RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

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%.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHISPANIC / LATINOVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,28118.8%–

01New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24647.7%+13%

02California, CACA39,287,37739.4%+22%

03Texas, TXTX30,188,42439.3%+23%

04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83830.7%+21%

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61228.7%+45%

06Florida, FLFL22,416,07726.5%+58%

07Colorado, COCO5,862,18921.9%+28%

08New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80921.6%+62%

09New York, NYNY19,852,36619.5%+29%

10Illinois, ILIL12,694,79818.2%+48%

11Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50817.3%+84%

12Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80116.6%+92%

13Utah, UTUT3,392,33115.1%+67%

14Oregon, OROR4,254,29313.9%+73%

15Washington, WAWA7,816,11613.7%+84%

16Kansas, KSKS2,947,19713.0%+86%

17Idaho, IDID1,934,26213.0%+66%

18Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05612.6%+87%

19Nebraska, NENE1,978,70712.0%+117%

20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63411.9%+129%

21Maryland, MDMD6,206,01111.8%+175%

22District of Columbia, DCDC681,29411.3%+43%

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40410.7%+128%

24Delaware, DEDE1,021,19110.5%+121%

25Virginia, VAVA8,705,17010.5%+126%

26Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.5%+97%

27Wyoming, WYWY582,39710.2%+60%

28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2359.5%+32%

29Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3918.5%+162%

30Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.2%+131%

31Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6398.1%+152%

32Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8727.6%+111%

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.9%+219%

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.9%+187%

35South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2256.9%+191%

36Alaska, AKAK735,7066.8%+65%

37Iowa, IAIA3,210,5076.8%+140%

38Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.1%+108%

39Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.6%+72%

40Alabama, ALAL5,086,7685.3%+208%

41Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.9%+132%

42Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.6%+211%

43Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.4%+131%

44South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.4%+202%

45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.3%+160%

46North Dakota, NDND784,8414.3%+254%

47Montana, MTMT1,116,8754.2%+108%

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793.6%+155%

49Vermont, VTVT647,1062.4%+167%

50Maine, MEME1,387,8172.0%+166%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3731.9%+186%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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.