Number of Italian People in the United States
In this article, we will explore the demographic data of Italian people in the United States, and look at historical data to see whether the Italian population is growing or declining.
First, let's take a look at the population of Italian people in the United States for the last 6 years.
Total U.S. Italian Population
| Population |
Year |
| 5,724,762 |
2020 |
| 5,880,904 |
2019 |
| 6,101,758 |
2018 |
| 6,311,532 |
2017 |
| 6,477,196 |
2016 |
| 6,652,806 |
2015 |
The table above shows that between 2015 and 2020 the total Italian population has decreased by 928,044 people.
If this growth were to continue at the same rate, the total population of Italian people by 2025 could be 6,652,806.
Total U.S. Italian Population By State
We can also look at the data for Italian people in each individual state and whether the Italian 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 |
31,360 |
27,242 |
-13.13% |
| Alaska |
5,498 |
4,633 |
-15.73% |
| Arizona |
109,487 |
104,077 |
-4.94% |
| Arkansas |
17,191 |
14,797 |
-13.93% |
| California |
520,089 |
431,190 |
-17.09% |
| Colorado |
85,547 |
76,061 |
-11.09% |
| Connecticut |
270,227 |
227,146 |
-15.94% |
| Delaware |
35,480 |
27,618 |
-22.16% |
| District of Columbia |
7,873 |
7,354 |
-6.59% |
| Florida |
534,925 |
502,421 |
-6.08% |
| Georgia |
79,203 |
76,698 |
-3.16% |
| Hawaii |
8,481 |
6,795 |
-19.88% |
| Idaho |
15,950 |
15,229 |
-4.52% |
| Illinois |
266,617 |
220,199 |
-17.41% |
| Indiana |
58,246 |
54,735 |
-6.03% |
| Iowa |
19,611 |
19,571 |
-0.20% |
| Kansas |
21,369 |
17,882 |
-16.32% |
| Kentucky |
30,798 |
30,218 |
-1.88% |
| Louisiana |
84,118 |
66,556 |
-20.88% |
| Maine |
22,783 |
20,377 |
-10.56% |
| Maryland |
99,393 |
86,468 |
-13.00% |
| Massachusetts |
320,506 |
267,231 |
-16.62% |
| Michigan |
164,297 |
143,844 |
-12.45% |
| Minnesota |
30,421 |
25,374 |
-16.59% |
| Mississippi |
24,186 |
20,568 |
-14.96% |
| Missouri |
72,287 |
62,940 |
-12.93% |
| Montana |
10,863 |
10,733 |
-1.20% |
| Nebraska |
16,589 |
13,235 |
-20.22% |
| Nevada |
68,323 |
58,731 |
-14.04% |
| New Hampshire |
40,301 |
37,801 |
-6.20% |
| New Jersey |
651,316 |
543,586 |
-16.54% |
| New Mexico |
16,619 |
14,635 |
-11.94% |
| New York |
1,213,500 |
992,464 |
-18.21% |
| North Carolina |
105,844 |
109,033 |
3.01% |
| North Dakota |
2,390 |
1,993 |
-16.61% |
| Ohio |
267,840 |
237,901 |
-11.18% |
| Oklahoma |
23,533 |
23,348 |
-0.79% |
| Oregon |
45,162 |
38,057 |
-15.73% |
| Pennsylvania |
571,822 |
467,819 |
-18.19% |
| Puerto Rico |
1,938 |
1,310 |
-32.40% |
| Rhode Island |
84,693 |
70,321 |
-16.97% |
| South Carolina |
56,273 |
53,897 |
-4.22% |
| South Dakota |
3,655 |
3,038 |
-16.88% |
| Tennessee |
51,861 |
52,194 |
0.64% |
| Texas |
170,579 |
157,889 |
-7.44% |
| Utah |
25,723 |
24,774 |
-3.69% |
| Vermont |
14,009 |
12,939 |
-7.64% |
| Virginia |
107,870 |
96,787 |
-10.27% |
| Washington |
71,679 |
65,933 |
-8.02% |
| West Virginia |
36,228 |
28,478 |
-21.39% |
| Wisconsin |
54,943 |
47,048 |
-14.37% |
| Wyoming |
5,248 |
4,904 |
-6.55% |
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 .