Distribution of Subsaharan African: Ghanaian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African: Ghanaian

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0.6%
0.8%
1.2%
1.6%
2%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Robertson County, Texas	2.23%
2	Prince William County, Virginia	1.3%
3	Stewart County, Georgia	1.22%
4	Bronx County, New York	0.97%
5	Alexandria city, Virginia	0.81%
6	Stafford County, Virginia	0.6%
7	Halifax County, Virginia	0.58%
8	Essex County, New Jersey	0.49%
9	Worcester County, Massachusetts	0.42%
10	Winchester city, Virginia	0.39%
11	Montgomery County, Kansas	0.37%
12	Fairfax County, Virginia	0.34%
13	Prince George's County, Maryland	0.33%
14	Douglas County, Georgia	0.32%
15	Franklin County, Ohio	0.32%
16	Montgomery County, Maryland	0.32%
17	Manassas city, Virginia	0.32%
18	Gwinnett County, Georgia	0.32%
19	Pulaski County, Missouri	0.31%
20	Scurry County, Texas	0.28%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African: Ghanaian

#	County	Population
1	Bronx County, New York	13,991
2	Prince William County, Virginia	5,941
3	Franklin County, Ohio	4,079
4	Fairfax County, Virginia	3,932
5	Essex County, New Jersey	3,863
6	Worcester County, Massachusetts	3,417
7	Montgomery County, Maryland	3,325
8	Prince George's County, Maryland	3,029
9	Gwinnett County, Georgia	2,859
10	Cook County, Illinois	2,807
11	Los Angeles County, California	2,595
12	Kings County, New York	2,350
13	Middlesex County, New Jersey	2,010
14	New Haven County, Connecticut	1,630
15	Queens County, New York	1,609
16	Hartford County, Connecticut	1,596
17	Harris County, Texas	1,564
18	Tarrant County, Texas	1,507
19	New York County, New York	1,483
20	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	1,315

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Virginia	0.18%	15,233
2	Maryland	0.16%	9,801
3	New Jersey	0.13%	11,302
4	New York	0.13%	24,815
5	Connecticut	0.12%	4,177
6	Massachusetts	0.09%	6,257
7	District of Columbia	0.09%	609
8	Georgia	0.07%	7,102
9	Delaware	0.06%	566
10	Ohio	0.06%	6,434
11	Colorado	0.04%	2,418
12	Illinois	0.04%	4,767
13	North Carolina	0.04%	3,691
14	Rhode Island	0.04%	384
15	Pennsylvania	0.03%	3,834
16	Texas	0.03%	7,642
17	Kansas	0.02%	660
18	Missouri	0.02%	1,322
19	Minnesota	0.02%	1,117
20	North Dakota	0.02%	144
21	Indiana	0.02%	1,168
22	California	0.02%	6,893
23	Washington	0.02%	1,251
24	Oklahoma	0.02%	669
25	Tennessee	0.02%	1,025
26	Utah	0.02%	468
27	Nebraska	0.01%	254
28	Oregon	0.01%	534
29	New Hampshire	0.01%	175
30	Kentucky	0.01%	570
31	Wisconsin	0.01%	723
32	Hawaii	0.01%	171
33	Arizona	0.01%	826
34	New Mexico	0.01%	239
35	Michigan	0.01%	1,135
36	Nevada	0.01%	331
37	Florida	0.01%	2,183
38	West Virginia	0.01%	147
39	Alaska	0.01%	58
40	Iowa	0.01%	239
41	Louisiana	0.01%	352
42	Maine	0.01%	94
43	Alabama	0.01%	312
44	Arkansas	0.01%	185
45	South Dakota	0.01%	48
46	South Carolina	0%	230
47	Vermont	0%	25
48	Idaho	0%	48
49	Montana	0%	28
50	Mississippi	0%	70
51	Wyoming	0%	10
52	Puerto Rico	0%	22

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African: Ghanaian

#	State	Population
1	New York	24,815
2	Virginia	15,233
3	New Jersey	11,302
4	Maryland	9,801
5	Texas	7,642
6	Georgia	7,102
7	California	6,893
8	Ohio	6,434
9	Massachusetts	6,257
10	Illinois	4,767
11	Connecticut	4,177
12	Pennsylvania	3,834
13	North Carolina	3,691
14	Colorado	2,418
15	Florida	2,183
16	Missouri	1,322
17	Washington	1,251
18	Indiana	1,168
19	Michigan	1,135
20	Minnesota	1,117
21	Tennessee	1,025
22	Arizona	826
23	Wisconsin	723
24	Oklahoma	669
25	Kansas	660
26	District of Columbia	609
27	Kentucky	570
28	Delaware	566
29	Oregon	534
30	Utah	468
31	Rhode Island	384
32	Louisiana	352
33	Nevada	331
34	Alabama	312
35	Nebraska	254
36	New Mexico	239
37	Iowa	239
38	South Carolina	230
39	Arkansas	185
40	New Hampshire	175
41	Hawaii	171
42	West Virginia	147
43	North Dakota	144
44	Maine	94
45	Mississippi	70
46	Alaska	58
47	South Dakota	48
48	Idaho	48
49	Montana	28
50	Vermont	25
51	Puerto Rico	22
52	Wyoming	10

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.