RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest Mexican population share, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the share of all residents who are Mexican origin (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Mexican residents as a percentage of total population. Texas leads at 33.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 11.9%, against an all-states median of 3.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,28111.2%–

01Texas, TXTX30,188,42433.3%+5%

02California, CACA39,287,37732.1%+5%

03New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24631.9%+22%

04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83827.6%+6%

05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61221.7%+9%

06Colorado, COCO5,862,18915.7%+4%

07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.4%+12%

08Idaho, IDID1,934,26210.8%+16%

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29310.7%+14%

10Washington, WAWA7,816,11610.1%+18%

11Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.0%+8%

12Kansas, KSKS2,947,1979.8%+20%

13Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348.8%+30%

14Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.1%+20%

15Wyoming, WYWY582,3977.8%+29%

16Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915.6%+24%

17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075.3%+3%

18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045.2%+6%

19Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.1%+17%

20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.0%+22%

21Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.7%+32%

22Alaska, AKAK735,7063.9%+22%

23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.7%+18%

24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.6%+14%

25Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913.5%+9%

26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833.4%+21%

27Florida, FLFL22,416,0773.3%+5%

28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353.3%+31%

29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.0%+5%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.9%+21%

31Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.7%+35%

32North Dakota, NDND784,8412.6%+82%

33Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682.6%+8%

34South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.5%+48%

35New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092.4%+4%

36New York, NYNY19,852,3662.4%+8%

37Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.2%+16%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%+16%

39District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.0%+40%

40Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.9%+15%

41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%+18%

42Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081.8%+39%

43Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.8%+21%

44Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.6%+12%

45Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.2%+35%

46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.0%+24%

47Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0560.7%+14%

48New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.7%+20%

49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.6%+30%

50Vermont, VTVT647,1060.6%+36%

51Maine, MEME1,387,8170.5%+44%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest mexican share?

Texas ranks #1 with 33.3% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by mexican share?

Texas, California, New Mexico, 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 mexican share measured?

Share of all residents who are Mexican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.