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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHISPANIC / LATINOVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,49919.3%–
01New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24648.4%+6.3 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37740.2%+7.8 pts
03Texas, TXTX30,188,42439.7%+7.7 pts
04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83831.4%+6.1 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61229.6%+9.9 pts
06Florida, FLFL22,416,07727.4%+10.6 pts
07Colorado, COCO5,862,18922.5%+5.4 pts
08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80922.5%+9.2 pts
09New York, NYNY19,852,36619.8%+4.7 pts
10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818.8%+6.5 pts
11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50818.3%+8.9 pts
12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80117.7%+9.0 pts
13Utah, UTUT3,392,33115.9%+6.9 pts
14Oregon, OROR4,254,29314.7%+6.6 pts
15Washington, WAWA7,816,11614.4%+6.9 pts
16Idaho, IDID1,934,26213.6%+5.8 pts
17Kansas, KSKS2,947,19713.6%+6.6 pts
18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05613.3%+6.5 pts
19Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712.7%+7.2 pts
20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.7%+7.5 pts
21Maryland, MDMD6,206,01112.5%+8.2 pts
22District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411.9%+4.1 pts
23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40411.3%+6.6 pts
24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19111.0%+6.3 pts
25Virginia, VAVA8,705,17011.0%+6.4 pts
26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40711.0%+5.7 pts
27Wyoming, WYWY582,39710.7%+4.2 pts
28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359.9%+2.7 pts
29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3919.0%+5.8 pts
30Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.7%+5.5 pts
31Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.6%+5.1 pts
32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8728.0%+4.4 pts
33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3837.4%+5.2 pts
34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257.4%+5.0 pts
35Alaska, AKAK735,7067.3%+3.2 pts
36Iowa, IAIA3,210,5077.3%+4.5 pts
37Louisiana, LALA4,611,9617.2%+4.8 pts
38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.4%+3.5 pts
39Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.9%+2.6 pts
40Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.6%+3.9 pts
41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8145.2%+3.1 pts
42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8245.0%+3.5 pts
43South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.8%+3.4 pts
44Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.8%+2.9 pts
45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.7%+3.0 pts
46North Dakota, NDND784,8414.7%+3.4 pts
47Montana, MTMT1,116,8754.6%+2.6 pts
48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793.7%+2.3 pts
49Vermont, VTVT647,1062.6%+1.7 pts
50Maine, MEME1,387,8172.2%+1.4 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.1%+1.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · 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).