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Highest Mexican population share, US states

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Mexican origin (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Mexican residents as a percentage of total population. New Mexico leads at 32.4%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 12.2%, against an all-states median of 3.6%.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN SHAREVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,49911.3%–
01▲2New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24632.4%+6.3 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37732.3%+1.7 pts
03▼2Texas, TXTX30,188,42432.1%+0.4 pts
04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83826.9%+0.8 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61221.4%+1.5 pts
06Colorado, COCO5,862,18915.8%+0.8 pts
07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79814.4%+2.3 pts
08▲1Oregon, OROR4,254,29311.5%+2.1 pts
09▼1Idaho, IDID1,934,26211.0%+1.7 pts
10Washington, WAWA7,816,11610.8%+2.3 pts
11Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.7%+1.4 pts
12Kansas, KSKS2,947,19710.4%+2.3 pts
13Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6349.7%+2.9 pts
14Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.7%+2.0 pts
15Wyoming, WYWY582,3978.0%+1.9 pts
16Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916.3%+1.8 pts
17▲2Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.7%+1.4 pts
18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045.6%+0.7 pts
19▼2Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075.5%+0.3 pts
20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.4%+1.3 pts
21Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.0%+1.4 pts
22▲1Michigan, MIMI10,077,7614.0%+0.8 pts
23▲1Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.9%+0.7 pts
24▼2Alaska, AKAK735,7063.9%+0.7 pts
25▲1Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833.8%+1.1 pts
26▼1Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913.6%+0.4 pts
27▲1Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353.4%+0.9 pts
28▲1South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.4%+0.5 pts
29▼2Florida, FLFL22,416,0773.3%+0.1 pts
30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.2%+0.9 pts
31▲2Alabama, ALAL5,086,7683.2%+0.9 pts
32▼1Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.9%+0.9 pts
33▼1North Dakota, NDND784,8412.8%+1.4 pts
34South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.6%+0.9 pts
35New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092.6%+0.3 pts
36New York, NYNY19,852,3662.6%+0.4 pts
37▲1Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.5%+0.7 pts
38▲1District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.4%+1.0 pts
39▼2Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.4%+0.6 pts
40Louisiana, LALA4,611,9612.2%+0.5 pts
41▲2Ohio, OHOH11,810,2932.0%+0.5 pts
42▲2Maryland, MDMD6,206,0112.0%+0.5 pts
43▼2Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7792.0%+0.4 pts
44▼2Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081.8%+0.5 pts
45Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.4%+0.5 pts
46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.1%+0.2 pts
47Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0560.8%+0.2 pts
48New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.8%+0.2 pts
49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.8%+0.3 pts
50▲1Maine, MEME1,387,8170.7%+0.3 pts
51▼1Vermont, VTVT647,1060.6%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest mexican share?

New Mexico ranks #1 with 32.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by mexican share?

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 mexican share measured?

Share of all residents who are Mexican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).