RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest English population, US states · 2020

US states ranked by the number of residents who are English ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 2,140,130. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 816,942, against an all-states median of 336,875.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01California, CACA39,287,3772,140,130–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4241,772,914–

03Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,477,490–

04North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4041,014,096–

05Ohio, OHOH11,810,2931,006,003–

06New York, NYNY19,852,366988,345–

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639926,879–

08Michigan, MIMI10,077,761882,533–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,170833,300–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407818,610–

11Washington, WAWA7,816,116772,527–

12Utah, UTUT3,392,331760,362–

13Illinois, ILIL12,694,798725,577–

14Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056641,698–

15Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383637,071–

16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838608,928–

17Colorado, COCO5,862,189592,137–

18Indiana, ININ6,851,073583,348–

19Missouri, MOMO6,191,814556,965–

20Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824491,660–

21Oregon, OROR4,254,293478,043–

22South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225460,300–

23Maryland, MDMD6,206,011439,760–

24New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809429,774–

25Alabama, ALAL5,086,768385,088–

26Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872336,875–

27Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634317,835–

28Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445315,718–

29Idaho, IDID1,934,262299,782–

30Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508299,636–

31Kansas, KSKS2,947,197298,306–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,507256,125–

33Maine, MEME1,387,817254,612–

34Louisiana, LALA4,611,961254,550–

35Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391247,382–

36New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,868229,053–

37Nevada, NVNV3,184,612220,689–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,779218,528–

39West Virginia, WVWV1,778,373200,009–

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,707154,029–

41New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246138,500–

42Montana, MTMT1,116,875123,227–

43Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,801111,805–

44Vermont, VTVT647,106105,935–

45Delaware, DEDE1,021,19190,771–

46Wyoming, WYWY582,39773,981–

47Alaska, AKAK735,70658,856–

48Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23557,496–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42854,222–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,29439,375–

51North Dakota, NDND784,84132,784–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest english population?

California ranks #1 with 2,140,130 (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by english population?

California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is english population measured?

Number of residents who are English ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).