RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Hispanic population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Hispanic or Latino of any race (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Hispanic residents as a percentage of total population. New Mexico leads at 48.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 20.2%, against an all-states median of 11.0%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHISPANIC / LATINOVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49919.3%–

01New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24648.4%+15%

02California, CACA39,287,37740.2%+24%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42439.7%+24%

04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83831.4%+24%

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61229.6%+50%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07727.4%+63%

07Colorado, COCO5,862,18922.5%+32%

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80922.5%+69%

09New York, NYNY19,852,36619.8%+31%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818.8%+53%

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50818.3%+94%

12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80117.7%+104%

13Utah, UTUT3,392,33115.9%+76%

14Oregon, OROR4,254,29314.7%+82%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.4%+92%

16Idaho, IDID1,934,26213.6%+74%

17Kansas, KSKS2,947,19713.6%+94%

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05613.3%+97%

19Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712.7%+131%

20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.7%+144%

21Maryland, MDMD6,206,01112.5%+190%

22District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411.9%+52%

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40411.3%+140%

24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19111.0%+132%

25Virginia, VAVA8,705,17011.0%+137%

26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40711.0%+107%

27Wyoming, WYWY582,39710.7%+66%

28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359.9%+37%

29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.0%+178%

30Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.7%+172%

31Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.6%+144%

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8728.0%+122%

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837.4%+240%

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257.4%+211%

35Alaska, AKAK735,7067.3%+77%

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,5077.3%+158%

37Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.2%+199%

38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.4%+119%

39Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.9%+80%

40Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.6%+228%

41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145.2%+147%

42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8245.0%+237%

43South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.8%+234%

44Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.8%+149%

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.7%+183%

46North Dakota, NDND784,8414.7%+284%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,8754.6%+128%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793.7%+168%

49Vermont, VTVT647,1062.6%+183%

50Maine, MEME1,387,8172.2%+197%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.1%+216%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest hispanic / latino?

New Mexico ranks #1 with 48.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by hispanic / latino?

New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada.

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 hispanic / latino measured?

Share identifying as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).