Jamaican Population in United States by State : 2025 Ranking & Insights

According to U.S. Census estimates, all 50 states and the District of Columbia report a measurable Jamaican population, totaling 1.2 million nationwide. Florida leads with 312,901 residents, followed by New York (311,100) and Georgia (76,678). This ranking examines how Jamaican communities are distributed across the entire United States, highlighting regional patterns, cultural concentrations, and state-level differences.

Top 5 states with the largest Jamaican population in United States

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  • 1
    Florida
    Jamaican population in Florida is 312,901
    1.43% of Florida population is Jamaican
  • 2
    New York
    Jamaican population in New York is 311,100
    1.57% of New York population is Jamaican
  • 3
    Georgia
    Jamaican population in Georgia is 76,678
    0.71% of Georgia population is Jamaican
  • 4
    New Jersey
    Jamaican population in New Jersey is 73,318
    0.79% of New Jersey population is Jamaican
  • 5
    Connecticut
    Jamaican population in Connecticut is 61,857
    1.72% of Connecticut population is Jamaican

U.S. States by Jamaican Population : National Rankings

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American Community Survey data [1] show Jamaican populations present across states nationwide, with the largest counts in Florida, New York, Georgia, and New Jersey. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all states included in this analysis*.
states in United States ranked by Jamaican population count
Rank by Jamaican Population
State
Jamaican Population
% of Total State Population
% of Total United States Jamaican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Florida 312,901 1.43% 25.38%
2 New York 311,100 1.57% 25.23%
3 Georgia 76,678 0.71% 6.22%
4 New Jersey 73,318 0.79% 5.95%
5 Connecticut 61,857 1.72% 5.02%
6 Maryland 44,445 0.72% 3.60%
7 Texas 40,178 0.14% 3.26%
8 39,575 0.10% 3.21%
9 39,522 0.30% 3.21%
10 35,547 0.51% 2.88%
11 23,844 0.28% 1.93%
12 23,778 0.22% 1.93%
13 16,298 0.13% 1.32%
14 11,867 0.10% 0.96%
15 11,507 0.22% 0.93%
16 10,684 0.11% 0.87%
17 8,027 0.10% 0.65%
18 7,283 0.10% 0.59%
19 7,260 0.10% 0.59%
20 6,696 0.67% 0.54%
21 6,534 0.97% 0.53%
22 6,031 0.12% 0.49%
23 5,347 0.09% 0.43%
24 4,808 0.08% 0.39%
25 4,303 0.14% 0.35%
26 3,968 0.06% 0.32%
27 3,798 0.06% 0.31%
28 3,422 0.06% 0.28%
29 3,268 0.07% 0.27%
30 2,774 0.07% 0.23%
31 2,578 0.06% 0.21%
32 2,501 0.08% 0.20%
33 2,430 0.06% 0.20%
34 2,271 0.21% 0.18%
35 2,007 0.14% 0.16%
36 1,976 0.07% 0.16%
37 1,586 0.12% 0.13%
38 1,575 0.05% 0.13%
39 1,540 0.09% 0.12%
40 1,024 0.03% 0.08%
41 971 0.03% 0.08%
42 911 0.04% 0.07%
43 868 0.13% 0.07%
44 718 0.04% 0.06%
45 674 0.09% 0.05%
46 551 0.08% 0.04%
47 398 0.02% 0.03%
48 250 0.02% 0.02%
49 202 0.02% 0.02%
50 100 0.02% 0.01%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks state in United States by their Jamaican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Jamaican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Jamaican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Jamaican alone, while others identify as Jamaican along with another race (such as Jamaican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Jamaican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Jamaican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Jamaican alone or in combination in state. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total State Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Jamaican .
  2. % of Total United States Jamaican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Jamaican population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Jamaican populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • State that don’t have any reported Jamaican population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Jamaican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.