RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest American population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. Alabama leads at 16.2%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 8.4%, against an all-states median of 4.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2815.9%–

01Alabama, ALAL5,086,76816.2%+21%

02Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82414.0%−29%

03Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38312.3%−29%

04Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910.7%−10%

05West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37310.6%−21%

06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40410.4%−9%

07South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22510.2%−19%

08Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.8%−9%

09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4079.7%−9%

10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709.4%−12%

11Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.0%+17%

12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8147.7%−17%

13Vermont, VTVT647,1067.7%+14%

14Indiana, ININ6,851,0737.7%−23%

15Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.5%−18%

16Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.3%−24%

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936.6%−17%

18Maine, MEME1,387,8176.5%−6%

19Idaho, IDID1,934,2626.2%−37%

20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1916.0%+42%

21Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.9%−13%

22Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.4%−4%

23Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.0%−17%

24Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.0%+5%

25New York, NYNY19,852,3664.9%+36%

26Wyoming, WYWY582,3974.7%−32%

27Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.7%−4%

28Utah, UTUT3,392,3314.6%−28%

29Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.6%−6%

30Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.5%−20%

31Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394.5%+2%

32New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.3%+0%

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464.2%+24%

34South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%+14%

35Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%−14%

36Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.8%+17%

37Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%−7%

38Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.7%+39%

39Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.7%−15%

40Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.7%−20%

41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.7%+0%

42Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123.5%−7%

43Alaska, AKAK735,7063.5%−1%

44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.4%+58%

45New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093.3%+3%

46Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.1%+4%

47Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.0%+11%

48California, CACA39,287,3772.9%+21%

49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.6%+87%

50North Dakota, NDND784,8412.6%+5%

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.3%+64%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest american share?

Alabama ranks #1 with 16.2% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is american share measured?

Share of all residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.