PORTER is ranked as the 161st most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 174,657.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 54.78 people named PORTER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PORTER is
185,221, the rank is 148
and the proportion per 100k Americans named PORTER is 58.14.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
PORTER is
71.2% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
24.4% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.6% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name PORTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name PORTER is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PORTER
The state with the most people named
PORTER is
California where
16,451 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named PORTER, as
109.01 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name PORTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,529
50.69
99.9%
Indiana
4,467
67.72
99.9%
Iowa
1,879
60.48
99.8%
Kansas
2,046
70.47
99.8%
Michigan
5,399
54.48
99.9%
Minnesota
1,743
31.95
99.8%
Missouri
3,264
109.01
99.7%
Nebraska
1,071
56.92
99.7%
North Dakota
209
28.27
97.8%
Ohio
7,972
68.76
99.9%
South Dakota
256
30.06
98.5%
Wisconsin
1,754
30.47
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name PORTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
99.0%
Arizona
3,672
54.55
99.9%
California
16,451
42.4
99.9%
Colorado
3,336
62.29
99.9%
Hawaii
488
34.35
99.3%
Idaho
1,374
84.07
99.7%
Montana
565
55.18
99.5%
Nevada
1,385
48.78
99.7%
New Mexico
1,300
62.34
99.5%
Oregon
2,543
64.04
99.8%
Utah
2,990
101.59
99.8%
Washington
4,699
66.55
99.9%
Wyoming
485
83.01
99.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name PORTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,649
45.85
99.8%
Maine
1,345
101.09
99.6%
Massachusetts
3,612
53.55
99.8%
New Hampshire
1,084
81.69
99.7%
New Jersey
3,159
35.34
99.8%
New York
6,874
34.81
99.9%
Pennsylvania
5,717
44.71
99.9%
Rhode Island
355
33.69
98.9%
Vermont
451
71.95
99.5%
South States
State stats for the first name PORTER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PORTER as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named PORTER.
The most popular full name is James PORTER.
1.86% of all the people named PORTER
have this given name.
There are 4468 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PORTER