RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest English population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. Utah leads at 28.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 14.3%, against an all-states median of 10.5%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2000

01Utah, UTUT3,392,33128.3%–

02Maine, MEME1,387,81721.8%–

03Idaho, IDID1,934,26219.3%–

04Vermont, VTVT647,10619.1%–

05New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86818.3%–

06Wyoming, WYWY582,39715.7%–

07West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.7%–

08Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82414.5%–

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29314.1%–

10Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38313.3%–

11Montana, MTMT1,116,87513.1%–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412.7%–

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18912.6%–

14Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712.4%–

15Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112.3%–

16South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22512.1%–

17Alabama, ALAL5,086,76812.1%–

18Washington, WAWA7,816,11612.1%–

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012.0%–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.9%–

21Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411.4%–

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07311.3%–

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29311.0%–

24Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80110.8%–

25Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910.6%–

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,76110.5%–

27Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.5%–

28Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.4%–

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710.2%–

30Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83810.2%–

31Alaska, AKAK735,70610.0%–

32Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.7%–

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7079.4%–

34Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.7%–

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.7%–

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.5%–

37Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118.5%–

38Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.3%–

39Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.2%–

40Texas, TXTX30,188,4247.9%–

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4287.7%–

42Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.3%–

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.1%–

44Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.9%–

45Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.7%–

46Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.6%–

47California, CACA39,287,3776.3%–

48New York, NYNY19,852,3665.6%–

49North Dakota, NDND784,8415.1%–

50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.1%–

51New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest english share?

Utah ranks #1 with 28.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by english share?

Utah, Maine, Idaho, Vermont, New Hampshire.

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 english share measured?

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