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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%.

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