RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Largest Mexican population, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the number of residents who are Mexican origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. California leads at 11,231,410. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 1,172,700, against an all-states median of 140,464.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEXICAN POPULATIONVS –

USUnited States10.0% of US population308,745,53830,731,943–

01California, CACA39,287,37711,231,410–

02Texas, TXTX30,188,4247,704,044–

03Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8381,631,468–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981,535,659–

05Colorado, COCO5,862,189736,652–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,077592,395–

07Washington, WAWA7,816,116563,256–

08New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246526,314–

09Nevada, NVNV3,184,612524,959–

10Georgia, GAGA10,940,407490,440–

11North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404458,493–

12New York, NYNY19,852,366422,292–

13Oregon, OROR4,254,293353,561–

14Michigan, MIMI10,077,761313,437–

15Indiana, ININ6,851,073278,180–

16Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,634248,661–

17Utah, UTUT3,392,331246,844–

18Kansas, KSKS2,947,197230,315–

19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872229,390–

20New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809202,991–

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383172,662–

22Ohio, OHOH11,810,293168,623–

23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445167,744–

24Virginia, VAVA8,705,170146,743–

25Idaho, IDID1,934,262140,968–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,814140,464–

27South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225128,752–

28Arkansas, ARAR3,049,391128,480–

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,707120,603–

30Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639115,235–

31Alabama, ALAL5,086,768111,664–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,507107,968–

33Maryland, MDMD6,206,01181,906–

34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82475,227–

35Louisiana, LALA4,611,96172,628–

36Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77945,783–

37Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50845,346–

38Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05639,315–

39Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23533,717–

40Wyoming, WYWY582,39732,892–

41Delaware, DEDE1,021,19128,509–

42Alaska, AKAK735,70622,059–

43Montana, MTMT1,116,87519,540–

44South Dakota, SDSD907,42813,575–

45North Dakota, NDND784,8419,344–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3739,120–

47Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018,858–

48District of Columbia, DCDC681,2948,381–

49New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8687,437–

50Maine, MEME1,387,8174,882–

51Vermont, VTVT647,1062,757–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest mexican population?

California ranks #1 with 11,231,410 (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by mexican population?

California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is mexican population measured?

Number of residents who are Mexican origin (Hispanic origin, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.