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Highest Hispanic population share, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Hispanic or Latino of any race (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Hispanic residents as a percentage of total population. New Mexico leads at 46.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 17.1%, against an all-states median of 8.2%.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPHISPANIC / LATINOVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,53816.6%–
01New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24646.3%+4.2 pts
02Texas, TXTX30,188,42437.6%+5.6 pts
03California, CACA39,287,37737.6%+5.2 pts
04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83829.6%+4.4 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61226.5%+6.8 pts
06Florida, FLFL22,416,07722.5%+5.7 pts
07Colorado, COCO5,862,18920.7%+3.6 pts
08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80917.7%+4.4 pts
09New York, NYNY19,852,36617.6%+2.5 pts
10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79815.8%+3.5 pts
11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50813.4%+4.0 pts
12Utah, UTUT3,392,33113.0%+3.9 pts
13Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80112.4%+3.7 pts
14Oregon, OROR4,254,29311.7%+3.7 pts
15Washington, WAWA7,816,11611.2%+3.7 pts
16Idaho, IDID1,934,26211.2%+3.4 pts
17Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710.5%+3.5 pts
18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0569.6%+2.8 pts
19Nebraska, NENE1,978,7079.2%+3.6 pts
20District of Columbia, DCDC681,2949.1%+1.2 pts
21Wyoming, WYWY582,3978.9%+2.5 pts
22Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358.9%+1.6 pts
23Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348.9%+3.7 pts
24Georgia, GAGA10,940,4078.8%+3.5 pts
25North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4048.4%+3.7 pts
26Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918.2%+3.4 pts
27Maryland, MDMD6,206,0118.2%+3.8 pts
28Virginia, VAVA8,705,1707.9%+3.2 pts
29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916.4%+3.1 pts
30Indiana, ININ6,851,0736.0%+2.5 pts
31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.9%+2.3 pts
32Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.7%+2.5 pts
33Alaska, AKAK735,7065.5%+1.4 pts
34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2255.1%+2.7 pts
35Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.0%+2.2 pts
36Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.7%+1.8 pts
37Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834.6%+2.4 pts
38Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.4%+1.2 pts
39Louisiana, LALA4,611,9614.2%+1.8 pts
40Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.9%+2.2 pts
41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.5%+1.4 pts
42Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.1%+1.2 pts
43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8243.1%+1.6 pts
44Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.9%+0.9 pts
45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8682.8%+1.1 pts
46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.7%+1.4 pts
47South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.7%+1.3 pts
48North Dakota, NDND784,8412.0%+0.8 pts
49Vermont, VTVT647,1061.5%+0.6 pts
50Maine, MEME1,387,8171.3%+0.5 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.2%+0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest hispanic / latino?

New Mexico ranks #1 with 46.3% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by hispanic / latino?

New Mexico, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is hispanic / latino measured?

Share identifying as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.