Number of Dominican People in the United States
In this article, we will explore the demographic data of Dominican people in the United States, and look at historical data to see whether the Dominican population is growing or declining.
First, let's take a look at the population of Dominican people in the United States for the last 6 years.
Total U.S. Dominican Population
Population |
Year |
2,042,360 |
2020 |
1,986,971 |
2019 |
1,932,000 |
2018 |
1,879,477 |
2017 |
1,788,697 |
2016 |
1,719,678 |
2015 |
The table above shows that between 2015 and 2020 the total Dominican population has increased by 322,682 people.
If this growth were to continue at the same rate, the total population of Dominican people by 2025 could be 2,365,042.
Total U.S. Dominican Population By State
We can also look at the data for Dominican people in each individual state and whether the Dominican population increased or decreased between 2015 and 2020.
For more details on the historical population figures for each state, click the link in the table below.
State |
2015 |
2020 |
Change (%) |
Alabama |
1,275 |
1,588 |
24.55% |
Alaska |
2,112 |
2,288 |
8.33% |
Arizona |
3,291 |
5,050 |
53.45% |
Arkansas |
600 |
500 |
-16.67% |
California |
16,489 |
17,808 |
8.00% |
Colorado |
2,304 |
4,715 |
104.64% |
Connecticut |
31,550 |
42,946 |
36.12% |
Delaware |
2,721 |
4,173 |
53.36% |
District of Columbia |
3,154 |
5,070 |
60.75% |
Florida |
201,261 |
246,209 |
22.33% |
Georgia |
20,794 |
28,437 |
36.76% |
Hawaii |
1,003 |
1,030 |
2.69% |
Idaho |
88 |
473 |
437.50% |
Illinois |
7,295 |
7,638 |
4.70% |
Indiana |
2,723 |
4,642 |
70.47% |
Iowa |
457 |
797 |
74.40% |
Kansas |
915 |
1,255 |
37.16% |
Kentucky |
1,797 |
1,570 |
-12.63% |
Louisiana |
5,797 |
6,449 |
11.25% |
Maine |
766 |
967 |
26.24% |
Maryland |
18,372 |
25,028 |
36.23% |
Massachusetts |
130,264 |
157,444 |
20.87% |
Michigan |
5,685 |
7,373 |
29.69% |
Minnesota |
1,854 |
3,239 |
74.70% |
Mississippi |
1,032 |
2,001 |
93.90% |
Missouri |
2,078 |
2,126 |
2.31% |
Montana |
111 |
498 |
348.65% |
Nebraska |
424 |
849 |
100.24% |
Nevada |
3,374 |
4,408 |
30.65% |
New Hampshire |
4,578 |
9,123 |
99.28% |
New Jersey |
243,255 |
305,336 |
25.52% |
New Mexico |
1,080 |
1,811 |
67.69% |
New York |
802,741 |
851,630 |
6.09% |
North Carolina |
18,006 |
29,809 |
65.55% |
North Dakota |
157 |
486 |
209.55% |
Ohio |
8,237 |
10,623 |
28.97% |
Oklahoma |
795 |
1,963 |
146.92% |
Oregon |
1,116 |
819 |
-26.61% |
Pennsylvania |
81,799 |
128,851 |
57.52% |
Puerto Rico |
63,647 |
54,137 |
-14.94% |
Rhode Island |
43,827 |
52,691 |
20.22% |
South Carolina |
4,247 |
4,517 |
6.36% |
South Dakota |
249 |
559 |
124.50% |
Tennessee |
2,610 |
3,931 |
50.61% |
Texas |
16,779 |
26,138 |
55.78% |
Utah |
2,248 |
2,262 |
0.62% |
Vermont |
226 |
519 |
129.65% |
Virginia |
12,637 |
16,615 |
31.48% |
Washington |
2,844 |
4,028 |
41.63% |
West Virginia |
448 |
548 |
22.32% |
Wisconsin |
2,163 |
3,424 |
58.30% |
Wyoming |
50 |
106 |
112.00% |
Data Source(s)
All of the data on this page is sourced from the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, from the United States Census Bureau. The latest year for the ACS is currently .