Distribution of Subsaharan African: Ethiopian People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: Subsaharan African: Ethiopian

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0.45%
0.9%
1.35%
1.8%
2.7%
3.6%
4.5%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Alexandria city, Virginia	5.13%
2	Nottoway County, Virginia	2.48%
3	Montgomery County, Maryland	1.63%
4	DeKalb County, Georgia	1.46%
5	Nobles County, Minnesota	1.3%
6	Ramsey County, Minnesota	1.27%
7	Fairfax County, Virginia	1.2%
8	Arlington County, Virginia	1.12%
9	Harmon County, Oklahoma	1.03%
10	District of Columbia, District of Columbia	0.98%
11	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	0.96%
12	Arapahoe County, Colorado	0.87%
13	Emporia city, Virginia	0.85%
14	King County, Washington	0.84%
15	Hardy County, West Virginia	0.81%
16	McDuffie County, Georgia	0.73%
17	Prince William County, Virginia	0.68%
18	Culpeper County, Virginia	0.67%
19	Anoka County, Minnesota	0.65%
20	Prince George's County, Maryland	0.63%

Top Counties by Population of Subsaharan African: Ethiopian

#	County	Population
1	King County, Washington	18,169
2	Montgomery County, Maryland	16,991
3	Fairfax County, Virginia	13,697
4	Clark County, Nevada	10,937
5	DeKalb County, Georgia	10,884
6	Dallas County, Texas	10,421
7	Los Angeles County, California	9,323
8	Alexandria city, Virginia	8,028
9	Hennepin County, Minnesota	7,661
10	Ramsey County, Minnesota	6,853
11	District of Columbia, District of Columbia	6,700
12	Alameda County, California	6,116
13	Harris County, Texas	5,689
14	Prince George's County, Maryland	5,677
15	Arapahoe County, Colorado	5,525
16	Snohomish County, Washington	4,751
17	Santa Clara County, California	4,599
18	Gwinnett County, Georgia	4,317
19	Cook County, Illinois	4,076
20	Franklin County, Ohio	3,983

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	District of Columbia	0.98%	6,700
2	Maryland	0.46%	27,528
3	Minnesota	0.41%	22,778
4	Virginia	0.39%	32,473
5	Nevada	0.38%	11,147
6	Washington	0.34%	25,028
7	South Dakota	0.24%	2,095
8	Colorado	0.19%	10,764
9	Georgia	0.18%	18,892
10	Oregon	0.11%	4,531
11	Massachusetts	0.09%	6,189
12	California	0.09%	33,495
13	Texas	0.09%	23,814
14	Tennessee	0.08%	5,059
15	Ohio	0.07%	7,976
16	Kansas	0.06%	1,788
17	North Carolina	0.05%	5,530
18	Missouri	0.05%	3,247
19	Arizona	0.05%	3,356
20	North Dakota	0.04%	306
21	Illinois	0.04%	5,126
22	Nebraska	0.04%	750
23	Pennsylvania	0.04%	5,002
24	New York	0.04%	7,412
25	Iowa	0.03%	1,030
26	Maine	0.03%	425
27	Connecticut	0.03%	1,130
28	New Jersey	0.03%	2,414
29	Wyoming	0.03%	154
30	Michigan	0.03%	2,626
31	Oklahoma	0.03%	1,032
32	Indiana	0.03%	1,724
33	Utah	0.03%	771
34	Rhode Island	0.02%	242
35	South Carolina	0.02%	1,116
36	Alaska	0.02%	164
37	West Virginia	0.02%	372
38	Florida	0.02%	4,166
39	Wisconsin	0.02%	1,107
40	New Hampshire	0.02%	251
41	Kentucky	0.02%	815
42	Vermont	0.02%	110
43	Louisiana	0.02%	782
44	Alabama	0.02%	758
45	Idaho	0.01%	178
46	New Mexico	0.01%	204
47	Delaware	0.01%	92
48	Hawaii	0.01%	127
49	Montana	0.01%	88
50	Arkansas	0.01%	243
51	Mississippi	0.01%	160
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of Subsaharan African: Ethiopian

#	State	Population
1	California	33,495
2	Virginia	32,473
3	Maryland	27,528
4	Washington	25,028
5	Texas	23,814
6	Minnesota	22,778
7	Georgia	18,892
8	Nevada	11,147
9	Colorado	10,764
10	Ohio	7,976
11	New York	7,412
12	District of Columbia	6,700
13	Massachusetts	6,189
14	North Carolina	5,530
15	Illinois	5,126
16	Tennessee	5,059
17	Pennsylvania	5,002
18	Oregon	4,531
19	Florida	4,166
20	Arizona	3,356
21	Missouri	3,247
22	Michigan	2,626
23	New Jersey	2,414
24	South Dakota	2,095
25	Kansas	1,788
26	Indiana	1,724
27	Connecticut	1,130
28	South Carolina	1,116
29	Wisconsin	1,107
30	Oklahoma	1,032
31	Iowa	1,030
32	Kentucky	815
33	Louisiana	782
34	Utah	771
35	Alabama	758
36	Nebraska	750
37	Maine	425
38	West Virginia	372
39	North Dakota	306
40	New Hampshire	251
41	Arkansas	243
42	Rhode Island	242
43	New Mexico	204
44	Idaho	178
45	Alaska	164
46	Mississippi	160
47	Wyoming	154
48	Hawaii	127
49	Vermont	110
50	Delaware	92
51	Montana	88
52	Puerto Rico	0

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.