	0.87%	338,998
8	Maine	0.66%	8,824
9	Nevada	0.58%	17,054
10	Oregon	0.53%	21,626
11	Vermont	0.39%	2,407
12	Idaho	0.38%	6,477
13	Florida	0.38%	79,017
14	Washington	0.34%	24,592
15	Alaska	0.31%	2,307
16	District of Columbia	0.26%	1,771
17	New York	0.26%	50,511
18	Arizona	0.22%	15,047
19	Colorado	0.21%	11,713
20	Virginia	0.2%	17,019
21	Montana	0.2%	2,051
22	Maryland	0.19%	11,603
23	Utah	0.18%	5,420
24	Pennsylvania	0.17%	21,342
25	North Carolina	0.16%	16,611
26	South Carolina	0.16%	8,061
27	Delaware	0.16%	1,504
28	Wyoming	0.14%	841
29	New Mexico	0.14%	2,853
30	Georgia	0.13%	13,376
31	Oklahoma	0.13%	4,986
32	Texas	0.12%	33,326
33	Missouri	0.1%	6,255
34	Tennessee	0.09%	6,255
35	Arkansas	0.09%	2,759
36	Louisiana	0.09%	4,299
37	Kansas	0.09%	2,488
38	North Dakota	0.08%	606
39	Ohio	0.08%	9,038
40	Kentucky	0.08%	3,363
41	Illinois	0.08%	9,633
42	South Dakota	0.07%	647
43	Mississippi	0.07%	2,230
44	Alabama	0.07%	3,561
45	Michigan	0.07%	7,257
46	Minnesota	0.07%	3,828
47	Nebraska	0.07%	1,308
48	Indiana	0.07%	4,531
49	Iowa	0.06%	1,959
50	Wisconsin	0.05%	3,165
51	West Virginia	0.05%	926
52	Puerto Rico	0.01%	235

Top States and Territories by Population of Portuguese

#	State	Population
1	California	338,998
2	Massachusetts	282,529
3	Rhode Island	89,311
4	Florida	79,017
5	New Jersey	76,968
6	New York	50,511
7	Connecticut	48,893
8	Hawaii	48,129
9	Texas	33,326
10	Washington	24,592
11	Oregon	21,626
12	Pennsylvania	21,342
13	New Hampshire	18,915
14	Nevada	17,054
15	Virginia	17,019
16	North Carolina	16,611
17	Arizona	15,047
18	Georgia	13,376
19	Colorado	11,713
20	Maryland	11,603
21	Illinois	9,633
22	Ohio	9,038
23	Maine	8,824
24	South Carolina	8,061
25	Michigan	7,257
26	Idaho	6,477
27	Tennessee	6,255
28	Missouri	6,255
29	Utah	5,420
30	Oklahoma	4,986
31	Indiana	4,531
32	Louisiana	4,299
33	Minnesota	3,828
34	Alabama	3,561
35	Kentucky	3,363
36	Wisconsin	3,165
37	New Mexico	2,853
38	Arkansas	2,759
39	Kansas	2,488
40	Vermont	2,407
41	Alaska	2,307
42	Mississippi	2,230
43	Montana	2,051
44	Iowa	1,959
45	District of Columbia	1,771
46	Delaware	1,504
47	Nebraska	1,308
48	West Virginia	926
49	Wyoming	841
50	South Dakota	647
51	North Dakota	606
52	Puerto Rico	235

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.