RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest American population share, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. Kentucky leads at 19.8%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 9.8%, against an all-states median of 4.9%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS –

USUnited States308,745,5386.3%–

01Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82419.8%–

02Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38317.3%–

03West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37313.4%–

04Alabama, ALAL5,086,76813.4%–

05South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22512.5%–

06Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77911.9%–

07North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40411.5%–

08Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39110.8%–

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.7%–

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.7%–

11Indiana, ININ6,851,07310.0%–

12Idaho, IDID1,934,2629.8%–

13Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6349.6%–

14Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149.3%–

15Louisiana, LALA4,611,9619.2%–

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,2937.9%–

17Maine, MEME1,387,8177.0%–

18Wyoming, WYWY582,3976.9%–

19Florida, FLFL22,416,0776.9%–

20Vermont, VTVT647,1066.8%–

21Kansas, KSKS2,947,1976.8%–

22Utah, UTUT3,392,3316.5%–

23Montana, MTMT1,116,8756.1%–

24Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.6%–

25Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.6%–

26Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.9%–

27Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.9%–

28Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.8%–

29Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984.6%–

30Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.5%–

31Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8384.4%–

32Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394.4%–

33New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.3%–

34Delaware, DEDE1,021,1914.2%–

35Washington, WAWA7,816,1164.1%–

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123.8%–

37Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.7%–

38New York, NYNY19,852,3663.6%–

39Alaska, AKAK735,7063.5%–

40South Dakota, SDSD907,4283.5%–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463.4%–

42Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.3%–

43New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093.2%–

44Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.0%–

45Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4452.7%–

46Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5082.7%–

47North Dakota, NDND784,8412.5%–

48California, CACA39,287,3772.4%–

49Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8012.2%–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941.4%–

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2350.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest american share?

Kentucky ranks #1 with 19.8% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by american share?

Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Alabama, South Carolina.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is american share measured?

Share of all residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.