CARTER is ranked as the 54th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 381,966.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 119.79 people named CARTER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 95% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named CARTER is
428,169, the rank is 46
and the proportion per 100k Americans named CARTER is 134.40.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
CARTER is
60.5% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
35.0% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.9% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% 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 CARTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name CARTER is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CARTER
The state with the most people named
CARTER is
Texas where
35,854 people have this name.
District of Columbia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named CARTER, as
301.75 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Virginia.
District of Columbia 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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Wisconsin
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name CARTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
12,767
99.12
100.0%
Indiana
9,100
137.94
100.0%
Iowa
2,492
80.19
99.9%
Kansas
3,502
120.59
99.9%
Michigan
9,709
97.97
100.0%
Minnesota
2,602
47.68
99.9%
Missouri
7,904
263.99
99.9%
Nebraska
1,242
66
99.8%
North Dakota
330
44.59
99.0%
Ohio
13,354
115.18
100.0%
South Dakota
451
52.86
99.4%
Wisconsin
2,505
43.5
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name CARTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
796
108.1
99.6%
Arizona
5,161
76.67
99.9%
California
30,274
78.02
100.0%
Colorado
4,417
82.46
99.9%
Hawaii
945
66.59
99.7%
Idaho
1,858
113.69
99.8%
Montana
800
78.17
99.7%
Nevada
2,889
101.76
99.9%
New Mexico
1,970
94.46
99.7%
Oregon
4,318
108.76
99.9%
Utah
6,070
206.27
99.9%
Washington
6,680
94.59
100.0%
Wyoming
690
118.13
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name CARTER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
2,867
79.7
99.9%
Maine
2,109
158.53
99.8%
Massachusetts
5,704
84.57
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,813
136.62
99.9%
New Jersey
8,600
96.22
100.0%
New York
9,739
49.32
99.9%
Pennsylvania
9,191
71.88
100.0%
Rhode Island
829
78.6
99.7%
Vermont
537
85.71
99.7%
South States
State stats for the first name CARTER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CARTER 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 CARTER.
The most popular full name is James CARTER.
1.95% of all the people named CARTER
have this given name.
There are 7363 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CARTER