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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%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alabama, AL, up 15 places to #17.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
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
07▲2West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.7%+3.4 pts
08▲2Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82414.5%+3.0 pts
09▼1Oregon, OROR4,254,29314.1%+0.6 pts
10▲7Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38313.3%+2.8 pts
11▼4Montana, MTMT1,116,87513.1%+0.1 pts
12▲4North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412.7%+2.2 pts
13▼1Colorado, COCO5,862,18912.6%+0.7 pts
14Kansas, KSKS2,947,19712.4%+1.3 pts
15▲12Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39112.3%+2.0 pts
16▲5South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22512.1%+2.7 pts
17▲15Alabama, ALAL5,086,76812.1%+2.5 pts
18▼5Washington, WAWA7,816,11612.1%0.0 pts
19▼4Virginia, VAVA8,705,17012.0%+0.3 pts
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.9%+1.5 pts
21▲8Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411.4%+2.6 pts
22▲1Indiana, ININ6,851,07311.3%+1.6 pts
23▲1Ohio, OHOH11,810,29311.0%+1.3 pts
24▼13Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80110.8%−1.9 pts
25▲9Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77910.6%+2.1 pts
26▼4Michigan, MIMI10,077,76110.5%+0.1 pts
27▼9Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.5%−1.8 pts
28▲5Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.4%+1.3 pts
29▼1Iowa, IAIA3,210,50710.2%+0.4 pts
30▼5Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83810.2%+0.1 pts
31Alaska, AKAK735,70610.0%0.0 pts
32▼13Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.7%−1.9 pts
33▼3Nebraska, NENE1,978,7079.4%−0.1 pts
34▼8Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.7%−1.6 pts
35▲1Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.7%−0.6 pts
36▲3New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468.5%+0.6 pts
37▼2Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118.5%−0.4 pts
38▼1Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.3%−0.1 pts
39▼1Florida, FLFL22,416,0778.2%−0.6 pts
40Texas, TXTX30,188,4247.9%+0.6 pts
41South Dakota, SDSD907,4287.7%+0.5 pts
42▲4Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.3%+0.6 pts
43▲2District of Columbia, DCDC681,2947.1%+1.9 pts
44▼1Illinois, ILIL12,694,7986.9%+0.3 pts
45▼3Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.7%+0.1 pts
46▼2Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.6%+0.3 pts
47California, CACA39,287,3776.3%−0.5 pts
48New York, NYNY19,852,3665.6%−0.5 pts
49▲1North Dakota, NDND784,8415.1%+0.4 pts
50▲1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2355.1%+0.6 pts
51▼2New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.9%−0.9 pts
SHOWING 1–51 OF 51

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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).