RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest English population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. Utah leads at 24.1%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 11.8%, against an all-states median of 8.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2817.7%–

01Utah, UTUT3,392,33124.1%−2.9 pts

02Maine, MEME1,387,81719.0%−4.2 pts

03Idaho, IDID1,934,26217.1%−0.6 pts

04Vermont, VTVT647,10617.0%−1.2 pts

05New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816.9%−1.9 pts

06Wyoming, WYWY582,39712.7%−2.9 pts

07Montana, MTMT1,116,87511.6%−1.4 pts

08Oregon, OROR4,254,29311.4%−2.1 pts

09West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37311.1%−1.2 pts

10Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82411.0%−0.5 pts

11Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80110.6%−2.2 pts

12Colorado, COCO5,862,18910.4%−1.5 pts

13Washington, WAWA7,816,11610.3%−1.8 pts

14Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710.2%−0.9 pts

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709.8%−2.0 pts

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.8%−0.8 pts

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.4%−1.1 pts

18Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919.4%−2.9 pts

19Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.3%−2.2 pts

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149.1%−1.3 pts

21South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.0%−0.4 pts

22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618.8%−1.5 pts

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.7%−1.0 pts

24Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938.6%−1.0 pts

25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8388.5%−1.6 pts

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.4%−1.9 pts

27Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918.2%−2.1 pts

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078.1%−1.7 pts

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348.0%−0.8 pts

30Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.0%−1.5 pts

31Alaska, AKAK735,7068.0%−2.0 pts

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7687.9%−1.7 pts

33Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077.8%−1.3 pts

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797.3%−1.2 pts

35Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117.3%−1.6 pts

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.3%−2.0 pts

37Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.2%−1.1 pts

38Florida, FLFL22,416,0777.0%−1.8 pts

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466.6%−1.4 pts

40Texas, TXTX30,188,4246.2%−1.1 pts

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4286.2%−1.0 pts

42Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.8%−0.8 pts

43Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.7%−0.9 pts

44Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.6%−0.6 pts

45District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945.6%+0.4 pts

46Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615.5%−1.2 pts

47California, CACA39,287,3775.4%−1.3 pts

48New York, NYNY19,852,3665.1%−1.1 pts

49New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.8%−1.0 pts

50North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%−0.4 pts

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354.0%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest english share?

Utah ranks #1 with 24.1% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is english share measured?

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