Italian American Statistics

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the United States Federal Government removed “Italian American” from the question inquiring about ethnicit y. Therefore, it was up to the individual to specify their Italian American heritage in the free space provided. As a result, 17,253,941 Italian Americans self-identified and wrote-in “Italian”. However, experts predict that the community is actually larger with figures closer to 26 million.

2000 Census
Italian American populations in all 50 states
STATE AMOUNT PERCENTAGE
Alabama 56,220 1.3
Alaska 17,944 2.9
Arizona 224,795 4.4
Arkansas 34,674 1.3
California 1,450,884 4.3
Colorado 201,787 4.7
Connecticut 634,364 18.6
Delaware 72,677 9.3
District of Columbia 12,587 2.2
Florida 1,003,977 6.3
Georgia 163,218 2.0
Hawaii 22,094 1.8
Idaho 34,553 2.7
Illinois 744,274 6.0
Indiana 141,486 2.3
Iowa 49,449 1.7
Kansas 50,729 1.9
Kentucky 62,383 1.5
Louisiana 195,561 4.4
Maine 58,866 4.6
Maryland 267,573 5.1
Massachusetts 860,079 13.5
Michigan 450,952 4.5
Minnesota 111,270 2.3
Mississippi 40,401 1.4
Missouri 176,209 3.1
Montana 28,031 3.1
Nebraska 42,979 2.5
Nevada 132,515 6.6
New Hampshire 105,610 8.5
New Jersey 1,503,637 17.9
New Mexico 43,218 2.4
New York 2,737,146 14.4
North Carolina 181,982 2.3
North Dakota 5,328 0.8
Ohio 675,749 6.0
Oklahoma 49,970 1.4
Oregon 111,462 3.3
Pennsylvania 1,418,465 11.6
Rhode Island 199,077 19.0
South Carolina 81,377 2.0
South Dakota 7,541 1.0
Tennessee 94,402 1.7
Texas 363,354 1.7
Utah 57,512 2.6
Vermont 38,835 6.4
Virginia 257,129 3.6
Washington 191,442 3.2
West Virginia 69,935 3.9
Wisconsin 172,567 3.2
Wyoming 15,286 3.1
1990 Census
Italian American populations in all 50 states
STATE # OF ITALIAN AMERICANS % OF POP. 1990
Rhode Island 199,190 19.9
Connecticut 629,223 19.1
New Jersey 1,459,297 18.9
New York 2,843,872 15.8
Massachusetts 845,432 14.1
Pennsylvania 1,374,840 11.6
Delaware 63,568 9.5
New Hampshire 81,696 7.4
Nevada 87,525 7.3
Illinois 731,824 6.4
Florida 787,657 6.1
Ohio 640,417 5.9
Vermont 32,635 5.9
Ohio 640,417 5.8
Maryland 253,277 5.3
Colorado 156,607 4.9
California 1,448,432 4.8
Louisiana 196,904 4.7
Michigan 412,209 4.4
Arizona 160,297 4.4
West Virginia 71,835 4.0
Maine 51,616 4.2
Virginia 207,577 3.4
Washington 157,746 3.2
Missouri 162,122 3.2
Wisconsin 146,175 3.0
Oregon 83,781 2.9
Wyoming 13,108 2.9
Alaska 14,591 2.7
Montana 21,461 2.7
Utah 46,008 2.7
New Mexico 36,378 2.4
Idaho 12,863 2.4
Indiana 125,297 2.3
Nebraska 35,315 2.2
Minnesota 89,163 2.0
Hawaii 21,692 2.0
Washington D.C. 11,691 1.9
Texas 313,746 1.8
Kansas 44,630 1.8
Georgia 112,478 1.7
North Carolina 112,417 1.7
Iowa 45,395 1.6
South Carolina 56,501 1.6
Kentucky 55,582 1.5
Tennessee 73,339 1.5
Oklahoma 45,093 1.4
Mississippi 36,499 1.4
Arkansas 30,341 1.3
Alabama 53,266 1.3
South Dakota 6,156 .9
North Dakota 4,301 .7

* Please note, that as of the 2010 U.S. Census, the United States Federal Government stopped asking this question, therefore, there has been no statistic updates.