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 (2024 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 2010

USUnited States334,922,4999.5%–

01Utah, UTUT3,392,33128.3%+1.2 pts

02Maine, MEME1,387,81721.8%−1.3 pts

03Idaho, IDID1,934,26219.3%+1.6 pts

04Vermont, VTVT647,10619.1%+1.0 pts

05New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86818.3%−0.5 pts

06Wyoming, WYWY582,39715.7%−0.0 pts

07West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.7%+3.4 pts

08Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82414.5%+3.0 pts

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29314.1%+0.6 pts

10Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38313.3%+2.8 pts

11Montana, MTMT1,116,87513.1%+0.1 pts

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412.7%+2.2 pts

13Colorado, COCO5,862,18912.6%+0.7 pts

14Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712.4%+1.3 pts

15Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112.3%+2.0 pts

16South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22512.1%+2.7 pts

17Alabama, ALAL5,086,76812.1%+2.5 pts

18Washington, WAWA7,816,11612.1%−0.0 pts

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012.0%+0.3 pts

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.9%+1.5 pts

21Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411.4%+2.6 pts

22Indiana, ININ6,851,07311.3%+1.6 pts

23Ohio, OHOH11,810,29311.0%+1.3 pts

24Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80110.8%−1.9 pts

25Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910.6%+2.1 pts

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,76110.5%+0.1 pts

27Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.5%−1.8 pts

28Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.4%+1.3 pts

29Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710.2%+0.4 pts

30Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83810.2%+0.1 pts

31Alaska, AKAK735,70610.0%−0.0 pts

32Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.7%−1.9 pts

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7079.4%−0.1 pts

34Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.7%−1.6 pts

35Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.7%−0.6 pts

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.5%+0.6 pts

37Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118.5%−0.4 pts

38Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.3%−0.1 pts

39Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.2%−0.6 pts

40Texas, TXTX30,188,4247.9%+0.6 pts

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4287.7%+0.5 pts

42Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.3%+0.6 pts

43District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.1%+1.9 pts

44Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.9%+0.3 pts

45Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.7%+0.1 pts

46Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.6%+0.3 pts

47California, CACA39,287,3776.3%−0.5 pts

48New York, NYNY19,852,3665.6%−0.5 pts

49North Dakota, NDND784,8415.1%+0.4 pts

50Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.1%+0.6 pts

51New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.9%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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).