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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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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010
USUnited States331,449,2815.9%–
01Alabama, ALAL5,086,76816.2%+2.8 pts
02Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82414.0%−5.8 pts
03Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38312.3%−4.9 pts
04Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910.7%−1.1 pts
05West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37310.6%−2.8 pts
06North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40410.4%−1.1 pts
07South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22510.2%−2.3 pts
08Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.8%−1.0 pts
09Georgia, GAGA10,940,4079.7%−1.0 pts
10Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709.4%−1.3 pts
11Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.0%+1.2 pts
12Missouri, MOMO6,191,8147.7%−1.6 pts
13Vermont, VTVT647,1067.7%+0.9 pts
14Indiana, ININ6,851,0737.7%−2.3 pts
15Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.5%−1.7 pts
16Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347.3%−2.3 pts
17Ohio, OHOH11,810,2936.6%−1.3 pts
18Maine, MEME1,387,8176.5%−0.4 pts
19Idaho, IDID1,934,2626.2%−3.6 pts
20Delaware, DEDE1,021,1916.0%+1.8 pts
21Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.9%−0.9 pts
22Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.4%−0.2 pts
23Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.0%−1.1 pts
24Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.0%+0.2 pts
25New York, NYNY19,852,3664.9%+1.3 pts
26Wyoming, WYWY582,3974.7%−2.2 pts
27Oregon, OROR4,254,2934.7%−0.2 pts
28Utah, UTUT3,392,3314.6%−1.8 pts
29Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.6%−0.3 pts
30Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.5%−1.1 pts
31Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6394.5%+0.1 pts
32New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.3%+0.0 pts
33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2464.2%+0.8 pts
34South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.0%+0.5 pts
35Colorado, COCO5,862,1893.8%−0.6 pts
36Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0563.8%+0.5 pts
37Washington, WAWA7,816,1163.8%−0.3 pts
38Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5083.7%+1.1 pts
39Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8383.7%−0.7 pts
40Illinois, ILIL12,694,7983.7%−0.9 pts
41Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.7%+0.0 pts
42Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123.5%−0.2 pts
43Alaska, AKAK735,7063.5%−0.0 pts
44Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8013.4%+1.3 pts
45New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8093.3%+0.1 pts
46Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.1%+0.1 pts
47Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.0%+0.3 pts
48California, CACA39,287,3772.9%+0.5 pts
49District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.6%+1.2 pts
50North Dakota, NDND784,8412.6%+0.1 pts
51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2351.3%+0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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.