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Highest Hispanic population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Hispanic or Latino of any race (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Hispanic residents as a percentage of total population. New Mexico leads at 47.7%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 19.5%, against an all-states median of 10.5%.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPHISPANIC / LATINOVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,28118.8%–
01New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24647.7%+5.7 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37739.4%+7.0 pts
03Texas, TXTX30,188,42439.3%+7.3 pts
04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83830.7%+5.4 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61228.7%+9.0 pts
06Florida, FLFL22,416,07726.5%+9.7 pts
07Colorado, COCO5,862,18921.9%+4.8 pts
08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80921.6%+8.3 pts
09New York, NYNY19,852,36619.5%+4.4 pts
10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818.2%+5.9 pts
11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50817.3%+7.9 pts
12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80116.6%+7.9 pts
13Utah, UTUT3,392,33115.1%+6.0 pts
14Oregon, OROR4,254,29313.9%+5.8 pts
15Washington, WAWA7,816,11613.7%+6.3 pts
16Kansas, KSKS2,947,19713.0%+6.0 pts
17Idaho, IDID1,934,26213.0%+5.2 pts
18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05612.6%+5.9 pts
19Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712.0%+6.4 pts
20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411.9%+6.7 pts
21Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111.8%+7.5 pts
22District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411.3%+3.4 pts
23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40410.7%+6.0 pts
24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.5%+5.8 pts
25Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.5%+5.9 pts
26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.5%+5.2 pts
27Wyoming, WYWY582,39710.2%+3.8 pts
28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359.5%+2.3 pts
29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918.5%+5.3 pts
30Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.2%+4.6 pts
31Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.1%+4.9 pts
32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8727.6%+4.0 pts
33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.9%+4.8 pts
34Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.9%+4.5 pts
35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256.9%+4.5 pts
36Alaska, AKAK735,7066.8%+2.7 pts
37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076.8%+4.0 pts
38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.1%+3.1 pts
39Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.6%+2.3 pts
40Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.3%+3.6 pts
41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.9%+2.8 pts
42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.6%+3.1 pts
43Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.4%+2.5 pts
44South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.4%+2.9 pts
45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.3%+2.7 pts
46North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%+3.1 pts
47Montana, MTMT1,116,8754.2%+2.2 pts
48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793.6%+2.2 pts
49Vermont, VTVT647,1062.4%+1.5 pts
50Maine, MEME1,387,8172.0%+1.2 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.9%+1.3 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 47.7% (2020 Decennial Census).

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 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is hispanic / latino measured?

Share identifying as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.