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Highest American population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. Alabama leads at 12.9%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 7.4%, against an all-states median of 4.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: South Dakota, SD, up 8 places to #26.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,4995.3%–
01Alabama, ALAL5,086,76812.9%−0.5 pts
02Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82411.5%−8.2 pts
03Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38311.3%−5.9 pts
04Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910.0%−1.8 pts
05West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3739.5%−3.9 pts
06▲4Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708.4%−2.3 pts
07▼1North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048.3%−3.2 pts
08▼1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258.3%−4.2 pts
09▲2Florida, FLFL22,416,0777.7%+0.8 pts
10▼1Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077.6%−3.1 pts
11▼3Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3917.5%−3.2 pts
12▲3Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.4%−1.7 pts
13Vermont, VTVT647,1067.0%+0.2 pts
14Indiana, ININ6,851,0736.9%−3.1 pts
15▼3Missouri, MOMO6,191,8146.8%−2.5 pts
16Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346.1%−3.4 pts
17▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8175.9%−1.1 pts
18▲3Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.6%−1.1 pts
19▼2Ohio, OHOH11,810,2935.6%−2.3 pts
20▲3Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.5%−0.6 pts
21▼2Idaho, IDID1,934,2625.3%−4.5 pts
22▲4Wyoming, WYWY582,3975.0%−1.9 pts
23▼3Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.6%+0.4 pts
24▲6Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.6%−1.0 pts
25▼3Texas, TXTX30,188,4244.6%−1.0 pts
26▲8South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.4%+0.9 pts
27▲4Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394.4%0.0 pts
28▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.3%−0.6 pts
29▼5Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.3%−0.5 pts
30▼5New York, NYNY19,852,3664.2%+0.6 pts
31▲1New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.2%−0.1 pts
32▼3Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.1%−0.8 pts
33▲6Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.0%−0.4 pts
34▼6Utah, UTUT3,392,3314.0%−2.5 pts
35▼2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463.9%+0.6 pts
36▲1Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%−0.3 pts
37▲7Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.7%+1.6 pts
38▲5Alaska, AKAK735,7063.6%+0.1 pts
39▼3Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.5%+0.3 pts
40▲1Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.5%−0.1 pts
41▼6Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.5%−1.0 pts
42▲4Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.4%+0.5 pts
43▼1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123.4%−0.3 pts
44▼4Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.4%−1.2 pts
45▼7Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.3%+0.7 pts
46▼1New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093.3%+0.1 pts
47Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.3%+0.5 pts
48▲2North Dakota, NDND784,8413.0%+0.6 pts
49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2943.0%+1.6 pts
50▼2California, CACA39,287,3772.8%+0.3 pts
51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.2%+0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest american share?

Alabama ranks #1 with 12.9% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by american share?

Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, West Virginia.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is american share measured?

Share of all residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).