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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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SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesMetros
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN SHAREVS 2010
USUnited States331,449,28111.2%–
01Texas, TXTX30,188,42433.3%+1.6 pts
02California, CACA39,287,37732.1%+1.5 pts
03New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24631.9%+5.7 pts
04Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83827.6%+1.5 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61221.7%+1.7 pts
06Colorado, COCO5,862,18915.7%+0.6 pts
07Illinois, ILIL12,694,79813.4%+1.4 pts
08Idaho, IDID1,934,26210.8%+1.5 pts
09Oregon, OROR4,254,29310.7%+1.3 pts
10Washington, WAWA7,816,11610.1%+1.5 pts
11Utah, UTUT3,392,33110.0%+0.7 pts
12Kansas, KSKS2,947,1979.8%+1.6 pts
13Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6348.8%+2.0 pts
14Nebraska, NENE1,978,7078.1%+1.4 pts
15Wyoming, WYWY582,3977.8%+1.8 pts
16Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3915.6%+1.1 pts
17Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075.3%+0.1 pts
18North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4045.2%+0.3 pts
19Indiana, ININ6,851,0735.1%+0.7 pts
20Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8725.0%+0.9 pts
21Iowa, IAIA3,210,5074.7%+1.1 pts
22Alaska, AKAK735,7063.9%+0.7 pts
23Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.7%+0.6 pts
24Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.6%+0.4 pts
25Delaware, DEDE1,021,1913.5%+0.3 pts
26Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833.4%+0.6 pts
27Florida, FLFL22,416,0773.3%+0.1 pts
28Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2353.3%+0.8 pts
29South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.0%+0.1 pts
30Missouri, MOMO6,191,8142.9%+0.5 pts
31Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.7%+0.7 pts
32North Dakota, NDND784,8412.6%+1.2 pts
33Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682.6%+0.2 pts
34South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.5%+0.8 pts
35New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8092.4%+0.1 pts
36New York, NYNY19,852,3662.4%+0.2 pts
37Virginia, VAVA8,705,1702.2%+0.3 pts
38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.0%+0.3 pts
39District of Columbia, DCDC681,2942.0%+0.6 pts
40Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.9%+0.3 pts
41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%+0.3 pts
42Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5081.8%+0.5 pts
43Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931.8%+0.3 pts
44Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.6%+0.2 pts
45Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6391.2%+0.3 pts
46Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8011.0%+0.2 pts
47Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0560.7%+0.1 pts
48New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8680.7%+0.1 pts
49West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3730.6%+0.1 pts
50Vermont, VTVT647,1060.6%+0.2 pts
51Maine, MEME1,387,8170.5%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · 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.