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 (2023 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 2000

01Utah, UTUT3,392,33124.1%–

02Maine, MEME1,387,81719.0%–

03Idaho, IDID1,934,26217.1%–

04Vermont, VTVT647,10617.0%–

05New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86816.9%–

06Wyoming, WYWY582,39712.7%–

07Montana, MTMT1,116,87511.6%–

08Oregon, OROR4,254,29311.4%–

09West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37311.1%–

10Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82411.0%–

11Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80110.6%–

12Colorado, COCO5,862,18910.4%–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,11610.3%–

14Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710.2%–

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,1709.8%–

16North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4049.8%–

17Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3839.4%–

18Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919.4%–

19Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.3%–

20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8149.1%–

21South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2259.0%–

22Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618.8%–

23Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.7%–

24Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938.6%–

25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8388.5%–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.4%–

27Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918.2%–

28Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078.1%–

29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348.0%–

30Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.0%–

31Alaska, AKAK735,7068.0%–

32Alabama, ALAL5,086,7687.9%–

33Georgia, GAGA10,940,4077.8%–

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797.3%–

35Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117.3%–

36Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.3%–

37Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6397.2%–

38Florida, FLFL22,416,0777.0%–

39New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466.6%–

40Texas, TXTX30,188,4246.2%–

41South Dakota, SDSD907,4286.2%–

42Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.8%–

43Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.7%–

44Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4455.6%–

45District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945.6%–

46Louisiana, LALA4,611,9615.5%–

47California, CACA39,287,3775.4%–

48New York, NYNY19,852,3665.1%–

49New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8094.8%–

50North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%–

51Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354.0%–

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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 24.1% (2020 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 2020 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 (2020).