RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Hispanic population, US states · 1990

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Hispanic or Latino of any race, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 7,557,550. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 844,723, against an all-states median of 83,097.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHISPANIC POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States8.8% of US population248,709,87321,900,089–

01California, CACA39,287,3777,557,550–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4244,294,120–

03New York, NYNY19,852,3662,151,743–

04Florida, FLFL22,416,0771,555,031–

05Illinois, ILIL12,694,798878,682–

06New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809720,344–

07Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838680,628–

08New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246576,709–

09Colorado, COCO5,862,189419,322–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056275,859–

11Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639220,479–

12Washington, WAWA7,816,116206,018–

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508203,511–

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,761189,915–

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,170155,353–

16Ohio, OHOH11,810,293131,983–

17Nevada, NVNV3,184,612121,346–

18Maryland, MDMD6,206,011119,984–

19Oregon, OROR4,254,293110,606–

20Georgia, GAGA10,940,407101,379–

21Indiana, ININ6,851,07395,363–

22Louisiana, LALA4,611,96190,609–

23Kansas, KSKS2,947,19790,289–

24Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87287,609–

25Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63483,654–

26Utah, UTUT3,392,33183,097–

27Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23578,742–

28North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40469,020–

29Missouri, MOMO6,191,81460,429–

30Idaho, IDID1,934,26251,679–

31Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44549,664–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80143,932–

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,70735,093–

34District of Columbia, DCDC681,29431,358–

35Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38331,075–

36Iowa, IAIA3,210,50730,642–

37South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22528,334–

38Wyoming, WYWY582,39724,976–

39Alabama, ALAL5,086,76823,579–

40Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82420,363–

41Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39119,586–

42Alaska, AKAK735,70617,904–

43Delaware, DEDE1,021,19115,151–

44Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77914,745–

45Montana, MTMT1,116,87512,167–

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86811,558–

47West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3737,892–

48Maine, MEME1,387,8177,069–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,4285,428–

50North Dakota, NDND784,8414,658–

51Vermont, VTVT647,1063,862–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest hispanic population?

California ranks #1 with 7,557,550 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by hispanic population?

California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is hispanic population measured?

Number of residents who are Hispanic or Latino of any race (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.